Love Island USA's JaNa and Kenny on Their Future, Reunion Receipts and the Unnamed Hookup Rumor
Love Island USA's JaNa and Kenny on Their Future, Reunion Receipts and the Unnamed Hookup Rumor
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00:00Alright, first things first, Janay, how did you pick your reunion look?
00:03My wedding dress?
00:06Yes.
00:06I begged for that. I fought for that wedding dress.
00:09I told Production, like, I love you guys, but if I don't get this dress to give Kenny an idea,
00:13I don't want to go outside.
00:14So, it was a whole back and forth, like, you can wear the dress.
00:17I was like, thank you, but it's cute.
00:20I literally said in the beginning, like, I'm looking for a husband.
00:22So, I told myself I'm going to wear, like, a beautiful wedding dress,
00:25like, on the last date, if I make it, just to give a hint, so.
00:29Kenny, what was your reaction?
00:31She looked absolutely gorgeous.
00:33I mean, I was amazed. I was wowed.
00:35She always puts that thing on.
00:38Thank you, Janay.
00:39Alright, well, we have to talk about this upcoming reunion.
00:42A lot has happened on social media within, you know, within the cast,
00:46since you guys have gotten out of the villa.
00:48So, what was the number one question you wanted answered
00:51when you were reuniting with your fellow Islanders?
00:54What was yours?
00:56For me, just the Kendo and Nicole situation,
01:00I think they haven't really addressed it online, social media.
01:05And so, coming into that reunion, that was the big question for me.
01:10Where do they stand if there's any hate?
01:13For me, everyone that insulted Leah, I talked bad about her,
01:19like, off, like, post-villa.
01:21I wanted to understand where did that come from,
01:23because she was such a sweetheart.
01:25And, like, for me personally, like, Connor,
01:28I don't know what I did wrong as a kid,
01:31but the lies he's been saying just doesn't make sense.
01:33I will never give it the time of day anymore,
01:35but it just didn't make sense to me.
01:37Like, all the people that lied after the villa, I was like,
01:39why are you guys lying?
01:40Like, we were a big, happy family, and one by one,
01:42they're just, like, breaking up the family,
01:44and we're like, okay, then you can go over there if you want, so.
01:47So, how do you go about preparing for that?
01:49Are you, like, taking screenshots of things you're seeing?
01:51Are you taking notes watching the show?
01:52No, for the reunion, I had four pages of notes,
01:55and so I watched the show,
01:57and I clocked, like, episode 13 at four minutes,
02:0018 seconds, 36 milliseconds,
02:03you said this, explain yourself.
02:05And then I'll screenshot any interview that, like,
02:08Connor lied about, Andrea, the whole list goes on, right?
02:11I'll screen record it, and, like,
02:13just in case they don't remember saying it,
02:15I'm like, well, here's your iPad right here, my iPad,
02:17play it for them, like, explain yourself,
02:19because I want to teach people how to stand on business,
02:21and, you know, explain what you said,
02:23so I was overly prepared.
02:25She prepared a four-page document,
02:27the citations, the bibliography, the whole shebang,
02:31and she was just...
02:32If you come for me or PPG, not a good idea.
02:35How did that go over?
02:36Were people, you know, how did their answers line up for you?
02:39Do you think people were able to hold you accountable?
02:41Some people saved their own, if I'm being honest,
02:44like, for example, Koi, he did a good job.
02:46Before I could even grill him, he was like,
02:48first thing I want to do is come and apologize to you,
02:50and Kenny, like, you guys have an amazing relationship,
02:52because he said on a live that it wasn't real,
02:55that I'd never go for Kenny.
02:56He goes, I watched the show, and I want to apologize,
02:59because it looks like you guys have a great relationship.
03:01I'm like, you saved yourselves, so good job.
03:03Yeah, the others, not so much.
03:05All right, all right.
03:06Where do you guys go from here?
03:08Do you think that there are relationships
03:10that maybe you want to keep working on,
03:13or is this like, does the reunion feel like closure?
