Too Hot to Handle season four: Which couples are still together?
Three couples and one love triangle was formed at the end of season four.
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Your support makes all the difference.Although Too Hot to Handle aired its final episode of season four earlier this month, viewers are still left wondering which couples stayed together or not.
Just like previous seasons, 10 “horny” singles were brought into one luxury villa and had to abstain from sexual contact from each other while a robot named Lana watched them at all times. If they broke any rules, money was deducted from the total potential $200,000 prize fund. At the end of the show, the prize pot was given to one person or couple in the group.
As contestants were on the show to create deep and emotional connections, some of them did end up in a relationship. In fact, by the end of the season, three couples and one messy love triangle had been formed.
On Wednesday, Too Hot to Handle’s Instagram account released a new video of the contestants, explaining what their current relationship statuses are. Here are the couples from Too Hot to Handle season four are and aren’t still together.
Brittan Byrd and James Pendergrass
Although the pair had a pretty solid relationship at the beginning, there were some problems when Brittany Byrd told James Pendergrass that he wasn’t being physically affectionate enough with her.
They ultimately resolved their issues and in the finale, they were given the green light to break the rules so they shared their first kiss.
Byrd and Pendergrass, who are both from Hawaii, have revealed that they took a bit of a break once filming ended. However, they noted that when they both moved to Los Angeles, they rekindled their romance.
“I guess you can say James and I are in the dating phase, the dating process,” Byrd said.
Jawahir Khalifa and Nick Kici
Jawahir Khalifa and Nick Kici faced a few challenges in their time on the show. Khalifa was conflicted between Kici and a contestant that had recently joined the group, Shawn Wells. In the end, she chose Kici. The pair also walked away with the grand prize of $89,000.
Khalifa, who is from Amsterdam, and Kici, who is from Michigan, have ended their relationship. According to Khalifa, she’s “single and so not ready to mingle”.
“I got my heartbroken,” the model explained. “Because I fell in love, got to live together with Nick, and eventually things didn’t work out.”
Kici also noted that even though he moved to London after the retreat and was with Khalifa “nonstop,” he’s now focusing on himself.
“I need myself and I need my foundation established,” he said. “I’m doing what I wanna do, exploring my curiosities.” Khalifa echoed that statement, explaining that she’s “spending [her] twenties growing and just evolving as a young woman”.
Creed McKinnon and Flavia Urbina
Creed McKinnon had quite a few connections on the show. He called his initial relationship with Sophie Stonehouse off in order to date Flavia Urbina. But when contestant Imogen Ewan came in, he found himself in a love triangle.
Although he was with Urbina, he told Ewan that he was interested in her. When Lana revealed that McKinnon was pursuing both women and he failed to be honest about it, he was then asked to leave the retreat.
In Too Hot to Handle’s Instagram reel, McKinnon confirmed that he was single, while Urbina said that she was in a relationship. Ewan’s relationship status remains unclear, as she was not featured in this video.
According to McKinnon’s social media account, he appears to be friends with both Ewan and Urbina. On Instagram earlier this week, he posted a video of him and Urbina hanging out together. He later posted another video of him and Ewan wandering around Los Angeles together.
Kayla Richart and Sebastian Melrose
Kayla Richart and Sebastian Melrose had the most rules breaks of them all, including having sex in a shower, which cost the group $50,000. Over time, they seemed to form a meaningful connection and were the second finalists for the prize fund. Although they didn’t win, they did make their relationship official as boyfriend and girlfriend.
Richart has revealed that her and Melrose were “dating for a few months” after filming was done, as she travelled to Scotland often to see him. However, they both realised that a long distance relationship was very difficult, so they amicably split.
“We ended up ending things mutually, but we did not stop communication,” Richart said, with Melrose adding: “I’m still very much in love with her. I think we’ve got enough memories to continue something great there.”
Richard agreed and noted that “hopefully soon,” they could “give things another try”.
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