Paige DeSorbo Opens Up About Her Sudden Exit from Love Island USA

Published: June 17, 2025

Paige DeSorbo, the 32-year-old reality star, has finally spoken out about her sudden disappearance from Love Island USA on Sunday, June 15. The Summer House alum revealed that she experienced a medical emergency while guest hosting a challenge for the dating competition series in Fiji. On an episode of her Giggly Squad podcast on Tuesday, June 17, DeSorbo shared that she had to leave the set halfway through after getting sick and fainting.

Medical Emergency

DeSorbo explained that she took a beta blocker to calm her nerves that morning, and was wearing a suede turtleneck with a mic pack touching the back of her neck, along with heavy hair extensions, in extremely hot weather. "The sun starts beating down on me pretty aggressively," she said. "I have a high pain tolerance, so if I'm uncomfortable, I'm really waiting for the last second to tell you, because I don't want to be a problem. I don't want to be bothersome."

DeSorbo noted that she told producers she was okay to keep going, but moments later, she started "swaying a little bit." "I'm not feeling totally normal, but again, I'm not stopping the show that has so graciously asked me to come on," she recalled. "I literally sat down [and] passed out."

Fans React

Viewers were surprised to see her seemingly disappear without announcing her exit after the challenge portion of the episode. One fan wrote, "weird, they flew paige out to host a challenge and she didn't finish it? did she overheat in her suede? #loveislandusa." Another wrote, "why did paige desorbo just randomly disappear during the episode of love island last night?"

Meanwhile, other reality stars complimented DeSorbo's guest hosting skills. "I screamed when u came out," wrote Rachel Kirkconnell of Bachelor Nation.

New episodes of Love Island USA air every day (except Wednesdays) on Peacock.