During Sunday’s episode of the Peacock reality series, narrator Iain Stirling announced that Ortega had “left the villa due to a personal situation.”

After Zak Srakaew was dumped from "Love Island USA," he took to TikTok live to reveal what producers told the cast when Cierra Ortega left the show.

Love Island 2024 OG Nicole Samuel is from the same town as Emily, although it's not clear if they know each other. However, Nicole did comment on Emily's Instagram when she entered the villa. Emily first coupled up with Conor but they called things off and she later recoupled with Tommy.

Cierra Ortega’s social media team broke down their strategy for her online presence before her racism scandal led to her 'Love Island USA' exit