‘Love Island Usa’ Fans Cheered for Yulissa Escobar’s Season 7 Exit Amid Her Racist Scandal

When Season 7 of Love Island debuted on June 3, 2025, fans were anticipating seeing what the steamy singles had to offer. Fresh from its most engaged season yet, the season premiere was a must-see event, so much so that it was delayed due to the influx of fandom.

The season didn't disappoint, introducing us to five women: Chelley Bissainthe from Orlando, Fla., Huda Mustafa from Raleigh, NC, Belle-A Walker from Honolulu, Hawaii, Olandria Carthen from Decatur, Ala., and Yulissa Escobar from Miami, Fla.

The show also introduced five men — Ace Greene from Los Angeles, Calif., Taylor Williams from Oklahoma City, Okla., Nicolas Vansteenberghe from Jacksonville, Fla., Austin Shepard from Northville, Mich., and Jeremiah Brown from Los Angeles, Calif.

And while the season started out with some potential love connections and some intense kissing, Yulissa got on fans' bad side soon after the season premiere. Eventually, she made an early exit from the show. Here's what went down.

Yulissa entered Love Island Season 7 as one of the main singles. While she turned heads and shared in her bio ahead of the season that she was eager for fans to "get to know her heart, her humor, and everything in between," it appeared viewers weren't interested in any of it.

During the second episode of the season, Love Island narrator Iain Stirling announced, "Yulissa has left the villa.” The narrator didn't delve into any other details as to what may have led to her exit.

While Iain didn't share why Yulissa left Love Island USA, she was already losing as a fan favorite due to her social media activity. Ahead of the episode, TMZ posted clips of her saying the N-word during multiple episodes of her podcast. In one clip, she can be heard saying, "If you f--k my n---a, perfect, but like 'now I'm f----ing my n---a, he's my n---a."

Yulissa didn't have time to explain her ethnicity on the show, but we can confirm she's not Black, making her use of the N-word unforgivable to fans. Hundreds of fans vowed to have her eliminated once voting submissions became available on the app. Yulissa's critics cheered for her departure in comments on her Love Island-related social media posts.

"'Yulissa has left the villa' LMFAOOOO," one fan mocked.

"Update: WE WON SHE'S GONE!" another fan celebrated.

"Did you know you only had 30 minutes???" another viewer joked, noting Yulissa's short time on the show.

While fans had plenty to say about Yulissa being among the first contestants to leave Love Island Season 7, she remained mum about the situation. However, before her elimination, she reposted Love Island's post of her and the cast surviving day one of being in the competition. According to Variety, it's also unclear if Yulissa was removed from the villa in the middle of the night or whether the Love Island editors cut her out of the episode

Yulissa's controversy came after eagle-eyed Love Island watchers shared screenshots on X (formerly Twitter) of another contestant, Austin's alleged TikTok likes, which included several posts supporting President Donald Trump. Unlike Yulissa, he remained part of the cast despite social media's call for him to be eliminated as well.

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