Are Justine And Tyrique Still Together From Love Island Games?
No, Justine Ndiba and Tyrique Hyde aren’t officially a couple, not anymore, at least. After Love Island Games, the two made it clear they left the villa on good terms but without any romantic label attached. They had chemistry, for sure, the glances, the banter, those ridiculously flirty arguments that made fans switch sides mid-episode, but real life proved a bit trickier than late-night villa chats and slow-motion pool walks.
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They both admitted the feelings were real, but also that the timing wasn’t exactly perfect. Tyrique told Swoon that while he genuinely liked getting to know Justine, he didn’t want to rush into anything serious after just three weeks of filming. Justine, for her part, seemed cautiously optimistic. She talked about wanting to start with “building real trust,” which, let’s be honest, is very on brand for someone who’s been burned by Love Island romances before. I loved how down-to-earth that sounded, no over-the-top promises, just a simple “let’s grab dinner and see how it goes.”
Apparently, that dinner hasn’t turned into anything more. After the show wrapped, both returned to their separate lives. She’s been in L.A., catching up with family and creating content, while he’s been bouncing between London shoots and decompressing after the madness of Fiji. A small note she dropped in an interview hit home: “There’s always the distance thing that I will not be putting myself through again.” You could almost feel the sigh in that line.
Still, there’s something warm about how they speak about each other. Justine called Tyrique her favorite villa partner ever. Tyrique, the self-proclaimed “menace,” admitted she brought out a softer side of him. So, no fairytale ending, but maybe a grown-up one. They’re cool, they still talk, and who knows… maybe someday they’ll finally have that dinner and actually finish it without cameras around.
At least for now, their story feels refreshingly real, messy, unfinished, and kind of honest.
