Love Island USA's Kendall Washington and Nicole Jacky Split After Tense Reunion Episode: 'It Was Not Healthy'

Island of love USAKendall Washington and Nicole Jacky dropped out.

On Tuesday, August 20, the day after Island of love USA reunion episode aired on Peacock, Nicole announced via Instagram Stories that she and Kendall had split two days after deciding to rekindle their relationship.

“Today, August 20th, he called and wrapped things up,” she wrote. “While I understand and respect his decision, it is difficult to accept this decision. I opened up to him in the villa and I still love and care for him. I am struggling mentally and all I ask for is privacy during this time.”

Nicole Jacky August 20, 2024 Instagram Story.

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Kendall also announced that he and Nicole “reached a point where it wasn’t healthy for us to continue our relationship.”

“I still love Nicole and care about her. I’ve never developed such strong feelings for a woman in my life. I don’t regret the connection I made with her in the mansion and it was real,” he continued.

“She doesn’t deserve any hate,” he wrote. “Please stop the negative comments/DMs. We are taking this time to focus on our mental health. Thank you guys.”

Nicole Jacky at the Love Island USA reunion.

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After finishing fourth in the season six finale on July 21, Kendall and Nicole returned their phones and discovered that private videos of Kendall while in the mansion had been leaked.

Kendall quickly released a statement on his Instagram stories. “What a way to get my phone back,” he wrote. “I just want to address the content that came out of my past, and it’s something that I shared with someone in confidence.”

“It’s unfortunate that it’s no longer private, but it is what it is,” he added later.

Kendall Washington during the ‘Love Island USA’ reunion.

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After Kendall addressed the video, he and Nicole were noticeably distant from each other on social media. Fans began to wonder if they were still a couple. Kendall revealed on the July 30 episode of Nick Viall Viall files podcast that they are still together but working on things.

On August 2, Nicole released her own statement and alluded to the video leak.

“Although Love Island was an amazing experience, things haven’t been easy since she left the villa,” she wrote on her Instagram stories. “There’s so much more to share about what’s happened since I got home, and for now, I’m taking time to process — these are real feelings and my real life,” she continued, before concluding by thanking her fans for “understanding “.

The couple reunited publicly during the Season 6 reunion, which aired on Monday, August 19. The episode provided insight into the couple’s initial reaction to the videos.

During the reunion, host Ariana Madix asked them about their relationship status, and Kendall replied that they had some “space.”

Island of Love USA’s Nicole and Kendall were confronted during the reunion but are ‘still together’ after the leaked videos

However, Nicole quickly chimed in to say that she found out from fellow cast member JaNa Craig that the person who posted the video was someone from a dating app — not an ex, as Kendall had told her — and Kendall had sent it to them a few days before than he went to Fiji for the show.

As a result, an argument ensued, with Kendall apologizing to Nicole for not telling her “the whole truth”.

“I should have been 100 percent honest with Nicole at that moment, but I honestly wasn’t ready. My life was turned upside down and all I wanted was for you to be there,” Kendall told her.

As he continued, Nicole noted that since then she’s been “a lot mad” because she didn’t deal with the videos, which she explained was to protect Kendall. Several cast members came to Kendall’s defense, asking Nicole to give Kendall some grace with his reaction to the difficult situation.

Island of love USANicole addresses fans after Kendall’s private video leaks: ‘Things weren’t easy’

Kendall Washington and Nicole Jacky on ‘Love Island USA’.

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At the end of their conversation, Nicole said that she and Kendall are still together before adding, “even though he let the whole world think we weren’t together.”

“All I want to do is correct the lie I told you to begin with that has gotten into this whole s— show for the last few weeks,” Kendall said. He noted that he should have made a statement on social media on behalf of Nicole.

Madix then asked if Nicole still wanted to be with Kendall. She said she wanted to, but “there’s a lot of talking.”

Island of love USA is available to stream on Peacock.

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