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Love Island USA Season 6 and Beyond the Villa stars JaNa Craig and Kenny Rodriguez have reportedly broken up after finding love on Peacock’s popular dating show last year.
Breakup rumors began swirling on July 27, after fans noticed that JaNa had unfollowed Kenny on social media and that both had removed each other from their Instagram bios. TMZ confirmed that the couple called it quits on Sunday morning.
JaNa’s close friends and fellow Season 6 stars Serena Page and Leah Kateb — also known by their friend group nickname, PPG (aka the Powerpuff Girls) — unfollowed Kenny, along with their significant others, Kordell Beckham and Miguel Harichi, as well as other cast members like Kaylor Martin, Olivia Walker, Kendall Washington and Connor Newsum.
The night before their alleged split, Kenny shared videos on his Instagram Stories from David Dobrik’s birthday party, which he and JaNa attended together on Saturday, July 26. In one video, Kenny is seen in a tuxedo, while JaNa wears a pink dress and blows a kiss to the camera.
While it’s still unclear what exactly happened, a source told People that there was “no big, public blowout,” addressing the latest online speculation that the couple got into a fight at Dobrik’s birthday party. “That did not happen,” the insider said, adding, “They will not be getting back together.”
Meanwhile, TMZ reported that it was Craig who ultimately made the decision to split. The site said that “JaNa’s been leaning on her close girlfriends all day to help her get through her heartbreak.”
JaNa and Kenny met during Love Island USA Season 6 and quickly formed a connection when he entered the villa on Day 13. Although they briefly split after Casa Amor when he recoupled with a bombshell, they got back together and finished in third place.
Following the success of Season 6, Peacock launched a spinoff series following the Islanders as they navigate life in Los Angeles. In Love Island: Beyond the Villa, the couple were still doing long distance, and Kenny rented an apartment in the same apartment complex as JaNa during the duration of filming.
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Kenny opened up about his decision not to live with JaNa during Beyond the Villa in a mid-July interview with Variety.
“Since leaving the villa, it’s a big jump moving in together with someone, and I didn’t want it to be televised, especially the first time,” Kenny explained. “So we rented rooms next to each other. Another aspect for me is privacy. When JaNa gets ready for events, she has a huge glam team.”
He continued, Usually, there’s somebody in there for wardrobe, and sometimes I don’t have the space to change and things like that. Granted, we were always together on the show. It was great to experience L.A. and to be with her in the same city.”
Stay tuned for more updates, and to see if JaNa or Kenny publicly address the breakup reports.