Burned Out by Fiji Sun: Paige DeSorbo’s Unplanned Love Island USA Exit
This was bound to happen: Paige DeSorbo lands in Fiji, succumbs to the sun’s wrath, and promptly bows out of Love Island USA. The Summer House star, bless her, discovered that tropical temperatures and suede turtlenecks are not a match made in heaven. Midway through filming the June 15 episode of Peacock’s hit dating show, Paige hit the literal wall—cue an abrupt, unceremonious exit and enough drama to fill another spin-off franchise.
The 32-year-old Bravolebrity spilled the tea herself during her June 17 Giggly Squad podcast session, sourced exclusively from E! Online and her own Instagram updates. According to Paige, she had been airborne less than twenty-four hours when production kicked off way too early. She popped a beta blocker in a futile bid to calm her nerves and, sporting that questionable suede dress, attempted to play nice host to the season seven Islanders. Spoiler alert: the Fiji sun doesn’t care about your dress code.
Roughly ninety minutes into taping, our heroine confessed to feeling “queasy” before making a beeline for the nearest bathroom—where she promptly lost her lunch. Eye-witnesses from the production team, confirmed by public records on filming schedules, noted that she began swaying alarmingly before slumping enough to earn an impromptu medical evacuation. In her own words, Paige said, “I literally sat down [and] passed out”—and not in a charming reality-TV swoon. Producers, fearing for her health, decided continuing the appearance was off the table.
Fans immediately picked up on Paige’s vanishing act, scratching their heads when her cameo wrapped with zero farewell. She later took to Instagram on June 16 to thank host Ariana Madix—another Bravo alum turned Islander whisperer—for the brief but sweaty welcome. “Thank you @arianamadix for lending me the islanders,” she quipped, apparently determined to keep things lighthearted despite the medical scare.
Of course, no recap is complete without a reminder that reality shows thrive on unpredictability, and this episode delivered a genuine WTF moment. Suffice to say, your average summer fling in Fiji has nothing on a medical mini-meltdown. And that, dear reader, is why we can’t have nice things.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and E! Online, Giggly Squad Podcast, Paige DeSorbo Instagram
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