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'Love Island USA' Season 5: Do Kenzo and Carmen know each other? Speculation sparks as islanders couple up

Kenzo Nudo and Carmen Kocourek instantly matched each other's vibe as the bombshell picked her for his date

PACIFIC HARBOUR, FIJI: Things in the 'Love Island USA' villa are heating up as new islanders Emily Chavez, Kenzo Nudo, and Jonah Allman rocked the boat before even stepping off of it. However, Emily's arrival jeopardizes Destiny Zammarra and Vickala 'Kay Kay' Gray's relationships with Harrison Hans Luna and Keenan Anumay.

Meanwhile, Carsten 'Bergie' Bergersen lost all hope of being friends with Carmen Kocourek soon after Kenzo entered the villa. Camen and Kenzo's vibes were a perfect match as they went on their first date which fueled multiple speculations around the internet.

Kenzo picked Carmen to be coupled up with

'Love Island USA' Season 5 latest episode stirred up drama and increased the tension as the new islanders announced the names of the contestants they want to couple up with. After Jonah picked Destiny and Emily ditched Keenan for Harrison, Kenzo coupled up with Carmen. Kenzo went on a date with Carmen and Anna. However, Kenzon seemingly had much stronger feelings for Carmen, and there were chances for them to be coupled up. Furthermore, both Kenzo and Carmen belong to the same city, which fueled the chances of being together even outside the villa.

'Carmen and Kenzo definitely knew each other before this'

Carmen and Kenzo's date sparked multiple rumors that they knew each other even before starring in 'Love Island USA' Season 5. A social media user tweeted, "The rumor that Carmen and Kenzo know each other has me thinking cause y’all kissing like y’all ain’t new to this but true to this." Another user said, "Carmen and kenzo definitely knew each other before this, I got their tea." Another viewer noted, "Carmen & Kenzo's vibe already seems very suspicious to me like they have dated before!!" "Whoever said Carmen and Kenzo already know each other.. I believe you! They’re not making it to finals on my watch," said another person. Another critic penned, "Carmen and Kenzo think they slick acting like they don’t know each other.." Another Twitter user stated, "Carmen def knew Kenzo prior because wym you don’t wanna get to know anyone else, you met him yesterday."

'Love Island USA' Season 5 premiered on Peacock on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. During premiere week, new episodes were available to stream every day at 9 pm ET. Subsequently, new episodes are being released from Thursdays through Tuesdays on Peacock.