All hell broke loose in the Love Island Australia villa when Yana’s ex, Kye, entered as a bombshell during Episode 5. Yana was visibly shaken by his arrival and made it clear she was unhappy about him joining — so what’s their relationship history?
The spicy episode saw Gabby leave the villa to meet a mystery bombshell, who turned out to be Kye. During their date, Gabby mentioned Yana by name, which is when it clicked to Kye that his ex was in the villa. Kye told Gabby that he’d dated Yana for a year and a half, and said the last time they saw each other was “a couple of months ago”.
After Kye officially entered the villa, Yana and the rest of the girls headed to a nook for a debrief, and Gabby told Yana that Kye had said their relationship had “finally ended six months ago”.
So, does the timeline of Yana and Kye’s relationship add up? And where do the couple stand now? Read on to find out.
Love Island Australia’s Yana and Kye’s dating history
October 2023
It appears that Yana and Kye hard-launched their relationship in October 2023, on a group trip to Dumbogan, located about four hours north of Sydney. Yana shared a collection of snaps from the holiday, including a couple of her cuddled up with Kye.
December 2023
In December 2023, Yana posted a photo of herself posing alongside a Four Wheel Drive on the beach at Scotts Head Beach, a five-hour drive from Sydney. Kye was tagged in the pic, suggesting that the pair headed off on another romantic trip together.
May 2024
Kye was once again mysteriously tagged in a post by Yana in May 2023, but can’t be seen. It shows Yana competing in a surf competition in Newport on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
July 2024
Kye popped up again in Yana’s post in July 2024, and this time he was in front of the camera again. Yana captioned the carousel “Lil trip”, and it appears that the couple went dirt bike riding together.
October 2024
October 2024 marked Kyle and Yana’s first solo couple photo on the gram, and the location was tagged as Annuka Beach Resort. However, there was some crazy foreshadowing in the comments section, with a now-deleted user writing: “He’s cheated on every gf he’s had pls beware before u txt the gfs gc broken x.”
December 2024
In December 2024, Yana shared a photo dump from the start of summer, and Kye can be spotted sipping a drink with some fresh oysters in front of him.
Christmas 2024
Yana doubled up with the Kye content in December 2024, posting some cute snaps of her and her boyfriend spending Christmas together.
January 2025
Things appeared to still be going strong between Kye and Yana in January of this year, as Kyle was tagged in a selection of pics of Yana in Seal Rocks. However, the same user who ominously warned Yana about Kye in October was back in the comments section. “Dating a guy with a horrendous past is really embarrassing please beware,” they wrote.
February 2025
Kye and Yana took things international with a trip to LA and Brazil in February 2025, but it seemed to spell the end of the couple, as the pics are the last photos posted online of them together.
March 2025
In March, Yana posted a clip to her Instagram story showing her friend running to her car, captioning it “Who needs a bf?”, which implied that she was single.
When was Love Island Australia 2025 filmed?
Unlike the UK and USA versions of Love Island, which are filmed live, the Australian iteration is pre-recorded.
While exact filming dates haven’t been released to the public, it’s understood that filming generally takes place from late July to late August. If that’s correct, it looks like Yana and Kye broke up around five months prior to filming the dating reality show.
However, Yana and Kye have since rekindled their flame on Love Island Australia, and headed to the hideaway together for a spicy night on November 20.
Love Island Australia airs Monday – Thursday on 9Now.
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