Chelley and Cierra Just Made Love Island USA Season 7 Worth Watching
It finally happened, and baby, it was worth the wait. Love Island USA Season 7 just delivered the queer kiss heard ’round the internet, and social media is in absolute shambles. Tonight’s episode saw Chelley Bissainthe and Cierra Ortega lock lips in a moment so charged, so iconic, it may have changed the course of this season and your timeline forever.
It was electric. It was sexy. It was history.
“IT’S FINALLY HAPPENING GUYS!!!”
One X user summed it up best:
“It’s finally happening guys!!! Chelley and Cierra are kissing
What followed was a full-blown meltdown of horny, emotional, and euphoric reactions from every corner of the app. Queer Twitter, sapphic TikTok, the girlies in the group chat, everyone came out swinging with joy and disbelief.
“I know Chelley was starving!”
“need them to win it all tbh”
“shes entertained 3 men in this villa and has not kissed A SINGLE ONE OF THEM LIKE THISDFGHDGFHDG #CIRELLY IS REALLLL”
“i actually jumped and screamed oh my god
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“Oh hell yeah happy pride!”
Yes, the crowd is roaring, and for good reason.
Chelley Bissainthe: A Queer Icon, Unbothered and Unapologetic
At 27, Chelley Bissainthe isn’t just playing the game. She’s rewriting it. The Florida-born day trader came out as bisexual early in the season with the kind of confidence most of us can only dream of. And not just a cute little mention in a passing convo, either. No. Chelley gave us the tea and the receipts.
In a spicy game segment, she casually dropped that she once cheated on a partner by kissing her female friend. Later, she elaborated. She was dating two women at the same time and, yes, had sex with both of them in one day.
Name a more iconic confessional. I’ll wait.
But what’s even more groundbreaking is how she’s allowed her bisexuality to exist out loud without it being objectified or reduced to some male fantasy. Chelley is living proof that queerness on reality TV can be bold, authentic, and complex.
She’s not here to be your girl-on-girl-for-the-guys moment. She’s here to fall in love, cause chaos, and be a damn good representation for queer viewers watching from their couches with their hearts in their throats.
The Franchise’s Ongoing Queer Awakening
Let’s not act like Love Island USA is a bastion of LGBTQ+ inclusivity because it’s not. The franchise has historically been straight as hell. But now and then, it slips up and does something radical, and Chelley and Cierra’s kiss joins the short but sacred canon.
Season 5 gave us Johnnie Garcia and Kassy Castillo’s vulnerable, beautiful confession and first same-sex kiss. Kyra Green, who came out as bisexual on the show, is now in a happy relationship with a woman offscreen. And now, in Season 7, we’ve got Chelley. Fearless, fierce, and kissing a girl on national TV like it’s nothing.
It should be nothing. But in a landscape where producers still cite “logistical difficulties” as the reason we can’t have a fully queer Love Island (I mean, hello, I Kissed A Girl exists and is thriving) Chelley’s presence feels like a rebellion. A kiss in defiance of heteronormativity. A bombshell that shook the villa and the algorithm.
Manifesting a Queer Bombshell or Ten
Is this the start of a sapphic summer storyline? Please, God, let it be. But even if Chelley and Cierra’s kiss doesn’t bloom into a full-blown queer romance, fans are demanding that producers give our bisexual queen a little more to work with.
Drop a bombshell. Send in a femme fatale. Let her flirt with someone who gets it.
If Love Island really wants to prove it’s evolving, they’ll stop dangling queer moments like bait and start crafting full narratives. Chelley’s done the work. Now, give her someone who can match that energy.
Outside the Villa, the Lesbians Are Cheering
Whether she finds love or just vibes through the rest of the season in true bad bitch fashion, Chelley’s already won something bigger. The hearts of every queer girl on the internet.
And if the timeline is any indicator, she’s not leaving our screens or our hearts anytime soon.
