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Love Island USA is here (Picture: CBS)

Love Island USA has kicked off with 11 islanders arriving in Fiji for four weeks of fun and finding love – and $100,000.

Hosted by social media influencer Arielle Vandenberg, the new spin-off will reportedly have all expletives bleeped out and raunchy swimwear replaced for more modest attire, while Matthew Hoffman is taking on the important role of voiceover man from Iain Stirling.

Caro, 21, and Alexandra, 25, were the first girls in the villa, and gave us the requisite squeals and ‘oh my God’s’ that we’ve come to expect from newcomers to a villa before Mallory, Alana and Elizabeth, 24, joined them.

But so much for a lack of raunchy swimwear as the girls all look tanned and stunning in their small two-pieces and low-cut costumes.

If you’ve got it, flaunt it.

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Arielle’s intro to the villa was classic Caroline Flack, complete with slo-mo walk before she got the goss from the girls on what they were looking for.

Mallory, 25 – blonde, pink bikini – was keen for a John-Meyer type to walk in the villa while Alana, 21, revealed she had never been in a relationship and Caro insisted she just wanted someone with ‘genuine intentions’.

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Before long though it was time for the first boy to enter the villa, Cashel, 28.

He calls himself a ‘walking contradiction’, claiming he likes to talk about ‘silly things and also philosophy’, and he is also keen to meet someone ‘the organic way’.

So he’s gone on a reality show.

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The girls make a decision (Picture: CBS)

Unfortunately for Cashel, none of the girls stepped forward but unlike the UK version, Cashel wasn’t relegated to the subs bench but instead allowed to pick the girl of his choice coupling up with Caro with the promise that he wasn’t as shy as he looked.

Yamen, 24, was the next boy to arrive on the island – and the girls very quickly showed their interest – although Alana was the only girl to step forward while Zac was up next with Elizabeth, Mallory and Caro stepping forward.

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Alana couldn’t hide her feelings (Picture: CBS)

‘He has “come to me eyes”,’ said Caro – who is already coupled up with Cashel – but Zac, 22, chose Elizabeth.

Next to walk in to the villa off the beach was cowboy Weston, 25.

And yes he walked in to Lil Nas X and Billy Cyrus’ Old Town Road.

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The girls stepped forward (Picture: CBS)

Sadly none of the girls stepped forward, although Mallory admitted she loved his southern accent, so Weston chose to couple up with her before Michael strolled in to the villa.

The 29-year-old model admitted – with a straight face – that being ‘this good-looking is a gift and curse’ and Caro and Mallory both stepped forward, along with Alexandra, who stepped forward the first time; Michael chose Alexandra.

Like any good Love Island episode though, things are never that simple and so in walked an 11th islander.

Kyra.

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Kyra was a wildcard (Picture: CBS)

Arielle then dropped the bomb that the next recoupling would take place in 24 hours before she walked out and the games began, with the girls and boys instantly segregating themselves for a major debrief over the coupling ceremony.

‘I feel like if my hunch is right, we are going to get on,’ Alana said in the beach hut of her and Yamen but Kyra later revealed she had her eye on both Yamen and Zac.

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Debrief time (Picture: CBS)

Caro and Cashel (‘I keep wanting to call him Cashew’) later caught up and admitted they were keen to get to know each other but also other people, and Cashel soon cracked on with Kyra, showing off his dance moves.

The first night in the villa saw the islanders pop open the champagne and begin to grow closer, with Elizabeth reminding Kyra she didn’t come all this way to play it safe.

No one tell Elizabeth Kyra is after her man.

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Yamen and Alana get to know each other (Picture: CBS)

Despite being in Fiji, the rain soon started falling and the couples hid out in secluded spots.

Alana and Yamen opened up to each other in the kitchen – and Alana later admitted in the beach hut she was already all in with the real estate agent: ‘I will continue to work on my situation with Yamen, and then he will become my bae-man’.

It may have been the best line of the entire episode.

Soon Kyra opens up to the girls and admits that her eye is being turned by Yamen and Weston, and she has a chat with Mallory asking if it’s okay to take Weston for a chat.

‘You’re not my type at all,’ she admits but the pair hit it off leaving Mallory concerned about her place in the villa.

Caro reminds her to ‘secure her man’ and it seems like she’s taken her own words to heart, for as the pairs head to bed for the first night she snuggles up with Cashel who kisses her on the forehead.

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Caro and Cashel grow close (Picture: CBS)

As dawn breaks, Cashel begins to graft Kyra, asking her to speak later in the day but as Caro claims she’s really starting to like Cashel and marks her territory in front of the other girls, he tells her that he is interested in Kyra.

And Caro is not having that, kissing him instead.

It’s day two, Caro.

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Before she plants one on him (Picture: CBS)

Kyra and Cashel later catch up, and she tells him he makes her ‘feel shy’ and he admits he is feeling ‘a flutter’.

Kyra however is grafting Yamen, opening up on her past relationship with a woman, and leaving Alana fuming, but will she go with her gut and risk friendships in the villa?

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Alana is not happy (Picture: CBS)

The show ends on a cliffhanger – classic Love Island – but just like the UK version, it will air every night for four weeks.

Bring on the drama.

Love Island USA couples

Caro and Cashel

Alana and Yamen

Elizabeth and Zac

Mallory and Weston

Alexandra and Michael

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