Love Island USA's JaNa's 'heart grows fonder' over long distance with Kenny (original) (raw)

Love Island USA's JaNa Craig and Kenny Rodriguez have been testing out their relationship outside of the villa as they are doing long distance, but "nothing's really changed"

JaNa Craig and Kenny Rodriguez met in Fiji

"Nothing's really changed" between JaNa Craig and Kenny Rodriguez.

JaNa and Kenny stole the hearts of many fans and each other after meeting in Fiji on season six of Love Island USA. Since leaving the villa, the two have have been testing out what a long distance relationship could be like. JaNa resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, while Kenny lives in New York City. Kenny and JaNa do see each other as much as possible and post videos on TikTok.

The Love Island USA couple have taken their relationship to the next level and revealed that they were officially boyfriend and girlfriend.

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JaNa told PEOPLE that "nothing's really changed" since leaving Fiji and if anything, distance gives them "just [the right] amount of time" to miss each other.

JaNa lives in Las Vegas and Kenny lives in New York City (

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JaNa admits that "nothing's really changed" between them (

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She said: "That distance also helps the heart grow fonder but it also doesn't put a lot of pressure on us to need to be with each other all the time. I kind of like it that we don't live in the same city right now." She continued: "Now that we're outside, we can take our time. It's not as fast."

JaNa said that while on the show, they would forget they were getting filmed. She admitted that it "does kind of feel good" to not have a microphone on them all the time and have to cover them. To JaNa, "it feels good to have that little bit of privacy sometimes."

Being on the show has brought the cast many new opportunities. JaNa has "lived out of a suitcase for the past two months," even forgetting how her apartment looks like. On Saturday, October 5, she will be reunited with her best friend and former islander, Serena Page, in New York City for a Bottomless Brunch pop-up event with Truly Hard Seltzer to celebrate the launch of their Brunch Pack.

Kenny and JaNa also just shot their first ad together to promote the drink Agua de Kefir, a deliciously refreshing non-dairy kefir water made to replenish even the "thirstiest" behavior. The two also do voice over on each other's TikToks.

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