Love Island USA Star Rob Rauch and singer Nessa Barrett team up for her latest project.
Rob, 25, who was named one of the top six couples on season six of the hit reality dating show, was recently spotted with musician Nessa Barrett, and the TV personality exclusively told People magazine that he and the “Pain” singer are “shooting” a music video together.
Rob’s confession comes after fans speculated that the two were working on one of Barrett’s latest songs. Barrett released her new single “Passenger Princess” on Friday, July 26, but Rob didn’t say which music video she’ll be appearing in. The 21-year-old singer celebrated the new track with a celebratory post on Instagram.
“Passenger Princess is out now. XOXO, shake your booty and enjoy right now,” she wrote.
Some fans speculated that Rob might appear in the new music video, while others wondered if the two were romantically involved.
However, Rob exclusively told People magazine that he remains single “at this time.”
“I’m not planning on dating any of the girls on the show,” he explains. “I don’t have any plans to date anyone at the moment.”
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Rob, an original cast member from season six who joined Casa Amor in season five, opened up to PEOPLE about how the two experiences were very different. He said he felt more like himself during season five, explaining that this year he “had no time alone, and was constantly dealing with conflicts and emotions and other people.”
Throughout the six weeks, he caught viewers’ attention as he was caught in a love triangle with Leah Kateb and Andrea Carmona. In the first half of the season, Leah (24) and Rob were a couple, but Rob was paired up with newcomer Andrea. However, shortly after Andrea entered the villa, she was chased back home by the women, and Rob was ultimately forced to choose between staying in the villa or moving out with Andrea. At the time, he was upset with his fellow islanders, but later “accepted” their decision.
Additionally, he reiterates that although he and Leah have endured some conflict, they are technically “just friends” and “that’s it.” [they’re] It will be.”
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“She’s dating Miguel, and I’m personally rooting for that,” he confesses. “I really like Miguel and I really like her, so I want it to work out.”
“It just puts more pressure on them, and it’s totally unnecessary,” he added. Rob also admitted that he’s seen various fan edits of footage of him and Leah, pointing to the most recent footage of the cast reunion at Universal Studios on Thursday, July 25.
Regarding the group’s reunion, Rob revealed, “It was great to see everyone,” saying, “It was fun and relaxed as friends, and a nice change of pace.” Some of the cast members reunited last week, but they will be reuniting on screen again in the upcoming shoot. Love Island USA We will meet again on Monday, August 19th.
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Love Island USA Season 6 is currently streaming on Peacock.
