The sun may have set on Perfect Match Season 3 in Tulum, but the drama is still sizzling hotter than a beach bonfire. While the season wrapped with Too Hot to Handle heartthrob Louis Russell seemingly finding love with The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On’s Sandy Gallagher, it turns out his heart had other plans. In a jaw-dropping twist, Louis made his red carpet debut with Love Island USA standout Huda Mustafa by his side—long before the season’s finale aired. Talk about a plot twist that left fans and castmates reeling!
In an exclusive tell-all with Swooon, Season 3’s Hannah Burns (The Mole) didn’t hold back, spilling the tea on Louis’ controversial move and her own secret romance. Hannah revealed she’s happily coupled up with Louie Crow (no relation to Louis Russell), but she’s been playing by the rules, keeping her love life under wraps due to the cast’s strict NDAs. These agreements barred them from sharing romantic updates until the show fully aired. But Louis? He apparently didn’t get the memo.
“Obviously, the public was made aware that Louis, you know, [allegedly] has a baby and that he’s now dating Huda… So that has all been really interesting to see,” Hannah dished to Swooon. She didn’t mince words about how Louis’ premature reveal blindsided his on-screen love interest, Sandy Gallagher, and even impacted fellow contestant Alex Zamora’s storyline. “I could imagine being Sandy, being really hurt by the way he disrespected her and kind of blew her storyline, and Alex’s as well because no one really knew who he was going to pick,” Hannah added, her frustration palpable.
Calling Louis’ decision to go public with Huda “super immature and disrespectful,” Hannah didn’t shy away from pointing out his age as a factor. “He’s 23 years old, so what can you expect from that?” she quipped, throwing some serious shade. Louis’ hard launch of his new romance didn’t just ruffle feathers—it sent shockwaves through the Perfect Match fandom, leaving many to question his sincerity on the show.
Reflecting on her own private relationship and the pre-finale relationship reveals from castmates like AD Smith and Ollie Sutherland, Hannah had some bold ideas for how Perfect Match could avoid similar drama in future seasons. “I think the turnaround time either needs to be quicker, or there needs to be a cast where they’re not so well known,” she suggested. Drawing inspiration from The Bachelor, Hannah proposed a game-changing format: “I think it would be iconic if it were in real time, and you get to view the episodes every day during those three weeks, you have three weeks of one episode a day or something. I think that would just be so iconic and [dramatic]. Don’t even edit it. Just put it all out.”