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Trinity Tatum and Bryce Alakai’s romance was never meant to stay in Fiji.
In fact, Tatum recently moved from her native Virginia to Los Angeles, where Alakai is based, following their win on Love Island USA season eight—and their new chapter is going swimmingly.
“I just got my apartment,” she exclusively told E! News in a joint interview with fellow islander Aniya Harvey at the 2026 EBONY Power 100 event on Nov. 9. “But it’s so funny because I literally just spent the night over Bryce’s house last night, so it’s like do a combination of I go over his house, he comes over mine.”
For them, having that balance in their relationship is crucial.
“He’s like, ‘I’m paying rent. I still have to go home,’” the 23-year-old quipped. “I make him come over all the time and he’s like, ‘Girl, I’m still paying rent to be here. L.A. rent is not cheap, honey.’”
That’s why Tatum and Alakai, 30, have “been mixing and dabbling” to get a “mix of both.” And the life they’ve built is exactly her type on paper.
“I’ve been in L.A. a lot,” she continued. “I’ve been around my man. I’ve been around all his friends and all of my girls.”
As for their holiday plans, the two will be making a splash with their loved ones.
“I am spending the holidays in Boston,” Tatum shared. “I want to spend a lot of it with my mom. We’re both spending it with both of our families.”
And Harvey is keen to do the same. After all, she revealed her plans to throw a huge holiday party in her native Atlanta, sharing she’ll be inviting “every single person.”
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And that of course includes the rest of the core four ladies, including Kayda Bosse and Melanie Moreno, who Tatum shared she still talks to daily.
And Harvey, 24, makes it a point to stay connected as well. As she put it, “I feel like we do a good job of being in tune with one another.”
But in addition to finding both love and friendship in the Villa, the core four have also found success, a fact that Tatum shared they still “process” every day.
“I feel like every time we go to an event like this or anything we’ve been invited to, we are processing it,” she said. “Like, wow we’re really here.”
And Harvey echoed that sentiment, adding, “We take it in every single day. It’s such a blessing.”
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