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Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Love Island USA season 8 finale, now streaming on Peacock.
The newest winners of Love Island USA have been revealed.
On Sunday, July 12, season 8 of the hit Peacock series came to an end, and the winners were announced by host Ariana Madix.
The season’s four final couples were Carl Schmidt and Aniya Harvey, Sincere Rhea and Melanie Moreno, Zach Georgiou and Kayda Bosse, and Bryce Dettloff and Trinity Tatum.
Based on the audience’s votes, Bryce and Trinity were selected as the winners of Love Island USA season 8, inheriting the тιтle from last year’s winners, Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales. Bryce and Trinity take home the $100,000 cash prize.
Carl and Aniya came in second, followed by Sincere and Melanie in third, and Zach and Kayda in fourth.
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Bryce and Trinity hugged and kissed as fireworks went off and their fellow islanders applauded. “I’m just so overwhelmed,” said Trinity, 22. “I never would’ve expected in a million years that I’d be in this position right now. … I’m grateful that he chose me to be his partner, inside of here and outside.”
Bryce, 30, added, “I do love you so much. Every day feels so special with you, and I can’t wait for life outside of this. I’m just so happy to be with you.”
Shortly after, Trinity began to cry and Madix asked why. “I’m processing it right now,” said Trinity. “… I didn’t expect this to happen to me, especially where I’m from, there’s not a lot of things that really come out, like, greatness. It does happen, but it’s rare. … I’m just really glad that I got to meet Bryce. He really makes me happy and makes me feel seen and heard.”
Carl, 28, got emotional after Bryce and Trinity were announced as the winners, too. “I’m getting so choked up, just like seeing that, it’s just, you know, that’s why we’re here. They deserve it so much,” he said.
Reacting to coming in second place, Aniya, 23, said she is “really excited” about what’s to come. “Carl, you’re just so special to me, and I’m just so grateful that you even came in here and wanted to even give me the time of day,” she said. “I’m grateful to have you by my side.”
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Before Trinity and Bryce were crowned the winners, Melanie and Sincere came in third, right after Kayda and Zach came in fourth place.
“It sounds cliché, but I do feel like I’ve already won. I’m leaving with Kayda. She’s the prize,” Zach, 26, said after Madix revealed their ranking. “Honestly, I didn’t think I’d get this far.”
Kayda, 22, agreed. “I’m feeling blessed. I mean, he was the first guy I kissed coming into this villa, he’s the last one I’m kissing leaving here,” she said. “I genuinely found something so nice and I’m excited for the outside world with him.”
Sincere and Melanie were similarly excited about their relationship progress as their Love Island journey came to an end. “I’m so proud of her, I’m so proud of us,” Sincere, 25, said. “We’ve come such a long way in our journey here, and I know it doesn’t stop here.”
“This is the prize, being here and standing in front of my friends and Sincere, I already won,” Melanie, 24, said.
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Earlier in the episode, while Kayda and Zach were on their final date, Trinity, Aniya and Melanie reflected on the bond they’d developed over their six weeks in the Fiji villa — and how meaningful it was to make it to the finale.
“I just can’t wrap my head around the fact that we have four beautiful Black women in the final four,” Trinity said. “I feel like that’s what a lot of people need to see, to be like, hey, I can do that, I can be on that show, I can find love and still have a good time.”
Aniya and Melanie both agreed. “I think about it all the time,” Aniya said.
Along with the finale, Peacock announced that the Love Island USA season 8 reunion, co-hosted by Madix and Andy Cohen, will drop Monday, Aug. 31, at 9 p.m. ET on Peacock.
Additionally, Love Island: Beyond the Villa is renewed for a third season, airing in 2027, with the cast to be confirmed later this year.