Love Island’s Elizabeth Weber & Alexandra Stewart Tell Unheard Secrets and Give Couples Updates
Love Island USA winner Elizabeth Weber and runner-up Alexandra Stewart go behind the scenes of the show, discuss what happened to Elizabeth's on-show relationship after filming ended, and explain how they're building careers as influencers.
About This Episode
Get ready for an exclusive inside look at CBS’s Love Island!
Elizabeth Weber is a small town Michigan native who was recently crowned the winner of Love Island USA Season 1. She and Season 1 runner-up Alexandra Stewart recently sat down with Mike and Kevin Dietz to go behind the scenes of Love Island and tell us what most people don’t know about the show. While most people see Love Island as light-hearted and comedic, Elizabeth and Alexandra explain how most contestants come on to find real love, and update us on the relationships they formed as contestants. Elizabeth and Alexandra also take us into the influencer world, and we discuss the crazy amounts of money that people are making through Instagram and TikTok, and how becoming full-fledged influencers has changed their lives.
Show Notes
- Meet the islanders
- Life without phones
- Show format and production
- Casting and show tone
- Motivations for joining
- Risks and reality
- The finale and prize money
- Post-show relationships
- Transitioning to influencer life
- The business of social media
- Platforms and monetization
- Career goals and strategies
- Behind the scenes stories
- Advice and closing thoughts
FAQs
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How is Love Island USA different from The Bachelor?
One of the guests said The Bachelor has a dramatic and romantic feel, while Love Island has a light-hearted, comedic feel, helped by the narrator, who talks over most of what’s going on. They also said the show is adapted from the UK version, which is more raunchy and unfiltered, and that because it aired on CBS the American version was toned down.
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Did Elizabeth Weber split the $100,000 prize with her partner Zach?
Yes. Elizabeth and Zach each picked an envelope; hers had the number on it and his had zero, which meant it was her choice whether to keep the whole $100,000 or split it, and she split it. She said she knows that if he had drawn it, he would have split it too.
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What happened to Elizabeth Weber and Zach's relationship after the show?
According to Elizabeth, they got back in August, real-world factors started to mix in and put stress on the relationship, and it did not end up working out; it officially ended a few months later. She said they tried to work on things for a while, but it felt like forcing something that wasn’t going to work.
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How is an influencer's pay per post determined?
The guests explained that pay depends on engagement and impressions, not just follower count, and on the male-female split of an account’s audience. They also mentioned Social Bluebook, a website where you can enter an account and see what its asking price for a photo should be based on its analytics.
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Was Love Island USA scripted?
One of the guests said they had full rein over whom they talked to, and that the season was pretty tame, a PG version. They said that because CBS is a network, the show cast more neutral people and was very clean-cut compared with the UK version.
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