FBOY Island Season 2 – Are Louise and Mercedes Still Together?

If there’s one aspect of television reality competition series get right, it’s building up strong tension in a season finale. For FBOY Island, the main tension comes from who the three women–in Season 2, that was Mia, Louise, and Tamaris–will choose to potentially both start a relationship and split $100,000 with. The women are able to lose everything, though, if they choose a man who came onto the show for the wrong reasons.

Louise Barnard, a 25-year-old model from Michigan, had a tough choice at the end of the season. From the very start of Season 2, she found herself attracted to Mercedes, a smooth-talker who loudly proclaimed to the other men in the house that he was an FBoy and only on the show for the money. But as time went on, Louise also became enamored with Benedict, a quieter, more down-to-earth (but funny in his own right) Nice Guy.

In the Season 2 finale, Louise went on one final 24-hour date with both men. Although she enjoyed her time, she had her reservations about the two. For Mercedes, it was how none of the other men seemed to like him (and if that had anything to do with his true intentions on the show). For Benedict, Louise didn’t feel the same sexual energy she felt toward Mercedes.

Ultimately, Louise took a risk and chose Mercedes, who changed his tune and decided to split the money with her and pursue a relationship outside of the show. Now that the cameras have stopped rolling, fans are wondering: are Mercedes and Louise still together?

Read on to find out.

Are Louise and Mercedes from ‘FBOY Island’ Season 2 Still Together?

According to a recent interview with Variety, Louise says she and Mercedes are taking a break.

It turns out those confessionals he did over the course of the show didn’t sit well with Louise, who watched the show as it aired on HBO Max. “He was like this Cheshire Cat,” she says. “I found out that he had this temper and everything. But I didn’t see any of that. Watching it back, I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, I look like an idiot.’ I really look like I’m just falling for all these tricks.”

Louise also says their relationship is “up in the air,” but as of the time of the interview, had plans to watch the show’s finale with Mercedes. Guess we’ll have to wait and see if the two manage to work things out, or call it quits—but it’s safe to say those some of those initial sparks stayed on FBOY Island and didn’t make it into the real world.