‘Love Island USA’ Winner Bryan Arenales Debuts New Relationship: Meet His Girlfriend
What To Know
- Love Island USA Season 7 winner Bryan Arenales has debuted a new girlfriend.
- It appears to be his first relationship following his breakup with fellow winner Amaya Espinal.
- Bryan and his girlfriend celebrated Mexico’s FIFA World Cup performance together on Instagram.
Another ex-Love Island USA cast member has found love outside the villa. Following his split from fellow Season 7 winner Amaya Espinal, Bryan Arenales has debuted a new relationship.
On Sunday, June 21, Bryan shared an Instagram post celebrating Mexico’s performance in the FIFA World Cup with his new girlfriend. The first image shows Bryan and his new girlfriend wearing matching Mexico jerseys, hugging and smiling at each other. In the video at the end of the carousel, she ties a bandana around his head and presses a kiss to his lips.
“Celebrating Mèxico con mi Mexicana,” Bryan captioned the post, adding a Mexican flag emoji.
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Though Bryan didn’t identify his new love by tagging her, she appears to have left a comment under the post. The woman pictured appears to be Erika Morales, a Los Angeles-based content creator. “Mi pinche bori!!!! te amo!!” she wrote with a heart emoji.
Bryan’s Season 7 castmates also reacted to his hard launch in the comments. “Yesir,” wrote Nic Vansteenberghe. “Vibezzzzzzzz,” Charlie Georgiou added, while Chris Seeley wrote, “Gooooood brother.”
It’s not clear how long Bryan and Erika have been together, though per her comment, they’re already exchanging “I love yous.” She wasn’t mentioned during Love Island: Beyond the Villa Season 2, which filmed between November 2025 and January 2026.
The spinoff of the reality dating series picked up after Bryan’s split from Amaya, whom he started dating in the villa in July 2025. Bryan and Amaya confirmed that they were still together during the Season 7 reunion, which was filmed on August 12, but they announced their breakup days later.
“After leaving the villa, it became very clear that we were on two different journeys,” Amaya wrote on her Instagram Story. “Our visions didn’t align and relationships are supposed to be a team sport. You don’t have to drink the whole sea to know it’s salty.”
The exes revealed more details during Beyond the Villa. “First time being intimate with him, he knows how serious I take that and that I’m not an easy girl,” Amaya explained in the premiere episode. “Then, boom. He breaks up with me through a text message. To me, that’s a cowardly move.” She added, “I feel played. I was so excited for him to meet my family, and then he tells me that his tummy hurts, and then you’re back out at a bar drinking again. I finally told him I loved him, and I thought we were gonna be endgame.”
Bryan shared his side of the story, too. “Even though I didn’t really do anything, it just looks terrible, and I had to really learn this new life,” he said. “Coming out, everyone was just throwing money at us to do club appearances, and I kind of forgot I have to behave a certain way. I didn’t leave the island single, so certain things just look terrible in a way… I’m a 28-year-old man, and I can take accountability for the s**t I did wrong, and I played a big hand in f*****g stuff up with Amaya. It sucks that I hurt her.”