03:16I don't think we got closure from the reunion,
03:19if I'm being honest.
03:20I personally don't like the way it ended.
03:23Lots of emotion, lots of tears, lots of yelling, lots of hurt.
03:29I don't know, if I'm being honest.
03:31I don't think it left off on a good note.
03:33I wish other people could get closure,
03:38and I just, we used to be a really big, happy family.
03:43It doesn't feel like that anymore, so it sucks.
03:45What do you think, Kenny?
03:46Kendall's my boy.
03:47We live in Dallas together.
03:49We're kind of going through it together.
03:53We go out, but we also talk about the situation
03:57and things that are going on in our lives
03:59and kind of just taking it day by day.
04:01So whatever happens, I know he can rely on me.
04:05He has me.
04:06Is there anyone who came out super fiery
04:08at the reunion that you weren't expecting,
04:10besides Janae, but maybe people were expecting that?
04:12Maybe someone who showed up and you were like,
04:14oh, I didn't know you were going to.
04:16I'm so proud of Kayla.
04:18Okay, good.
04:19Yeah, little teaser.
04:20She didn't cry.
04:22She delivered it.
04:23She said how she feels.
04:24She's still in business with no tears,
04:26and I've never been so proud.
04:27That's the Kayla I've been waiting for all summer.
04:29I was like, girl, where were you?
04:30Wow, I'm shocked.
04:32I'm very proud of her.
04:33She did great.
04:34Okay.
04:35Is there a relationship that has actually gotten stronger
04:37that has surprised you, maybe a pleasant surprise,
04:39like, oh, look at these two in the outside world
04:41are really actually making a run for it?
04:44I think PPG specifically.
04:46Like, me, Serena, and Leah,
04:49I think we've been doing really good in our relationships.
04:51We're all girlfriends.
04:52Yeah.
04:53Yeah, so we're back on top.
04:56What is the PPG group chat like?
04:58Like, can you tell me anything?
05:00What are you guys...
05:01How often does that go off?
05:02What are you saying?
05:03No, it's...
05:05I feel like it's just them ranting about,
05:07oh, look what Kenny did today.
05:09Why is he acting like this?
05:11Cora Cordell lost.
05:13It's just ranting about us.
05:15If you were to know what we talked about,
05:17you wouldn't even believe us.
05:18Like, you guys will never know.
05:19I think there might be the number one group chat
05:21I'd want to be in in the world.
05:22It might be the PPG group chat.
05:24I'm honored to be a part of the group chat.
05:25The things we talk about, we just cry all day.
05:27It's a bunch of, like, laughing emojis.
05:29Oh, my God.
05:30Are there a lot of, like, sub Love Island group chats?
05:32Like, the boys, the girls, some of the girls, some of the boys.
05:34Yeah, we have the PPG.
05:35That's, like, the OG one, right?
05:36And then we have the PPGM.
05:37So it's, like, our boyfriends and us in a group
05:40because we want to plan trips and stuff.
05:41We have one with Kayla and Liv,
05:43PPG Kayla and Liv, and that's it.
05:45Okay.
05:46We keep the circle small.
05:47Mm-hmm.
05:48Tell me about Ariana.
05:49How was she as a host?
05:50I know you love your girl, Ari.
05:51Love her.
05:52She had to take some cues from Andy Cohen.
05:53She's been to her reunion a time or two herself,
05:55usually on the other side, but she can deliver.
05:57How'd she do?
05:58I think she's amazing.
05:59Yeah, I think we need to apologize to her
06:01because we talk over her.
06:02There's so much going on.
06:03I feel like we all owe her an apology,
06:06but she delivers.
06:07She's amazing.
06:08She's a queen, so.
06:09Yeah, she really is.
06:10Queen being a queen.
06:11Did you guys feel like you got to, like,
06:12bond with her a little bit when you were in Fiji?
06:14I feel like you were always so excited
06:15when she walked in.
