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Are ‘Love Island USA’ Season 7’s Ace Greene & Chelley Bissainthe Still Together?
During the Love Island USA Season 7 reunion, all of the couples that left the villa were still together — but that’s no longer the case. Winners Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales called it quits shortly after assuring fans that they were in a good place. Days later, Iris Kendall and Pepe Garcia-Gonzalez confirmed they’d parted ways, too. But what about Chelley Bissainthe and Ace Greene?
They found a connection early on in the series, and by the time they were eliminated right before the finale, they decided to date exclusively. During the reunion, which was filmed on August 12, they were still together. Has their romance prevailed outside of the villa? Swooon has the latest updates about where Ace and Chelley stand now.
Are Ace and Chelley still together?
During Labor Day weekend, a TikTok user claimed that Ace and Chelley broke up in a now-viral video. A quick glance at the comments section, however, revealed that the user wasn’t being serious. The Season 7 couple is still seeing each other, according to their latest interview. On August 28, Ace and Chelley graced the cover of ESSENCE Magazine.
The reality stars discussed that, even though they’ve remained fairly private on social media, they’re still seeing where their connection takes them. “All the glitz and the glam came in afterwards, as far as social media and things like that. But, I really want to grow with [Chelley] before we take on the world,” Ace said. (More recently, Ace posted a recap of Chelley’s birthday celebration in New York City.)
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The couple also revealed at the time that they hadn’t yet labeled their relationship, despite being in love with each other. “I know everyone is saying, ‘Oh my gosh, how do you love one another and you’re not in a relationship?’” Chelley said. “Don’t you know that’s a feeling? Just because we didn’t say, ‘you’re my boyfriend, you’re my girlfriend’ doesn’t mean I’m not going to speak on the feelings that I do have.”
It doesn’t mean they aren’t serious about each other. “I was very, very, intentional with my time being in the villa and being in the outside world — I want to be intentional dating her as well,” Ace explained. “When I’m dating somebody, I date to marry. So best believe, it’s going to come to that, but my own terms, not America’s.”
Chelley added that focusing on her Season 7 partner has been helping her cope with post-villa life. “The only people who could understand it are the people who went through it,” she said. “So, whatever it is that I’m seeing or hearing, it doesn’t ever overpower what I actually went through. So just giving myself that reassurance and really focusing on who’s in front of me and with me — and that’s Ace.”
On September 29, Ace and Chelley dished that they’ve reached the next phase in their relationship. During a trip to St. Lucia, Ace asked Chelley to be his official girlfriend, which he documented in an Instagram travel vlog. He set up a romantic candlelit dinner for Chelley, and at the very end of the video, Ace told the camera, “Got me a girlfriend.” As the couple hugged, Chelley added, “I’m a girlfriend.”
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