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How Love Island USA Can Avoid the Mistakes Made by Love Island UK

June 2, 2025

By Madeline Lylo

Love Island USA host Ariana Madix — Photo Credit: Ben Symons/Peacock via Getty Images

Last summer, Love Island USA trounced Love Island UK. It was something I thought would never happen. But Love Island USA gave us its best season yet with Season 6. Unfortunately, Love Island UK had a flop season. It exemplified the many problems that turned the reality show from must-see TV to a shell of its former glory. Love Island…

Madeline has been writing professionally since 2015, and began putting her expertise and obsession with reality tv to good use in 2020. She writes a lot about Bravo shows, with Vanderpump Rules being her favorite (she will boast about disliking Sandoval since season 1). She firmly believes that Potomac is the best Real Housewives franchise. Outside of Bravo, she adores Love Island more than an author bio could possibly express, and will argue with anyone that season 3 of Love Island UK is one of the greatest seasons in the history of television.