06:16Yeah, it's been so crazy.
06:17I feel like at the end we left, like,
06:18she was, like, our big sis,
06:19and she was, like, rooting for us girls.
06:21It was amazing.
06:22She invited us to her show on Broadway, Chicago,
06:24so we felt so special.
06:25She's amazing.
06:26You have to go watch it.
06:27Yeah.
06:28It's the best.
06:29But, no, yeah, I feel like we can, like,
06:31just message her if we need her.
06:32She gave us really good advice,
06:33like, inside the villa, post villa.
06:35She's just, like, amazing all around.
06:37Like, everything about her is, like, amazing.
06:38Yeah.
06:39Yeah.
06:40What is the craziest rumor you guys have heard
06:41about anyone on the cast of Love Island USA?
06:46What is the craziest rumor?
06:49Oh, I think there was, like, a rumor.
06:53Oh, God.
06:54No, because I know you started the rumor as a joke,
06:56and it kind of blew up, but it was just a joke,
06:59and I won't say the person's names,
07:01but there's this rumor going on that, like,
07:03two people were, like, sexually active
07:06that you guys don't know about.
07:08Oh, yeah.
07:09It's just a joke.
07:10It was a really bad joke that turned into, like,
07:13something way worse, but, no, it's just a joke.
07:15We won't say the names, but, like, no.
07:17We don't need to feed into that one.
07:18All right.
07:19For you guys, dating outside the villa,
07:20what has been the best part so far?
07:22What's been the best part, Kenny?
07:24I think being out in public and just doing a couple things.
07:28Going on dates.
07:30Going to the mall.
07:31You know, the mall.
07:32Shopping.
07:33Having her pick outfits for me.
07:35You know, mini golf.
07:36Like, little things like that.
07:38Just doing a couple activities.
07:40Did anyone come up to you guys at the mall?
07:42Yeah, no, it was bad.
07:43It was bad.
07:44I don't know what made us think that was an okay thing to do.
07:46Like, we should have gone in, like, hoodies and stuff.
07:48No, there was a lot of people who were like,
07:50we got to go, but, yeah, it was fun for, like,
07:52the first ten minutes, but, yeah.
07:55It didn't make sense.
07:56You're coming from, obviously, a reality show.
07:58It's an accelerated timeline in there.
08:00Like, you feel like, you know, the relationship,
08:02you know, goes kind of quick.
08:04Going out, do you feel a pressure to kind of keep going
08:06at, like, maybe a quicker pace than normal?
08:08Do you almost want to slow down and go the opposite way?
08:11Are you just feeling it out?
08:12Does that make any sense?
08:13Yeah, okay, so I think because we live in different cities,
08:16we have to go at a certain pace.
08:18We spent a lot of time already together post-fill.
08:21Like, I've gone to Dallas to visit him,
08:23and we've been in New York together.
08:25But my biggest priority is just to make sure, like,
08:28Kenny feels comfortable at all times.
08:30So it's, like, whatever he wants, I'm down.
08:32At a rate of 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
08:36He gets my sense of humor.
08:39Oh, guys, no breaks.
08:41I have a really bad sense of humor,
08:43and I'm so grateful that he gets it,
08:45because anyone else thinks I'm, like, psyched
08:46or, like, mentally unstable.
08:48But I think I'm stable.
08:49Like, I'm fine.
08:50He keeps me stable, so whatever he wants, I want.
08:53Yeah, but I think we have done a good job
08:55of just being receptive.
08:57Like, we call each other in the morning and the night,
08:59and we give each other our time.
09:01We understand we're busy.
09:02Both of us are busy.
09:03But I think we've been pretty good.
09:04Like, when you call me, I pick up.
09:06When I call you, you pick up.
09:07Yeah, he always answers.
09:08Sometimes I call, and he's like,
09:09he answered.
09:10Okay, I'll get day back.
09:11I'm just, like, just making sure.
09:12Oh, my God.
09:13Are we, like, sharing locations?
