Love Island USA host Ariana Madix expressed her support for season 6 alum JaNa Craig amid her recent split from Kenny Rodriguez.
“She’s great. She’s always been an angel and a queen and a force,” Ariana, 40, said of JaNa, 27, to E! News while attending the premiere of EA’s new video game Battlefield 6 on Thursday, July 31. “I’m honestly happy for her. I’m happy for her because it’s bigger and better.”
Ariana knows a thing or two about a public breakup, as she went through one with ex Tom Sandoval in 2023 following his affair with Rachel Leviss.
Last month, rumors swirled that JaNa and Kenny, 25, broke up after the Destination X star and several of her friends unfollowed him on Instagram. The Love Island USA alums met last year on the dating series and came in third place. The former couple is currently featured on the spinoff Beyond the Villa, which is airing on Peacock.
Following the speculation, JaNa later confirmed that she and Kenny called it quits.
“Thank you for all your love & support. It means the world to me. As you know, Kenny and I [are] no longer together,” she wrote via her Instagram Story on Tuesday, July 29. “Please know that I have seen all the breakup theories and none have matched up to how terrible, disgusting and disappointing it truly is. Discovering that someone you loved isn’t who you thought they were and that the relationship you thought you were building hasn’t been genuine since day one has been truly devastating.”
Moments after JaNa posted her statement, Kenny broke his silence.
“The past few days have been incredibly difficult. I’ve been quietly sitting with a lot of emotions and doing my best to process everything privately. Breakups are never easy, especially in the public eye,” he wrote via his Instagram Story. “Sometimes, despite how deeply you care for someone, you come to the hard truth that the relationship was not something that could last long-term. I’ll always be grateful for the time we shared and the memories we created. I release this chapter with no ill will, only a hope that JaNa’s path forward brings her nothing but happiness.”
Following Kenny’s post, JaNa fired back with an ominous warning.
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“Stfu you manipulative liar,” she wrote via her Instagram Stories. “You not taking accountability and telling people the type of person you really are is insane to me!! My first statement was me being nice. Do not piss me off.”
As social media rallied around JaNa, the reality star expressed her gratitude for the support and declared that she was ready to “close this chapter” of her life.
“I’ve seen all the love you guys drown me in on social media; it has been an overflow of just support and prayers, and that means more to me than you guys will ever know,” she wrote via her Instagram Story on Thursday, July 31. “But I want to close this chapter of my life. Like, I don’t want it to take any more of my energy. I don’t want it to take any more of y’all energy. You guys did such an amazing job showing me that I’m OK and I’m gonna be OK, and that it’s all love.”
