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Love Island USA season 7 saw Chelley and Ace have a conversation before bed in episode 3. While talking, the latter asked Chelley to smell in, and while she did, he planted a kiss on her forehead.
While fans gushed over the moment at first, they noticed Ace's eagerness to get every male islander to explore connections beyond the ones they had formed. While speaking directly to Jeremiah, he urged him not to be so focused on Huda and later told Taylor he didn't understand why the two were so closed off.
Fans online reacted to the episode's events, and while some "shipped" Ace and Chelley, others believed the former was leading Chelley on but was truly interested in Huda. One person wrote on X:
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"On episode 3 I can confidently get on here and say i no longer ship Ace and Chelley… Ace is clearly thirsty for Huda."
"Ace wants Huda that is why he really wants Jeremiah to talk to other people. I hope Chelley starts liking someone else because I do not want her to get with Ace," a fan commented.
"If Ace plays in Chelley face for Huda, he can kiss those dance lessons with Babar goodbye. Like dude you havent even been in a relationship & you tryna be a step dad?" a tweet read.
Fans of Love Island USA season 7 felt Ace was trying to sabotage Huda and Jeremiah's relationship:
"Ace is trying to sabotage huda and jeremiah’s relationship bc he wants huda and has been plotting on her since day 1 but never got the chance to talk to her cause of jeremiah and he’s leading chelley on as backup… and not one person in that villa has clocked it," a person wrote.
"Ace is the weirdest male in there and idk how ppl don't see that he is trying to plot and scam his way to the finale. He doesn't gaf about any girl in there. Huda is his meal ticket and Chelley is his back up," a fan commented.
"Ace is messy I think he wants Huda but he can sense she’s closed off already. I love his vibes with Chelley but I need that ship to sink… my girl deserves a grown a** man," a tweet read.
Fans of Love Island USA season 7 further said:
"idc what yall say ace want huda and he using chelley as a safety net if all that slick sh*t he saying to jeremiah don’t sabotage they relationship," a person wrote.
"and once again ACE you leading my girl chelley on while trying to get at huda cause if huda rejects he going right back to chelley IM CLOCKING YOUR TEA," a fan commented.
"I feel like you're playing it safe"— Ace talks to Taylor about Jeremiah and Huda being "closed off" in Love Island USA season 7 episode 3
In Love Island USA season 7 episode 3, the male islanders discussed the previous firepit ceremony and Huda's comments about the islanders wanting to swap partners. He said it set a narrative that everyone was supposed to couple up right away instead of exploring other connections.
He told Jeremiah that he was "dead a**" about wanting the male Love Island USA season 7 cast member to explore other options.
Later in the episode, Ace and Chelley discussed their connection, and the former told her that she caught him off guard. While talking to her, he asked her to smell him, and when she did, Ace kissed Chelley on the forehead.
However, Ace wasn't able to let Huda and Jeremiah's relationship slide and discussed their status while in conversation with Taylor. He told Taylor he disagreed with the couple staying together and felt they were trying to be safe.
"I feel like you're playing it safe around here. That way you won't get looked at," he said.
Watching the episode back, fans of Love Island USA season 7 commented on Ace's interest in Jeremiah and Huda's relationship and felt he was trying to break them up while also leading Chelley on.
Episode 3 of Love Island USA season 7 can be streamed on Peacock.
