“He was out of country, out of mind,” she said. “Reality sank in a little bit when I knew that we were doing this project together and he was going to be involved.

“Love Island USA” season 6 star Leah Kateb says she and Miguel Harichi, who is from the UK, are “locked in” and never did long distance.

Joy Ngugi: I think that something I’ve really enjoyed watching is the way that people have created these intense coalitions.