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Love Island USA star confirms Rob’s secret crush

Love Island USA star confirms Rob’s secret crush

The big picture

  • Due to the relationship drama in Rob Rausch’s past, he focused on Leah Kateb.
  • Rob has a crush on JaNa, but the two have a complicated relationship.
  • Rob’s feelings for Olivia Walker changed after she entered the villa.



Rob Rausch has kept a low profile since the explosive end of his last love relationship. Love Island USA Ladies dumped Andrea Carmona from the villa because she had a strong connection to the snake tamer. This left a bad taste in his mouth and he focused more on Leah Kateb rather than finding love. But there were a few moments with Rob that stood out to people and got some viewers talking.

Rob has a crush on another native woman on the island, but will he give in to his temptation? Connor Newsum reveals who Rob finds “gorgeous” in the villa. But will it lead anywhere? That’s what we can glean from the latest episodes.


Connor says Rob likes JaNa on Love Island USA

Rob Rausch sits with JaNa Craig on a daybed “Love Island USA”
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Connor revealed that he and Rob liked the same girl more than once. “Rob and I just seemed to be attracted to the same type of girl.” Rob even said: “JaNa is beautiful, JaNa is beautiful,” he said US weekly newspaper. “I was like, ‘Dude, we can’t do that again.’ I had to chuckle about it, you know, Rob and I are close. We communicate pretty openly.” This isn’t surprising since he pulled JaNa out for a conversation after Andrea’s exit. It’s possible that JaNa knew he was going to flirt with her because she called him “buddy” several times. Rob also gave JaNa a passionate kiss during the kissing challenge.

JaNa dated Connor, but he left her for Leah. The season started with Leah and Rob in a relationship. It would have been messy if the men had a romantic relationship with the same woman again. Rob told Connor that Leah lied to him about her feelings for him before she left him. The men are currently in Casa Amor and Rob is single. It doesn’t look like he’s getting along well with a particular Casa girl.


However, he made it known that his feelings for Olivia Walker changed just before the men left the villa. “I just wanted to get to know you better,” Rob told her in episode 18. She told him that she would choose him at the mating ceremony, but Cassidy Laudano chose him first. “I’ve liked you a little bit for some time now,” he told her. Olivia was the first bombshell of the season and she robbed Rob. He wasn’t happy about it since he was focused on Leah. Rob claims that weeks later in the villa, Olivia isn’t the same person he was paired with and that’s why his feelings have changed. Olivia isn’t as close to Leah so this should lead to less drama than if he had continued to court JaNa.

Love Island USA Season 6 can be streamed on peacockThe season runs for six weeks and new episodes are released daily except Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET.


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