LOVE Island USA axed two more contestants in a harsh elimination on Sunday night.
Zak Srakaew, 29, and Elan Bibas, 24, were dumped from the Peacock show after three boys were left standing during the latest recoupling.
Amaya Espinal had to choose between Elan, Zak and Bryan Arenales.
She ultimately chose Bryan, leaving Elan and Zak single and vulnerable.
Fans backed Amaya’s decision, with one writing on Instagram: “Bye Zak… you only cared about Amaya Papaya when you saw America loved her.”
Another said: “Sorry Elan!! You were cute! Zak— we saw right through you!”
There are six couples now left remaining, and last night the public were asked to vote for their favourite couple.
Another viewer said: “Bryan & amaya is the only way to vote tn.”
Others were still talking about Cierra’s shock exit,
Cierra Ortega, 25, was removed from season 7 over the weekend, after an unearthed social media post went viral.
She was sent home after an Instagram story she posted emerged with an alleged racial slur.
She was a favorite to take home the $100,000 prize on Love Island USA, but fans called for her to be removed from the villa because of the resurfaced racist post.
On the episode, narrator Iain Stirling could be heard telling viewers: “Cierra has left the villa due to a personal situation, leaving Nic officially single.”
The camera then cut to a solemn Nic, who said: “Right before Cierra had left, my mind was clear. I knew what the future would look like and now I’m lost.”
He continued to his friends: “Well, I think now that my strongest connection has gone there’s like, you know, I’ll just figure it out from here.”
Pepe Garcia responded: “At the end of the day these are actual feelings and emotions.”
CRISIS TALKS
The U.S. Sun previously reported on producers figuring out how to handle the scandal behind-the-scenes.
Original cast member Yulissa Escobar, who was first coupled up with Ace Greene, was also sent home after the first episode because of her racist remarks.
A production source told The U.S. Sun ahead of Cierra exiting the show: “Cierra is in deep trouble, that is for sure. This kind of word is unacceptable. It was a huge disappointment when we saw it. Everyone is very, very bothered and pissed about that.
“We will hold a meeting to decide what we should do… but it doesn’t look great at all for Cierra as a lot of us want to take her out of the show as soon as possible.
“We kicked Yulissa out of the show at the beginning of the season because of racial slurs too. This kind of behavior and use of this kind of word is unacceptable, and we condemn all kinds of racism, discrimination and insults towards anyone.”
The source continued, “You can’t use words like this, you can’t use racial slurs and we can’t accept that, that is so bad. Everyone is furious that this post exists, that she used that word.
“How is it possible to post something like this and not expect any consequences? We ask everyone to be respectful and to not use certain words, but we can’t control what they did in the past.”
A second production source added, “They will hold a meeting to see what is next for her. A lot of people are in favor of her being taken out of the show, the same way it happened with Yulissa, and in my opinion that is what should happen.
“People are in shock and very upset by it, from the production to the crew, to people that work on every aspect of the show. That kind of thing is unacceptable and sad.
“I mean, Cierra made a massive, massive mistake that will follow her for a long time now. Look at Yulissa, everyone now only remembers her because of the racist stuff she said.”
Cierra Ortega has left the villa after she was involved in a ‘racism’ scandal[/caption]
Cierra with her connection, Nic Vansteenberghe[/caption]
