Love Island USA's Iris and Pepe break up? Cheating scandal and Instagram clues fuel fan speculation

The buzz of Iris Kendall and Pepe Garcia-Gonzalez allegedly breaking up comes amid the Love Island USA season 7 reunion.

Published on: Aug 25, 2025, 09:39:20 IST

By Shuvrajit Das Biswas

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Love Island USA Season 7 couple Iris Kendall and Pepe Garcia-Gonzalez may have broken up, fans are speculating, amid social media buzz that Pepe cheated on Iris. No official confirmation about a split has come from either of the reality show participants.

Iris and Pepe were initially coupled with other people in Season 7; the former was paired with TJ Palma and the latter with Hannah Fields. (X/@loveislandusa)

Pepe and Kendall came in fourth place, but won hearts with their chemistry during Love Island USA Season 7. Now, the two might be headed for a heartbreak!

Here's the tea on all that happened.

Pepe's cheating scandal rumors circulate online

Social media began to buzz with rumors that Pepe had been caught having an affair with a woman. She reportedly came forward on Snapchat leading to the matter getting out.

Many shared the alleged images which hinted at the infidelity. The images made their way to the Love Island US Fan Page as well. Notably, Hindustan Times has been unable to independently verify these images, or the woman's claim. One of the photos seems to be an Instagram story screenshot, but searching by the name in the image did not turn up any profile with a matching picture that can be seen in the screenshot shared.

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However, it was Pepe and Iris' actions on Instagram that led fans think that there might be more to the buzz.

Iris and Pepe's Instagram activities provide a clue

Pepe and Iris no longer follow each other on Instagram.

Reportedly Iris has begun to remove contents pertaining to her and Pepe on her Instagram page as well.

“Iris is currently removing her and Pepe contents from her page,” a person shared on X.

While the identity of the woman remains unknown for now, she is a young, blonde, white woman, going by the photo snippets. Fans, while speculating what might have happened, have also gone on to try and find more dirt on Pepe, and have found him liking photos of numerous other women. A screenshot compiling images Pepe liked has been embedded earlier in this story.

Iris and Pepe's relationship in Love Island USA Season 7

Iris and Pepe were initially coupled with other people in Season 7; the former was paired with TJ Palma and the latter with Hannah Fields. However, they found solace in each other later on in the season and went on to become a couple fans rooted for.

Fans have now reacted to the break-up rumors on social media. One person said on X, “pepe and iris broke up because pepe cheated. always fear men!” Another remarked, “No way Pepe cheated on iris!!!! I wanna fight him.”

Yet another commented, “I wish this Iris and Pepe situation happened before the reunion.” Notably, neither Iris nor Pepe are part of the reunion, which was filmed on August 12, and aired on August 25.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shuvrajit Das Biswas
Shuvrajit has over seven years of experience covering US, India, and world news. An English Literature postgraduate from Jadavpur University, Shuvrajit started off covering entertainment, gaming and all things pop culture. There were brief periods away from the media industry, with short stints in content marketing, ed-tech and academic editing. However, the newsroom beckoned and over the last few jobs, Shuvrajit has exceedingly focused on team functioning as well, including tracking news and assigning tasks, working on everyday breaking news, framing detailed coverage plans, and creating immersive and data-driven stories. In his time as a digital journalist, he has covered a Lok Sabha election, multiple state elections, Union Budgets and award ceremonies. He has also helped in planning content for company event panels in the past. For work, Shuvrajit enjoys dabbling with data visualization, editing tools, and AI chatbots and attempts to incorporate AI workflows in everyday tasks. He is deeply interested in geopolitics, sports, films and music. Prompting is a new fascination for Shuvrajit now. Apart from that, he can be found doom-scrolling, sharing memes, or cheering on his favorite football team.Read More

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