{"id":179912,"date":"2025-07-11T02:06:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T02:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/11\/love-island-season-7-recap-biggest-week-5-moments-updating-daily\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T02:06:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T02:06:12","slug":"love-island-season-7-recap-biggest-week-5-moments-updating-daily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/11\/love-island-season-7-recap-biggest-week-5-moments-updating-daily\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Island Season 7 Recap: Biggest Week 5 Moments (Updating Daily)"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Love Island USA<\/em><\/a> villa has one more couple that will be eliminated before the season finale \u2014 and there are certain signs as to who could be chosen.<\/p>\n

During the Sunday, July 6, episode of the dating show \u2014 which airs daily with the exception of Wednesdays \u2014 Ace Greene, Amaya Espinal, Bryan Arenales, Chelley Bissainthe, <\/strong>Cierra, Clarke Carraway, Chris Seeley, Elan Bibas, Huda Mustafa, Iris Kendall, Pepe Garcia, Nic Vansteenberghe, Olandria Carthen <\/strong>and Taylor Williams<\/strong> were all in for a surprise.<\/p>\n

Halfway into the episode, narrator Iain Stirling<\/strong> confirmed that Cierra \u201cleft the villa due to a personal situation<\/a>\u201d and noted that Nic was \u201cofficially single.\u201d Luckily the villa had their resident matchmaker Ace to start rooting for Nic and Olandria to re-explore their connection.<\/p>\n

That is exactly what happened<\/a> as the remaining guys were either settled in their couples or vying for Amaya Papaya\u2019s heart. She had a tough decision to make after Ariana Madix<\/strong> arrived for a recoupling with three suitors to choose from: Zak, Elan and Bryan.<\/p>\n

Week 5 ultimately threw things for a loop since Cierra and Nic were one of the strongest couples. But the exit came amid a resurfaced racist post, with Cierra serving as the third Islander to face backlash since filming<\/a> kicked off. (The Islanders are halfway through their sixth week in Fiji but for the sake of its timeline, Us Weekly<\/em> will be tracking the events based on when they air on Peacock.)<\/p>\n

As the group settles into their connections one week before the finale, Us<\/em> is keeping you up to date with live highlights so keep scrolling:\n<\/p>\n

Thursday, July 10<\/h3>\n
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Coming off Taylor and Clarke\u2019s exit, the Islanders tried to work on their couple connections leading up to the season finale. Huda and Chris needed the most work after they couldn\u2019t get on the same page about PDA. Chris was upset that Huda wanted to have sex \u2014 under the covers \u2014 but kissing in public was too much for her. Huda, meanwhile, was trying to explain her side of things and their point of views weren\u2019t connecting.<\/p>\n

Luckily Bryan and Amaya stepped in fresh off their Hideaway journey to play matchmaker<\/a>. It is unclear how long their efforts will last but Chris seemed like he pulled it together for the last two episodes of the season.<\/p>\n

The rest of the villa wasn\u2019t as much on the struggle bus. Iris and Pepe were bonding and Ace and Chelley were the most settled out of everyone. This set them up to be the second couple sent to the Hideaway ahead of the finale.<\/p>\n

Then there was America\u2019s favorite couple: Nic and Olandria. After manifesting them out of a few scattered moments, viewers watched their hard work pay off as Nic and Olandria continued to grow closer and follow their chemistry wherever it might lead them. On Thursday\u2019s episode that led to more kissing outside of challenges and some steamy photobooth poses.<\/p>\n

In the sneak peek for Friday\u2019s episode, the Islanders get a visit from their family members before one more couple gets eliminated before the last episode.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, July 8<\/h3>\n
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Fresh off their visit to The Hideaway, Bryan and Amaya were absolutely giddy as they told the rest of the Islanders about their night together. But they weren\u2019t the only ones who had sex<\/a>, with Pepe and Iris secretly going on their own \u201cjourney.\u201d<\/p>\n

There was no challenge this time around because, instead, the guys were sent out to play basketball. They all discussed their connections and Taylor even asked them for help with closing things off with Clarke. But there was one couple struggling after Chris revealed his concerns about Huda not wanting to kiss him in public.<\/p>\n

Chris tried to bring this up to Huda \u2014 only to tell her to stop interrupting him every time she tried to explain her side of the story. That felt like a huge red flag and it didn\u2019t stop there. Despite Huda\u2019s best efforts to explain herself, the duo looked miserable by the time the recoupling rolled around at the end of the episode.<\/p>\n

Before we get to that though, we need to fast forward to earlier in the night when Taylor asked Clarke for them to take the next step in their relationship. She said yes and that is when everyone\u2019s phones alerted them that one couple would be going home.<\/p>\n

The recoupling was based on America\u2019s votes<\/a> with the decision coming down to either Nic and Olandria or Taylor and Clarke. But since anyone who watches Love Island USA<\/em> already knows how beloved Nic and Olandria are, it was hardly a shock when Taylor and Clarke were the ones who were told to leave.<\/p>\n

With three episodes left in the season, there will be one more opportunity for America to vote before the final four make it to the finale.<\/p>\n

Monday, July 7<\/h3>\n
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Coming off a successful recoupling, everyone was in for a surprise<\/a> with the fake baby challenge. The goal was to take care of the baby without a minimal amount of crying but not every couple made a solid team.<\/p>\n

Taylor and Clarke were the winners with Iris and Pepe, Nic and Olandria and Huda and Chris a close second. Ace and Chelley and Bryan and Amaya, however, were not successful despite their best efforts. This challenge also showed some cracks in Huda and Chris\u2019 relationship after she called him out for how he was speaking to her and how he didn\u2019t take her feelings into account.<\/p>\n

Huda and Chris were able to communicate about their issues \u2014 and he later revealed to Bryan that they secretly hooked up the night before. As for Bryan, he was growing even more fond of Amaya, which couldn\u2019t have come at a more perfect time now that The Hideaway is open. Amaya and Bryan were nominated as the couple to go enjoy their night away.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile back in the villa, both Nic and Olandria realized they<\/a> were very attracted to each other. Their conversations made them even more convinced that they should explore their connection before their time in Fiji is over.<\/p>\n

The sneak peek for Tuesday\u2019s episode hinted that another couple \u2014 Pepe and Iris \u2014 were about to have sex just as America\u2019s votes are about to send one pair home.<\/p>\n

Sunday, July 6<\/h3>\n
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Week 5 started off with a shock when Cierra was no longer in the villa<\/a>. That caused Nic to question where his future in the villa was going. Nic decided to shoot his shot with Olandria again as they bonded over their familiar connection.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the episode, Taylor created a date for Clarke to show her how serious he was. There was also Amaya\u2019s search for The One, which just got more interesting after that makeout with Bryan. She was also pulled for chats with Zak and Elan as the guys in the villa finally realized she is America\u2019s Sweetheart.<\/p>\n

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