Rob Rausch refused Love Island: Beyond the Villa, the real reason for refusing to go to LA revealed
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Vegas is better than Los Angeles
Love Island USA fan-favorite Rob Rausch will not be joining his Season 6 castmates on the new spinoff series. During a recent Instagram Live with JaNa Craig, Rob opened up about turning down Love Island: Beyond the Villa.
“Just didn’t feel right”
The 26-year-old reality star explained his simple reason: he doesn’t live in Los Angeles.
“Like, what do you want me to do? Just come in and say, ‘Hey, this is my life. I live here for eight weeks’?” Rob said. “It didn’t make any sense. It was inauthentic to me.”
JaNa understands
Even JaNa, who joined the spinoff, admitted that filming wasn’t exactly what he expected.
“Every day I thought, ‘I can understand why Rob said no’,” she admitted, although her team did line up YouTube and TikTok content opportunities during the two-month Los Angeles shoot.
What is Beyond the Villa about?
The new Peacock series follows the season 6 islanders in Los Angeles as they go through:
- New careers
- Changing friendships
- Sudden fame
- Complicated relationships
Drama guaranteed
The trailer promises plenty of juicy moments, including awkward encounters between exes.
Kaylor and Aaron will face their post-villa relationship problems, while Nicole Jacky will return to face their ex, Kendall for the first time since their breakup.
Who took part?
While Rob declined, several familiar faces signed on:
- JaNa Craig and her boyfriend Kenny Rodriguez
- Leah Kateb and Miguel Harichi
- Kaylor Martin and Aaron Evans
- Connor Newsum
- Kendall Washington and Olivia “Liv” Walker
- Serena Page and her boyfriend Kordell Beckham
Rob’s next adventure
Despite leaving the spinoff, Rob is not far from reality TV. Peacock has announced that he will be heading to Scotland for Season 4 of The Traitors.
When to watch
Love Island: Beyond the Villa premieres on Peacock on Sunday, July 13 at 9pm ET, with new episodes dropping every Thursday starting July 17.