{"id":184660,"date":"2025-08-03T15:19:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T15:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/03\/perfect-matchs-clayton-echard-stands-by-louis-russell-amid-drama\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T15:19:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T15:19:26","slug":"perfect-matchs-clayton-echard-stands-by-louis-russell-amid-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/03\/perfect-matchs-clayton-echard-stands-by-louis-russell-amid-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfect Match\u2019s Clayton Echard Stands By Louis Russell Amid Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Clayton Echard<\/strong> <\/a>has nothing but fond memories of his Perfect Match <\/i><\/a>costar Louis Russell<\/strong>, despite ongoing social media drama.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe calls himself \u2018the menace,\u2019 but I think Louis is one-of-a-kind,\u201d Clayton, 32, said on the Friday, August 1, episode of the \u201cDear Shandy\u201d podcast<\/a>. \u201cI have a lot of respect for Louis. He\u2019s 24 years old, but I look up to him.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cI think the world of that guy. I think he\u2019s the most unique individual I\u2019ve ever met, and he\u2019s so real. I look up to him, like, how did you get all this knowledge and wisdom? I don\u2019t know if [Perfect Match<\/i>] shows that. He\u2019s very intelligent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clayton further noted that Louis, 24, \u201cdoesn\u2019t hold back\u201d in showing off his authentic self.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor him to figure out himself at a young age, [and] yeah, he\u2019s one-of-a-kind,\u201d Clayton further quipped.<\/p>\n

Since Clayton and Louis left the Perfect Match <\/i>villa, the latter has reportedly sparked a new romance with Love Island USA <\/i>star Huda Mustafa. (Louis and Huda, 24, attended the Weapons <\/i>red carpet premiere<\/a> together earlier this week, but haven\u2019t publicly clarified their relationship status.)<\/p>\n

After Louis and Huda\u2019s apparent red carpet debut, rumors flew that his friend Miguel Harichi<\/strong>\u2019s girlfriend, Leah Kateb<\/strong>, unfollowed the Too Hot to Handle <\/i>alum because of her own feud with Huda. (Leah, 25, has publicly denied any bad blood with Huda.)<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey did it because, as women, the reasoning behind why he was dating her didn\u2019t sit right with them,\u201d Miguel, 28, said in a Saturday, August 2, Instagram Story statement<\/a>, referring to why Leah and her Love Island <\/i>pals unfollowed Louis\u2019 account. \u201cWhether or not they are truly falling for each other, at this point, I couldn\u2019t care less. I wish them nothing but peace, but my road is my own, and I would prefer if my name and my girl\u2019s name no longer closed into their world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miguel further claimed that he is no longer close friends with Louis.<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>Love Island USA’s Leah Denies She\u2019s Feuding With Huda: ‘Leave Me Alone’<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tLove Island USA\u2019s Leah Kateb had an unfiltered reaction to fans spreading rumors that she\u2019s feuding with season 7 star Huda Mustafa. The speculation started when Leah, 25, unfollowed Huda, 24, on Instagram after her exit from the villa. Following her Thursday, July 17, appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, Leah shared [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cIt feels ridiculous I\u2019m even writing this message, but this [is] the world I\u2019m in, and everyone seems to need an explanation,\u201d Miguel wrote. \u201cSo, here it is. The people you thought I was close to, please remove that idea from you\u2019re [sic] mind because its clear to me now, we\u2019re walking two different paths.\u201d<\/p>\n

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