The two had been coupled up since the very first episode of season 7 Belle-A Walker is opening up about her emotional departure from the Love Island USA villa. In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the season 7 contestant shared how she felt after being blindsided by Nic Vansteenberghe and sent home during the season’s first recoupling.

Five days into Season 7 of "Love Island USA," the reality dating show had its first recoupling: On Sunday, Belle-A Walker was sent home after her partner, Nicolas Vansteenberghe, decided to choose another islander to pair up with.

The villa was humming with tension after Love Island USA's ninth episode, which featured unexpected kitchen conflict and dramatic admissions.

"Tunnel-visioned on Nic," Belle-A is left wondering what would have happened if she explored this islander instead.

ITV's Love Island left its viewers on a huge cliffhanger tonight as two stars were put at risk of being dumped from the villa - and given a difficult choice to make

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