As Nicolandria Nation continues to rejoice in their victory, Love Island USA season 7 alum Cierra Ortega is getting real about watching her main man and BFF get together on national television. Over the weekend, Cierra spilled all the tea on her time in the Villa in a four-part TikTok video series and revealed where she stands with Nic Vansteenberghe and Olandria Carthen now that Love Island USA is over. Spoiler alert: It’s not great.
“I came out thinking Nic and I are in this amazing place,” Cierra recounted in her fourth Q&A video. “We are closed off and have these strong feelings for each other.” Emerging from the Villa only to see that the entire fandom had been rooting for Nic and Olandria to couple up—including Nic’s family—“hurt,” she said...and it hurt even more when she watched their relationship continue to develop after she left.
Cierra continued, “Two things can exist at once. I can be sad for myself that I am mourning this relationship and all these things I thought were going to happen between us, and I can also be happy for two people I care about.”
But while she may be at peace with Nic and Olandria’s new relationship, she’s less content with their actions since leaving the Villa. “When I first came out, I could appreciate the friendship and relationship and memories and find beauty in their situation because I thought they’d come out and embrace me,” she explained.
But when she didn’t hear from either Nic or Olandria after the season ended, “The more hurt I became.” She continued, “As the days went on, it just kind of felt like I never existed, like the friendship Olandria and I shared had never existed, like the relationship Nic and I shared had never existed.”
As for where she and Nic stand now, Cierra said, “The answer is that we don’t. We don’t stand on any business.” Ouch.
Regardless of what you think about Cierra’s actions that got her removed from the Villa, the fact that neither Nic nor Olandria have reached out to her since leaving the Villa is understandably hurtful—especially given the obsession with being a “girl’s girl” this season. That said, it’s also unclear if Cierra has reached out to either of them, although Chelley Bissainthe confirmed last week that Cierra was reaching out to cast members.
Cierra ended her video saying that she had to accept that she wasn’t going to get closure from Nic on their relationship. And it looks like we are, too, because she also revealed that she won’t be attending the Love Island USA season 7 reunion.
