Clues on Social Media Have 'Love Island' Fans Convinced Amaya and Bryan Have Split
"I had a lapse in judgment, and we talked about it."
Updated Aug. 26 2025, 4:40 p.m. ET
It turns out that 30 episodes six days a week isn't enough for Love Island USA fans. Those who became committed to the couples on the show want to remain informed about how the love connections have maintained since the cameras stopped rolling.
Love Island USA Season 7 viewers are especially curious about the season's winners, Amaya "Papaya" Espinal and Bryan Arenelas.
The reality darlings won the competition during the Season 7 finale and seemed to be eager to start their post-villa romance. However, since they decided to split the $50,000 grand prize and give themselves an "opportunilee" to make their courtship last, fans are convinced the couple has called it quits.
So, is it true? Here's what to know.
Did Amaya and Brian break up after 'Love Island'?
Rumors first swirled of Amaya and Brian's breakup on July 28, 2025. The news was shared by the Instagram fan account @toohotteaa.
In the post, the account shared a photo of Brian and Amaya together with the headline, "Love Island Season 7 winners allegedly have split after leaving the villa."
"Oh no, tea sippers, it looks like Love Island USA winners Bryan and Amaya might’ve have called it quits," Toohotteaa wrote. "A source tells us Amaya and Bryan ended things after trying to work things out after being out of the villa together and being exclusive for two weeks."
Amaya and Bryan quickly squashed those breakup rumors and even doubled down on their relationship status on the Season 7 reunion, which was filmed on August 12, 2025.
They even cleared up rumors that Bryan had cheated on Amaya after leaving the villa.
"They are trying to just throw any hate my way, and with the cheating video... I got paid to be there," Bryan explained of the Internet theories. "I had a lapse in judgment, and we talked about it."
However, fans were quick to notice that Bryan and Amaya unfollowed each other on Instagram just a few hours before the reunion aired. So, it's not looking good for the couple.
Bryan was accused of cheating on Amaya after partying in NYC in July 2025.
Before it was unofficially confirmed that Amaya and Bryan's love story was over, the couple didn't seem to be on much of a united front.
Since they left the villa, they've been seemingly doing their own things. Amaya returned to her hometown, New York City, and had a party with her family and friends to celebrate her and Bryan's Love Island win.
Bryan also posted several photos and videos of himself spending time in Los Angeles and New York.
On July 28, 2025, he shared a post of himself and his friends enjoying, according to the post's caption, "24 hours in NY." Unfortunately, Amaya wasn't present in the photos, which showed him attending a club booking.
Soon after the event, @toohotteaa posted a photo of him pouring liquor into a mystery woman's mouth in the club while shirtless.
Bryan's suggestive photo surfaced after multiple Love Island fans questioned his motives for being with Amaya. During the season, he defended her after several of the guys in the villa, namely Ace Greene, complained that she was too much.
However, some fans have suggested that Bryan only stood up for Amaya once he realized how popular she had become with the audience.