“Emotional moment” — Fans react as Too Hot To Handle and Love Island USA and UK crown black couples as winners
Too Hot To Handle wrapped up season 6 on Friday, August 2, 2024, and crowned Demari and Bri as its winners. The Netflix show is the third major reality show that found its winner this year after Love Island USA and Love Island UK. While the Love Island shows share a similar format as they fall under the same series, the Netflix show’s format differs as there are no “recoupling ceremonies” and contestants lose money for engaging in physical activities.
While the premise might have been different, this year, these three major reality shows crowned black couples as winners which touched fans’ hearts. Although all three shows have had contestants from different ethnicities win in the past, for the first time, the shows had three black couples win in the same year.
Fans took to social media to social media to celebrate Demari and Bri’s Too Hot To Handle season 6 win, Serena and Kordell’s Love Island USA win, and Mimii and Josh’s Love Island UK victory. One person wrote on X,
“Black couples winning all the love reality shows this year is something I never see coming. An emotional moment for me #loveisland #LoveIslandUK #loveislandusa #toohottohandle”
“All my favourites are winning this year!!! Spoiler Alert #JoMii – First Black Love Island Winners Brianna baby my favourite!!! #loveisland #loveislanduk #toohottohandle #THTH,” a fan commented.
“it’s the year of black love and winners #loveisland #loveislandusa #toohottohandle,” a tweet read.
Too Hot To Handle season 6 fans stated they were in the “winning season,”
“I think I’m in a winning seasonnnnnn Mimii and Josh, Bri and Demari JOMII and Brimari #toohottohandle #loveisland,” a person wrote.
“How I feel about this season of #toohottohandle #thth is how I feel about this season of #loveisland , both terrible seasons but amazing winners,” a fan commented.
“Three BLICKITY BLACK couples wining all the summer reality dating shows!????? THREEEE!???? Oh we’re taking it! #loveIsand #loveislandusa #toohottohandle #TooHotToHandleS6 #SerenaKordell #MimiiJosh #BriDemari,” a tweet read.
Fans of the reality dating shows further said,
“Bri & Demari won Season 6 of #TooHotToHandle on @netflix. @serenaalatricee& @beckham_kordell won Season 6 of #LoveIslandUSA on @peacock LET’S GO!!!! #BlackLove is really winning in 2024,” a person wrote.
“WHAT A BLACK LOVE SUMMER!! #LoveIslandUsa #LoveIslandUk #TooHotToHandle,” a fan commented.
Bri and Demari win Too Hot To Handle, become the third Black couple to win a major reality dating show in 2024
Bri and Demari, or as fans have been calling them, “BriMari,” won Too Hot To Handle season 6 on Friday, August 2, 2024, and became the third Black couple to a popular reality show.
While the two were interested in one another on Day 1, the two had a turbulent relationship while on the show as Demari kissed newcomer Valentina in episode 4. This caused Bri to mistrust the Too Hot To Handle season 6 cast member but the two eventually resolved their issues and won the reality show together.
In episode 9, the couple went on a date where the male Too Hot To Handle season 6 cast member made things official and asked Bri to be his girlfriend. The latter said yes, and the two were now a thing. In the season finale, the two expressed their feelings for one another in the Colors of Change workshop, during which Demari stated that Bri made him feel like a better person.
Love Island US and UK 2024 winners
Love Island USA season 6 on Sunday, July 21, 2024, and crowned Serena and Kordell or “Kordella” as its winners. Much like the Too Hot To Handle season 6 winners, Serena and Kordell also coupled up on Day 1 but had a turbulent relationship as Kordell kissed Daia in Casa Amor and brought her back to the villa to couple up.
After seeing Kordell’s behavior in Casa Amor, Serena stayed single during the following recoupling ceremony. While the female cast member criticized Kordell, the latter won her back. With the public’s vote, the two won Love Island USA season 6.
Love Island UK, which aired season 11 crowned its winners on Monday, July 29, 2024. Unlike Bri and Demari, and Kordell and Serena’s times on their respective shows, Mimii Ngulube and Josh Oyinsan didn’t couple on Day 1. While the female cast member entered the show on Day 1, Josh joined the cast as a bombshell on Day 36.
The two officially paired up on Day 40 and their brief love story was impactful enough for them to win the public votes, which helped them win the British reality show.
