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Belle-A Walker is turning up the heat for her 23rd birthday!

The "Love Island" stunner is always celebrating by dropping a series of jaw-dropping photos to her Instagram -- and let's just say, she's giving full bombshell energy.

Rocking everything from barely-there bikinis to curve-hugging cutouts, Belle makes it very clear she's stepping into another year with confidence, sass, and a whole lot of skin.

Fans (and a few fellow Islanders 👀) are always flooding the comments with fire emojis and praise for the brunette beauty's glam since her villa days.

Want to see what all the talk is about?! Check out Belle's full hot shots birthday gallery. Trust us -- it's worth the scroll. 🔥

Amaya Espinal got a hero's welcome in the Big Apple after her winning run on "Love Island USA" ... including shaking it with a few of the New York Knicks' finest.

The 'LI USA' season 7 winner pulled up to Sei Less -- a fine-dining Asian Fusion restaurant in Midtown Manhattan -- Friday night after months in the villa ... and, she and some friends decided to go all out at the celeb hot spot.

Our sources say Sei Less is one of Amaya's fav restaurants, a place she frequented before achieving fame on 'Love Island' ... but, yesterday was a change for Espinal, who got a private dining room and was mobbed by fans while walking through the joint.

Huda Mustafa says Chris Seeley's talking a lot about their amorous activities for someone who didn't give her the ride of her life ... claiming he only "barely" put it in when they had sex!

The "Love Island USA" star stopped by Alex Cooper's "Call Her Daddy" podcast to discuss her time on the show ... and dished on the sexual prowess of her partner on the show, Chris Seeley.

Cooper asks if Seeley talked to Huda before telling other people in the villa they'd done the deed ... and, she says not only did they not have a discussion -- but, the extent of their sexual activity was totally overblown, too.

"Love Island USA" star Huda Mustafa has opened up about her painful past, revealing the shocking abuse she and her family suffered at the hands of her father ... and how, in some instances, even her own family couldn’t -- or wouldn’t -- believe her about her own experiences.

On the "Call Her Daddy" podcast, Huda explained how she was left alone with her dad for long stretches while her mom worked, hinting that much more went down behind closed doors than anyone realized. And when the truth came out? Her family refused to accept it.

Huda told host Alex Cooper that while that stings, she’s made peace with the fact that she knows the truth -- and despite everything, still watched her siblings go through their own hell with their dad.

"Love Island USA" star Nic Vansteenberghe is finally sounding off on Cierra Ortega’s sudden villa boot -- now that he’s got the full scoop on her racial controversy post-exit.

On the latest "Chicks in the Office" podcast, he said producers brushed it off to him as "personal reasons" -- super vague -- and he even thought about leaving the villa himself since their connection was one of the strongest there.

Nic said he stayed put 'cause if whatever was going down outside didn’t align with his values, walking out might’ve looked like he was backing it too.

We know "Love Island USA" is meant to bring contestants together -- it's basically in the name!

The thing is, surprisingly few Islanders make it out of the villa with their respective partners, although a handful of pairs from the show's past few seasons have stood the test of time.

We're going to take a look at the couples that have remained together after their experiences in their villas concluded ... and check out the special couple headed to the altar.

Two of the most successful couples in "Love Island USA's" history came out of Season 5, with one pair being Taylor Smith and Carsten "Bergie" Bergersen.

Although the couple ended up placing third in the show's fifth run -- won by Hannah Wright and Marco Donatelli -- they've stayed together ever since the show's conclusion, despite navigating a long-distance relationship.

Oh, and speaking of Wright and Donatelli ... they're the only couple from "Love Island USA" who've actually gotten engaged!

The reality television personality got down on one knee and asked his partner to marry him during a trip to the Dominican Republic in May 2025 ... he later told People he knew he wanted to be with Wright "from the moment I laid my eyes on her."

Wright admitted she became emotional when Donatelli popped the big question, adding she was "crying the whole time" -- in a good way, of course.

Season 6 of "Love Island USA" has proven to be the most successful run in the history of the dating show's American version ... in terms of couples, that is.

The season's winners -- Kordell Beckham and Serena Page -- not only took home the $100,000 grand prize at the end of it all ... they've remained together ever since their season ended.

The thing is, they're not moving in together, at least for a little while ... Page told People they've gotta get engaged before they take that step.

Also coming out of Season 6 are Miguel Harichi and Leah Kateb, who finished out in the runner-up position.

JaNa Craig and Kenny Rodriguez ended up in third place when all the dust settled ... but they're still together -- and hey, isn't love its own reward?

Part of "Love Island USA" is people coming together -- although not many fans could have predicted Carmen Kocourek and Connor Newsum ending up as a couple.

Kocourek was first introduced to fans when she appeared on the show's fifth season, and she landed in fourth place alongside her partner, Kenzo Nudo.

The former couple remained together for just under a year -- but they ultimately went their separate ways in June 2024.

Newsum made his "Love Island USA" debut on the program's sixth season, although he got dumped pretty early on.

