Meet the cast of 'Love Island USA' 2024, from Odell Beckham Jr.'s brother to a Casa Amor boy
A week before the 2024 season premieres, the “Love Island USA” Season 6 cast has been announced and there's a familiar face in the mix.
Rob Rausch has been bumped up to a main cast member after appearing as a Casa Amor boy in Season 5.
"Love Island USA" 2024, which is filmed in Fiji, will be hosted by Ariana Madix from “Vanderpump Rules” and will include a new villa, a “spicy" Casa Amor and an “unforgettable Hideaway,” according to a news release.
Comedian Iain Stirling — the iconic voice behind the “Love Island” franchise — will reprise his role as narrator for the new season. A “Love Island Aftersun” will stream every Saturday beginning June 15 and unload all the drama inside the villa.
Get to know the cast of “Love Island USA” 2024 ahead of the premiere on Tuesday, June 11.
Aaron Evans
Aaron Evans was the winner of "Traitors UK" Season 1, he is a huge Harry Potter nerd and is described as a “feral liability” by his mother.
Aaron still has his stuffed toy Lala from Teletubbies from when he was a year old, which lives on his nightstand. He slept with a flight attendant within his first week of working on a yacht and his celebrity crush is Margot Robbie.
Age: 26
Hometown/Currently Lives: Marabella, Spain, and North Devon, U.K.
Occupation: Deck hand
Instagram: @aaronevans97
Coye Simmons
Coye Simmons is the son of female rapper Shocky Shay, who was prominent during the '90s.
He went to college on a basketball scholarship and played professionally in Germany, he is 6’8” and wears a shoe size 17. Coye has to have all his clothes and shoes customized and doesn’t remember the last time he went to a shopping mall.
He loves the outdoors, going for hikes and his celebrity crushes are Kim Kardashian and Karrueche Tran.
Age: 28
Hometown/Currently Lives: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Occupation: School district unit director
Instagram: @simmons__14
Hannah Smith
Hannah Smith is nicknamed “Goofy” due to her clumsiness and she loves to travel but has a fear of flying. Hannah has hyperhidrosis which means that she has sweatier hands and feet compared with the average person.
Her celebrity crushes are Odell Beckham Jr. and Michael B. Jordan. Her biggest red flag is lack of communication.
Age: 26
Hometown/Currently Lives: Concord and Charlotte, North Carolina
Occupation: Bottle server
Instagram: @hvsxoxo
JaNa Craig
JaNa Craig loves a man with facial hair and her celebrity crushes are Travis Kelce and Rege-Jean Page.
She cuddles up with two body pillows, named Ben and Jerry, every night. She is afraid of cats, has no tattoos and speaks a little bit of Japanese and Spanish.
Age: 27
Hometown/Currently Lives: Kailua, Hawaii; Okinawa, Japan; and Las Vegas
Occupation: Day trader
Instagram: @janacraig_
Kaylor Martin
Kaylor is from a small town of 6,000 people and everyone knows everything about each other there.
She can pour a glass of champagne with just her mouth, her go-to dance move is the worm and her celebrity crushes are Harry Jowsey, Patrick Swayze and Jacob Elordi.
Age: 22
Hometown/Currently Lives: Pittsburgh and Connellsville, Pennsylvania
Occupation: Graduate student
Instagram: @kaylor.martin
Kendall Washington
Kendall Washington once broke up with a girlfriend while floating down a water park lazy river. The first time he cried over a girl was at a country music concert when he saw her making out with another guy.
He has to sleep with five pillows every night, his favorite movie is “Ratatouille” and his celebrity crushes are Jessica Alba and Minka Kelly.
Age: 27
Hometown/Currently Lives: San Diego and Dallas
Occupation: Territory manager – medical device sales
Instagram: @kendallwashington
Kordell Beckham
Kordell Beckham is from a long line of athletes and his older brother is NFL wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.
Kordell is a true country boy and loves to ride horses. He is one of 10 kids and is very close with his family. He loves to talk and calls himself a yapper and his celebrity crushes are Megan Thee Stallion, Beyoncé and Jene Aiko.
Age: 21
Hometown/Currently Lives: Houston and Dallas
Occupation: Aircraft fueler/model
Instagram: @korde1l
Leah Kateb
Leah Kateb has Persian roots, her parents immigrated from Iran and her first language is Farsi.
She loves animals and has been a vegetarian for 11 years because of this. Leah has three dogs, three horses and pigs.
She is obsessed with David Lynch films and claims she is great at spotting red flags. She said she doesn’t need a pick-up line because she is the pick-up line.
Age: 24
Hometown/Currently Lives: Los Angeles and Bell Canyon, California
Occupation: College student
Instagram: @leahkateb
Robert Rausch
Robert Rausch was on Season 5 of “Love Island” and is back for a second chance at love. He has seen the process work for others and thinks it can for him as well.
He has loved snakes from a young age and believes they are intensely misunderstood, so he has made a career out of working with them.
Every male in his family has “Robert” in their name, his favorite hobbies are karaoke and photography, and Beabadoobee and Madelyn Cline are his celebrity crushes.
Age: 25
Hometown/Currently Lives: Florence, Alabama
Occupation: Snake wrangler
Instagram: @robert_rausch
Serena Page
Serena Page is the youngest of three siblings and was raised as a Southern belle with her own horse.
She loves a short king and bald man. According to her bio, “something about bald heads just does it for her.”
Serena was a cheerleader for 10 years, she’s fluent in American Sign Language, which she learned at age 5 for her church, and her celebrity crushes are Method Man and Michael Ealy.
Age: 24
Hometown/Currently Lives: Houston and Los Angeles
Occupation: Media planner
Instagram: @serenaapagee
Past ‘Love Island USA’ contestants from Arizona
The upcoming "Love Island USA" season doesn't have any contestants from Arizona, but past seasons have.
Johnnie Garcia entered “Love Island USA” Season 5 as one of the Casa Amor girls. She lived in Phoenix and got dumped on Day 30.
Season 5 also had Kenzo Nudo – a bombshell from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, who was living in Scottsdale – and Carmen Kocourek, a 22-year-old who lived in Scottsdale who entered the villa on Day 2.
Kenzo and Carmen came in fourth place at the end of the season as a couple and are still together.
Fan favorite Mackenzie Dipman was on two seasons of “Love Island USA.” The Arizona State University and Chaparral High School (Scottsdale) graduate first appeared in Season 2 on Day 1 and was dumped on Day 26. She had coupled up with Connor Trott. Dipman returned for Season 4 and entered on Day 23 but chose to leave the island on Day 28.
When does ‘Love Island USA’ 2024 start?
"Love Island USA" 2024 premieres at 6 p.m. Pacific time and 9 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 11. There will be a new episode every day during premiere week and then episodes will stream from Thursdays through Tuesdays.
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Where to watch ‘Love Island USA’?
You can watch "Love Island USA" Season 6 exclusively on Peacock.
A Premium Monthly plan costs $5.99 or there is a deal for a Premium Annual plan at $19.99 for one year. The Premium Plus plan, which is ad-free, costs $11.99 per month or $119.99 a year.
You can also catch up on Season 4 and 5 of “Love Island USA” on Peacock.
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