{"id":13901,"date":"2026-07-22T21:01:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13901"},"modified":"2026-07-22T21:01:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:01:35","slug":"love-islands-olandria-carthen-nic-vansteenberghe-split-source-explains-why-just-jared-celebrity-news-and-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13901","title":{"rendered":"Love Island&#8217;s Olandria Carthen &#038; Nic Vansteenberghe Split, Source Explains Why &#8211; Just Jared &#8211; Celebrity News and Gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2252350\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><img width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/love-island-split-788x444.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium tpd-force-16x9-aspect-ratio wp-post-image\" alt=\"Olandria Carthen and Nic Vansteenberghe sitting together with a lightning bolt between their faces to signify a breakup\" decoding=\"sync\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/love-island-split-428x214.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/love-island-split-788x444.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100px, 788px\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Jocelyn Prescod\/PEACOCK<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/olandria-carthen\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Olandria Carthen<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/nic-vansteenberghe\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Nic Vansteenberghe<\/strong><\/a> have broken up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The<em> Love Island USA<\/em> stars reportedly decided to split about a year after leaving the villa.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/li1.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"0\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 2 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 2 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/li1-788x526.jpg\" alt=\"Olandria Carthen and Nic Vansteenberghe smiling on a couch looking off to the side\" class=\"wp-image-2252354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/li1-788x526.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/li1-428x285.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">2<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"h-a-source-spoke-out-about-olandria-and-nic-s-breakup\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A source spoke out about Olandria and Nic\u2019s breakup<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The source told <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/olandria-carthen-nic-vansteenberghe-break-up-source-exclusive-12023929\">People<\/a>, \u201cThe distance between them and their busy schedules made it challenging to maintain their connection. They still remain close friends. They share a deep love and respect for each other and will always support one another whenever possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/li2.jpg\" class=\"pss-trigger\" role=\"button\" data-pss-trigger=\"1\" aria-controls=\"pss-modal\" aria-label=\"Open gallery of 2 images.\" title=\"Open gallery of 2 images.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/li2-788x443.jpg\" alt=\"Olandria Carthen and Nic Vansteenberghe posing for a photo together. They are both wearing brown, and they look serious\" class=\"wp-image-2252357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/li2-788x443.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/li2-428x241.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 100vw\"\/><span class=\"pss-trigger__badge\" aria-hidden=\"true\">2<\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"h-she-just-addressed-speculation-about-their-relationship\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">She just addressed speculation about their relationship<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month, <strong>Olandria <\/strong>actually addressed speculation about their relationship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhy is it your business? Are your bills getting paid? Are you touch-deprived? Go get a man; go do something with your life. Why does it matter if me and <strong>Nic <\/strong>are together? Even when we were at Coachella, people in the comments were like, \u2018Oh, I just needed proof that they saw each other this week.\u2019 Why are you so invested in people that don\u2019t know you? That part kind of creeps me out, because I\u2019m never that invested in someone\u2019s relationship, and I\u2019m not living for the internet,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/06\/18\/love-islands-olandria-carthen-addresses-speculation-about-her-relationship-with-nic-vansteenberghe-why-is-it-your-business\/\">she said.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-they-met-during-season-7-of-love-island-usa\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">They met during season 7 of <em>Love Island USA<\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-they-met-during-season-7-of-love-island-usa\"><strong>Olandria<\/strong> and <strong>Nic<\/strong> appeared on <em>Love Island USA<\/em> season 7, which aired in 20265, where they developed a connection after meeting in the villa. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-they-met-during-season-7-of-love-island-usa\">The pair explored their relationship throughout the season, becoming one of the most popular couples among viewers. They went on to reach the finale, finishing as the runners-up that season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/love-island\/\" rel=\"tag\">Love Island<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/love-island-usa\/\" rel=\"tag\">Love Island USA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/nic-vansteenberghe\/\" rel=\"tag\">Nic Vansteenberghe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/olandria-carthen\/\" rel=\"tag\">Olandria Carthen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/split\/\" rel=\"tag\">Split<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Jocelyn Prescod\/PEACOCK Olandria Carthen and Nic Vansteenberghe have broken up. 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