"Love Island USA" contestants Iris Kendall and TJ Palma look like they may be giving things another shot back home on the mainland ... because she's hanging out with him, and not Pepe Garcia.

TMZ obtained video from Iris and TJ's reunion Monday night in Los Angeles ... they were coupled up in Fiji before TJ got eliminated -- now they've reunited in L.A. and it looks like the sparks are flying.

Check out the clip ... Iris and TJ are hugging, smiling and flirting ... and we're told they went on a walk and talk for about two hours before going into his place, where they were greeted by fellow 'Love Island' contestant Austin Shepard.

"Love Island USA" may have wrapped, but the sparks are still flying as the cast turned an airport in Fiji into one last love-fest before heading home.

Catch the clips making the rounds on social -- fans at Nadi International Airport went wild as the 'Love Island' stars rolled through … and yep, it’s already giving post-villa couple vibes, with Pepe Garcia and Nic Vansteenberghe playing hubby duties, wheeling the girls' luggage like total married men.

Huda Mustafa was all smiles, chilling with Olandria Carthen despite online buzz they weren’t friends.

"Love Island USA" season 7 officially has a winning couple ... bringing an end to one of the most scandal-filled seasons in the show's history.

The season finale aired Sunday night ... and we're not trying to spoil it for anyone who is invested ... so, if you haven't seen the finale, stop scrolling now -- THERE ARE SPOILERS AHEAD.

Cierra Ortega's getting real about the horrible things she says haters online are hurling at her ... sharing messages with some pretty harrowing content.

The "Love Island" star -- who was booted from the show after racist remarks she made in the past resurfaced -- posted to her Instagram story on Sunday with the compilation of messages

You can read them for yourself ... some write they hope horribly violent things happen to her while others mention they're ready to kill her at the drop of a hat.

Ariana Madix has a lot of love in her heart for the participants of "Love Island" ... and, this ordeal of a season has really broken her down.

The host of the popular reality TV show opened up about the troubles on the hit show during an interview on "Love Island USA: Aftersun" Saturday ... an 'LI' companion talk show.

Madix calls it a "tough season" -- an understatement, if we're being honest -- and, she's clearly trying to blink back tears at first ... before she lets the emotion out.

Cierra Ortega is sharing memories and showing love after her unexpected exit from "Love Island USA," following a racism controversy that cut her time on the show short.

Cierra took to Instagram on Saturday to reflect on her experience -- and gave her blessing to ex-partner Nic Vansteenberghe and his new connection, Olandria Carthen writing ... "People, moments, and memories I’ll cherish forever, she captioned a carousel of photos featuring her fellow Islanders.

She continued by saying her journey on the show didn't end the way she hoped but says she felt there was real connection, love and growth. "There’s still so much more growing to do -- and for that, I’ll always be grateful," she wrote.

Taylor Williams and Clarke Carraway were voted off "Love Island USA" this week when America decided who their favorite couple is so far -- their pairing was dead last, so they got a one-way ticket home ... but they tell us their relationship wasn't given a fair chance!!!

If there's anyone they'd sacrifice for a spot back on the island, they'd throw Huda Mustafa and her connection with Chris Seeley overboard without hesitation -- saying their relationship is way more genuine than people know, and Huda's stubbornness ruined what she had going with Chris ... nothing new for our problematic queen.

Huda has been blasted with intense heat this season, online and from other islanders. Taylor and Clarke think there's no chance of her rekindling the connection with Chris, because she's stubbornly hard-headed.

A casting director is calling out the producers of "Love Island USA" for not doing their due diligence when casting not one, but two contestants who've been exposed for their past racist comments ... the casting pro says it's shocking the show hasn't learned from reality TV history.

It's no secret "Love Island USA" dropped the ball on background checks this season -- Cierra Ortega and Yulissa Escobar each got the boot for their previous racist commentary -- and fans are furious these two women were platformed without the show doing proper research.

But, the talent recruiters themselves may not be the department that deserves the blame in this case ... 'cause our source defends the casting community -- saying this sort of background check should've been vetted by production -- and doesn't understand how something like this gets missed.

Former "Love Island USA" cast member Yulissa Escobar says her N-word scandal went from folks holding her accountable to people sending her death threats and vile scorn ... and she's sharing some of the hateful messages she says she's been getting.

Yulissa just posted a bunch of direct messages she says she's received since being booted from the hit reality show ... and there are threats of violence, comments on her appearance and folks telling her to kill herself.

She says the hateful messages have been pouring in daily since she was kicked out of the 'Love Island' villa after fans found out she had casually dropped the N-word on podcasts in the past.

Folks can't get enough of "Love Island USA" ... because music from the summer's hottest show is doing big numbers on Spotify ... and fans are creating playlists for their favorite contestants.

Our sources over at Spotify tell us streams of the 'Love Island' theme song -- "Make Me Feel - EDX Dubai Skyline Remix" by Janelle Monae and EDX -- have spiked nearly 2,000% in the U.S. since June 3, when the latest season debuted.

We're told fans are also flocking to Spotify to create their own "Love Island" playlists ... with the music streaming platform seeing a 6,300% increase in the 'LI' lists.