"I was willing to give Nic up and just ride it out, however that looked like for me," she tells PEOPLE. "Out of respect for Cierra."

Love Island USA Season 7 winner Amaya "Papaya" Espinal has spoken out about her co-star Cierra Ortega's sudden exit from the series. During Wednesday's episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast, the reality television star condemned Ortega's prior use of a racial slur.

Nic Vansteenberghe and Olandria Carthen spoke about dating outside of the villa, navigating online hate and what they plan to address at the reunion.