09:14Because before, you got to, like,
09:15see each other from across.
09:16Like, oh, he's in Seoul, Thais.
09:17He's working out.
09:18Now are we doing that from, like, different states?
09:20When we were, like, when I was going to Dallas,
09:22I couldn't find his apartment.
09:23And so Productions, like, just asked for his location.
09:26I was like, smart.
09:28I was like, can you just give me your location?
09:29He's like, okay.
09:30Turn it on forever.
09:31Not just 24 hours.
09:32I'm like, do you want mine?
09:33He's like, sure.
09:34I'm like, oh, level four.
09:35Let's go.
09:36He doesn't even know it.
09:37Yeah, we're in the same hotel room.
09:39I'm just like, where's Kenny?
09:40He's, like, sitting right next to me.
09:42Okay, just making sure.
09:43Just making sure.
09:44Obviously, you guys learn so much about each other
09:46because you, like, live together in this crazy whirlwind.
09:48But is there anything you've learned outside of the villa
09:51that surprised you, good way or bad way,
09:53about each other?
09:54Yeah, anything?
09:56It's hard because you get to know each other
09:58in such an intimate way.
09:59Oh, you know what?
10:00I will say yes anyway.
10:01We've gone out a couple times to the club,
10:03and he has, like, an amazing job.
10:06He does a great job of handling his liquor
10:08and then babysitting me because I'm a lightweight.
10:10Yes, it's bad.
10:11So, like, I just know when I get, like, drunk in the club,
10:14I'm like, oh, Kenny got me.
10:15Like, he's always checking on me.
10:16Great quality.
10:17Yeah, I love that.
10:18I love that.
10:19Very attentive.
10:20I think I've gone to her a lot for advice,
10:22like, just advice on how to deal with this
10:25and with life going forward.
10:27So we've been able to just speak about it clearly
10:30without, you know, genuinely and just go through stuff.
10:34Healthy communication?
10:35Yeah.
10:36It's so healthy, it's scary.
10:37Why do you think?
10:38What do you credit that to?
10:39I don't know.
10:40I guess our parents, maybe?
10:41Maybe.
10:42He has a really good relationship with his mom.
10:44I have a degree in communication,
10:45so maybe that's just kind of, like, me, me, me.
10:47Kenny's a mom in your education.
10:49That's the perfect...
10:50Marriage.
10:51I love that.
10:54I have to ask you, Janae, I know you're a Love Island fan.
10:58Did you watch UK, too?
10:59I love Love Island, UK.
11:00Okay, are we upset about Molly Mae and Tommy Fury?
11:03When I told you just the other day I got the news
11:05and I wanted to shed a tear because when people are like,
11:07like, what's your motivation?
11:08I'm like, the OG, Molly Mae.
11:10When I tell you, that's, like, literally my motivation
11:12when I walked into the villa.
11:13Like, that was one of many.
11:14Yeah.
11:15But I'm sad.
11:16Am I, like, the only one that's optimistic?
11:18Like, maybe there's a chance?
11:19He'll come back?
11:20I don't know the full story.
11:21I don't think anyone does.
11:22He cheated on her?
11:23He denied it.
11:24He denied cheating.
11:25He denied it.
11:26But there's some, you know, photos that people are like,
11:27I don't know how I feel about that.
11:28It's just like, what?
11:29Molly Mae?
11:30Like, come on.
11:31I know.
11:32It doesn't get better than her.
11:33I know.
11:34Poor Bambi.
11:35Baby Bambi.
11:36Is that her kid's name?
11:37You know, I just have to commiserate with you
11:38because I'm very upset about that.
11:39I'm, like, praying every night.
11:40Like, no, it's a bad nightmare.
11:42We're all going to wake up, like, joke, you know?
11:44Now we have you guys to root for.
11:46I was like, we could pick up the torch,
11:47but no, we're not going to pick up any torch
11:49because they still have the torch and they're killing it
11:51and everything's going to be just fine.
11:52Perfect.