Kendall Washington, a 27-year-old from Dallas, Texas, and Nicole Jacky, a 26-year-old from Sacramento, California, were among the four couples in the finale of Love Island USA Season 6. Kendall was one of the original islanders, entering the villa on day one, while Nicole arrived as a bombshell on day six.
They coupled up at the fourth recoupling after Kendall’s breakup with his original partner, Hannah Smith, and stayed together until the finale. Kendall and Nicole finished the season in fourth place and even made their relationship official in the fourth week after Kendall asked Nicole to be his girlfriend.
They were also one of two couples to get alone time in the hideaway, the other being JaNa and Kenny.Though Kendall and Nicole seemed to be one of the most solid couples on Love Island USA Season 6 and the only couple in the finale to not recouple once, fans (and Kendall’s ex-girlfriend) have their own opinions.
At the time of writing, Kendall and Nicole haven’t confirmed their relationship status publicly, but it’s likely they’re still together as they follow each other on Instagram, which is generally a positive sign of their current relationship.However, Kendall and Nicole were notably missing from a TikTok video that a fan shared, which showed three of the final four Love Island USA Season 6 couples—Kordell and Serena, Leah and Miguel, and JaNa and Kenny—at a restaurant after the finale.
The absence of Kendall and Nicole in this video was speculated to be due to a nude video leak involving Kendall rather than any issues in their relationship. Adding to the drama, Kendall’s ex-girlfriend, Ariana, seemingly referenced him in a TikTok video where she expressed satisfaction over his current situation. In the video, Ariana said, “Me realizing that his karma for ending it with me to go on Love Island is having to say my name every time he sees the host.”
Although Ariana didn’t explicitly name her ex-boyfriend as Kendall, many fans believe she was referring to him, given his hometown. Ariana previously cheered for the Dallas Cowboys before supporting the Miami Dolphins, linking her to Dallas, where Kendall is from.
While Kordell and Kenny, paired with Serena and JaNa respectively, are also from Dallas, Kendall is the only contestant from Love Island USA Season 6 who follows Ariana on Instagram. This connection led the TikTok account @therealkatherine to suggest, “This makes me believe that this TikTok is 100 percent about Kendall.”
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