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Arielle Vandenberg has beauty, warmth, and charm as the host of Love Island. But what does she really want to add to her on-screen achievements? A marriage.

- Mara Reinstein

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“I need a couple to get married from the show. That’s my goal in life.”

It’s way too easy to be envious of Arielle Vandenberg. Not only is the sunny host spending two months on the big island of Hawaii to preside over the third season of the juicy romantic competition series Love Island, she looks camera-ready just moments after waking up in her hotel room (which overlooks the Pacific Ocean, sigh). FWIW, the Los Angeles–reared actress and social media star appreciates it all. “I’m sitting here looking at the water and thinking ‘How did I get so lucky?’” she says. “I feel very grateful to be here.” Vandenberg, 34, hopped on Zoom to talk romance, her beauty musts, and more.

So we’re chatting just a few days before all those cameras roll. Why are you especially excited about this season?

Because it’s bigger and better!

It was cool that we could do the show last year in Las Vegas during the pandemic. But now that we’re on an actual island, it feels like we’re really back. For me, the most fun is seeing who keeps coupling up. And we brought back the [second villa] Casa Amor, so temptations are everywhere!