Going from strong couples within the villa to being split apart and becoming finalists in their new couple, Love Island USA Season 7 stars Iris Kendall and Jose “Pepe” Garcia definitely had an unorthodox journey on the show. Despite getting together late in the game, they made it all the way to fourth place. In their post-finale interview with Blavity’s Shadow and Act, Iris and Pepe talked about a number of topics with us, including whether they’ve talked to former partners TJ Palma and Hannah Fields, the moment it clicked that they could work as a couple, and much more. The below interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. You can view the full video above. Were you surprised to have made it so far in the connection, considering the fact that you both had two strong connections earlier in the competition? Did you think at any point you’d be in the finale [together]? Iris: I honestly didn’t think that we would. I mean, I knew that we had a really good connection, and I just...