“Love Island USA”’s Clarke Carraway Makes ‘Difficult Decision’ to Split from Taylor Williams (Exclusive Source)

The season 7 couple started officially dating in October after meeting in Casa Amor

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• Love Island USA season 7 alums Clarke Carraway and Taylor Williams have split, PEOPLE confirms

• A source close to Carraway says she “made the difficult decision” to separate from Williams, who she coupled up with in Casa Amor last summer

• “As she closes out this chapter, she’s looking forward to focusing on her growth and what’s ahead,” the source says

Another Love Island USA season 7 couple has called it quits.

PEOPLE can exclusively confirm that Clarke Carraway and Taylor Williams have separated just over a year after they left the Fiji villa together.

A source close to Carraway, 25, says that she “made the difficult decision to part ways with Taylor” and wishes him “the absolute best.”

“She will always be grateful for the time they shared together,” the source says, “and for everyone who showed them love and support from the very beginning.”

“As she closes out this chapter, she’s looking forward to focusing on her growth and what’s ahead,” adds the source.

Carraway and Williams, 26, connected during Casa Amor on season 7 of the Peacock reality series. He had previously been coupled up with Olandria Carthen.

They officially began dating in October 2025.

Williams chose to couple up with Carraway after Casa Amor, and they were later dumped from the villa together.

Their journey adjusting to life outside the villa was captured on season 2 of Love Island: Beyond the Villa. One of the challenges captured on Beyond the Villa was Williams’ horse-riding accident, which he told Cosmopolitan only made his relationship with Carraway “stronger.”

“I got to see who Clarke really was when I was on bed rest for two weeks. I got to see her caring side, how much she loves me, and how much she wants to tend to me, if I need her to,” he said in April. “We definitely grew super strong.”

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Williams and Carraway’s split comes just days after PEOPLE confirmed that Carthen and Nicolas Vansteenberghe have broken up.

“The distance between them and their busy schedules made it challenging to maintain their connection,” a source said. “They still remain close friends. They share a deep love and respect for each other and will always support one another whenever possible.”