Love Island USAseason 7 has been full of ups and downs, but after Casa Amor coming to an end and the villa bringing everyone together,the Islanders connections are still shifting. ThroughoutLove Island USAseason 7, the majority of the Islanders have struggled to move through their relationships with ease. After the heart rate challenge, Chelley Bissainthe’s relationships have changed considerably.

While she’s still coupled up with Ace Greene,their relationship has been rocky as she’s explored continuing a connection with Chris Seeley, who she met during Casa Amor week. TheLove Island USAseason 7 cast’sresident crash out queen, Huda Mustafa, is currently coupled up with Chris, and had an incident involving Ace during the heart rate challenge. This has put Chelley on edge.

Chelley Bissainthe from Love Island USA Season 7 smiling on a pink couch in front of a plant

Throughout the most recent episode, the Islanders were aware that they needed to clear the air before they could move forward. Even Elan Bibas,who connected with Cierra Ortegaduring Casa Amor, struggled to move ahead without talking to Cierra’s original match, Nic Vansteenberghe. As the relationships shifted,the Islanders started getting ready for the next moveof the season.

Chelley Brushed Huda Off After The Heart Rate Challenge

She Wasn’t Interested In Huda’s Apology

Although Chelley and Ace’s turn during the heart rate challenge saw her circling back to kiss Chris more than once, she took issue with the way Huda went about approaching Ace. WhileHuda’s moves were definitely more explicit than some of the other Islanders, Chelley was hurt on a surprising level. Despiteknowing Huda was playing a game, Chelley took it personally.

Sharing that she didn’t want to talk to Huda after the challenge, she took the following day to decompress.Sharing with both Cierra and Olandria Carthen that she was hurt by the way Huda behaved, she decided by the time the episode of was over that she would be cordial to her former friend, but they didn’t need to continue to be cluse.

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Nic & Cierra Went On A Date, Then Hit A Major Milestone

The Couple Closed Things Off

Early in the episode, Nic and Cierra spoke about their connection, andNic then went on to talk to Cierra’s Casa connection Elanabout the way he’d performed in the heart rate challenge. WhileElan had gone into the challengehopeful that he would be able to explore more of a connection with Cierra, Nic’s feelings quickly put an end to it.

Nic and Cierra were ultimately invited on a datethat took them out of the villa together for the first time. The pair were able to go for a bike ride through the hills of Fiji, and then had a picnic overlooking a beautiful cliff. The couple talked about their feelings and hopes for the future, making it clear they were ready for commitment.

As the date continued, the pair were open about wanting to stop exploring other connections in the villa. Ultimately, moving on from their former connections and flings,Nic and Cierra decided to close their relationship off from anyone else. Moving forward, they’ll only be exploring each other in theLove Island USAvilla.

Connections Continued To Change As The Experience Gets Spicy

Original Islanders Are Still Figuring Out Which Casa Bombshells They’re Interested In

Although there’s still a lot to be hashed out, the episode made it clear that the main drama of the next few episodes will be focused on Chelley deciding between Ace and Chris, Chris moving closer to Huda, and Amaya Espinalchoosing between Elan and Zak Srakaew. While Amaya has been happy with Zak thus far,her conversations with Elan seemed positive.

As for Ace and Chelley, the pair hit a rough patch when Ace pointed out he was ready to close off, but Chelley was still interested in exploring Chris. Meanwhile,Chris shared with Huda he’d be pulling back from Chelley. Elsewhere, Taylor Williams is still tornbetween Olandria and Clarke Carraway, as well, meaningLove Island USAis still bringing the drama.

Love Island USAairs every night at 9 p.m. EDT on Peacock, except Wednesdays.