Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales on ‘Love Island USA’ season 7. Credit :
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- Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales were named the winners of Love Island USA season 7 on July 13
- The pair had just made things exclusive between them earlier in the episode on their final date
- When asked in a post-finale interview by host Ariana Madix about their plans for the $100,000 prize money, which Bryan agreed to split with Amaya when he won it, they both shared their thoughtful plans
Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales are ready to celebrate after being crowned the winners of Love Island USA season 7.
On Sunday, July 13, host Ariana Madix revealed that Amaya, 25, and Bryan, 28, had won this year’s season, with Nic Vansteenberghe and Olandria Carthen coming in second place.
“I feel like I’m flying in the sky right now. To feel so seen and validated and for people to see how powerful our connection is… And like, boy, was this a ride, here on Love Island. But this, man, I would do this ride all over again if it led me to him,” Amaya said of Bryan following the win.
He, too, was stunned by the news, which he called “surreal,” as he said, “Meeting Amaya here turned my experience around ridiculously. I’m so thankful to meet this person. I would do this experience a hundred times over.”
After they were named winners, Amaya and Bryan both received envelopes, with Amaya’s containing $0 and Bryan’s containing $100,000, which he decided to split with her.
Olandria Carthen, Nic Vansteenberghe, Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales on ‘Love Island USA’ season 7. Kim Nunneley/Peacock
In an interview filmed after the episode and shared on Love Island‘s social media, Madix asked both of the winners how they plan to spend their respective $50,000 — and Amaya immediately had an answer. “I actually do wanna donate to a charity,” she told Madix.
“I wanna give back to a community, that’s one of my biggest passions — [which] he asked [about] early on — is just me leaving a positive impact [on] a group of people who are in need.”
The Casa Amor boy admitted that he does “definitely wanna invest the money” after being named winner, but that’s not his only plan.
“But I also, like I told her, mental health awareness is extremely important to me,” he shared, echoing what Amaya had said.
“I went through it when I was younger and I definitely wanna help little kids face their emotions and everything, growing up.”
The pair not only finished the season as winners and with $100,000 in tow, but they also departed as a closed-off couple.
“I just wanted to talk to you and basically let you know how much I care about you and how much you mean to me,” Bryan told Amaya over a bottle of champagne during a romantic date in the jungle that aired during the finale episode.
Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales’ final date on ‘Love Island USA’ season 7. Kim Nunneley/Peacock
“I definitely wanted to leave here letting you know that I want to make stuff exclusive with us and prioritize us.”
Amaya was taken aback by Bryan’s confession and visibly excited as he added, “I wanna continue taking the right steps with you and to enter the outside world with you.”
Reflecting on her time in the villa with him, Amaya said, “Most of my best moments were with you. With you, I don’t ever cry out of sadness. Every time I feel a heightened emotion with you, it’s always just happy tears.”
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Love Island USA season 7 is now streaming on Peacock.
