The Love Island USA Season 7 villa is heating up, and the Islanders are leaving little to the imagination in their shared bedroom. In an exclusive interview with Us Weekly, bombshell Hannah Fields spilled the tea on the villa’s steamy secrets, including a cheeky code word for getting intimate and the truth behind her now-infamous “journey” with Pepe Garcia.
The Villa’s Secret Sex Code
Forget cryptic glances or subtle winks—the Islanders have a playful way of dishing about their bedroom escapades. “We had a code name for intimacy,” Hannah, 23, revealed. “We’d say, ‘How was your journey? What was this journey like?’” The phrase, coined by fellow Islander Huda, became the villa’s not-so-subtle way of checking in on each other’s romantic adventures. “Huda started it,” Hannah shared. “She’d say something like, ‘Oh, I had a journey. My journey went all the way.’”
This cheeky code added a layer of fun to the villa’s already electric atmosphere, where connections spark fast and boundaries blur faster. But for Hannah, one particular “journey” with Pepe Garcia stole the spotlight—and not for the reasons she’d hoped.
Caught on Camera: Hannah’s Viral Moment
Fans were buzzing when Hannah and Pepe’s late-night rendezvous aired, a moment that became one of the season’s most talked-about scenes. Reflecting on the now-viral clip, Hannah admitted she was caught off guard. “We hadn’t slept in, like, 24 hours. It was three hours after we went to bed,” she explained. “You kind of forget you’re on camera. I always forgot I was being recorded. I’d see a camera and be like, ‘Oh s***, I’m being recorded.’”
The next morning, Hannah hoped her moment of passion had gone unnoticed. “I was like, ‘Just don’t talk about it. Nobody’s gonna know,’” she recalled, laughing. “I sat in the bathroom thinking, ‘Do you think they caught that? … No.’ But when I watched the episode, I was like, ‘Oh, I couldn’t have been less discreet.’” The cameras, it seems, miss nothing in the Love Island villa.
Navigating the Villa’s Watchful Eyes
Living under constant surveillance isn’t easy, and Hannah admitted that the thought of America watching weighed on her at times. “Everyone has thought about it a little bit,” she said. “I tried to take that out of my mind completely. You don’t know if people are voting out of spite or because they actually like you.” Being in the bottom three during a recoupling was a tough pill to swallow, but Hannah refused to let it define her. “I tried not to think, ‘Oh, America didn’t like me.’ Everybody up there was either an OG or Cierra, who was basically an OG. Nobody wants to think America hates them.”
Despite the pressure, Hannah leaned into her connections, particularly with Pepe and Charlie Georgio. When paired with Pepe, the other girls teased, “America must’ve seen something you didn’t!” For Hannah, it felt like the viewers were a silent presence in the villa, shaping the Islanders’ fates in unexpected ways.
Hannah’s Love Triangle: Pepe vs. Charlie
Hannah’s journey in the villa wasn’t just about steamy moments—it was a rollercoaster of emotions. Fans fell hard for her chemistry with Charlie Georgio, with many rooting for them to go the distance. “Watching the show back, I’m not surprised,” Hannah said of the fan love for her and Charlie. “We had a great time, and at the time, we had the strongest connection. But we also had our fair share of downs—maybe it wasn’t shown as much, so I can see why people loved it.”
Charlie’s exit from the villa hit Hannah hard. “It was the worst day ever,” she admitted, her emotional reaction cementing their bond in fans’ eyes. But despite the sparks with Charlie, Hannah’s heart leaned toward Pepe. “Me and Pepe had a really, really good connection,” she said. “I was devastated leaving the villa.”
Life After the Villa: What’s Next for Hannah?
Since exiting Love Island, Hannah has been grappling with mixed emotions. “I’ve just been trying to stay open-minded because I don’t know what’s gonna happen,” she shared. While she’s hopeful about rekindling things with Pepe outside the villa, she’s keeping her expectations in check. “He could build another connection. You can see with me, firsthand, that it really can change overnight,” she noted. Still, she’s open to exploring their spark further, saying, “I would love to continue building my connection with Pepe, but I’m not gonna force anything.”
Hannah also hopes to reconnect with Charlie, at least as friends. “I think we had a really good bond, and nobody in my life has ever made me laugh that hard,” she said warmly.
Pepe’s New Flame: A Hannah Lookalike?
Adding a twist to the tale, Pepe has since coupled up with bombshell Gracyn Blackmore, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Hannah. “He told me I wasn’t his physical type initially,” Hannah said with a laugh. “But then he was saying, ‘Oh, she has these long legs, blonde hair, blue eyes, tiny nose or whatever.’ And I was like, ‘That’s me!’” While she doesn’t believe Pepe intentionally sought out her doppelgänger, Hannah is keeping a close eye on his next moves. “I’ve been trying to watch those parts ’cause I wanna see!” she admitted.
As Love Island USA Season 7 continues to deliver drama, romance, and plenty of “journeys,” Hannah’s candid revelations give fans a front-row seat to the villa’s X-rated secrets. Whether she’s stealing hearts or breaking them, one thing’s clear: Hannah’s story is far from over.