Love Island USA veterans Leah Kateb and Miguel Harichi have the perfect soundtrack to their love story. The couple who were the runners-up on season 6 of the popular Peacock dating show recently went back to the scene of their first date on the series, Los Angeles vegan restaurant PLANTA, for the latest episode of Billboard‘s “Take Us Out” series (watch the full video above).
In addition to reminiscing about the details of the place where Miguel asked Leah to be his girlfriend — and Miguel’s newfound love for plant-based food due to Leah’s vegetarianism — the couple revealed that they’ve bought a house and are about to move in together. They also broke down the songs that make their hearts sing.
L.A.-born Kateb asked Harichi to pick a song that describes their relationship, with the London-bred fitness model/actor quickly choosing Olivia Rodrigo’s 2023 Guts track “So American.” The track does seem to perfectly fit their vibe thanks to lyrics including: “And he laughs at all my jokes/ And he says I’m so American/ Oh, God, it’s just not fair of him/ To make me feel this much/ I’d go anywhere he goes/ And he says I’m so American/ Oh, God, I’m gonna marry him.”
He took a runner on another song he figured Kateb would think sums them up, choosing Taylor Swift’s 2019 Lover track “London Boy,” which features the lyrics: “You know I love a London boy/ I enjoy walking Camden Market in the afternoon/ He likes my American smile/ Like a child when our eyes meet, darling, I fancy you/ Took me back to Highgate, met all of his best mates/ So I guess all the rumors are true/ You know I love a London boy.”
She said no, actually, “but that’s a good answer too.”
Actually, Kateb had Swift’s “So High School” in mind, prompting them to sing a falsetto, a cappella run through the chorus, giggling as they crooned, “I feel so high school/ Every time I look at you.” When it was Kateb’s turn, she went with “London Boy” as her theme song for him, or Usher’s “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home).”
The couple also discussed the artists they are dying to see live — including The Weeknd, Swift and PartyNextDoor — as well as what if felt like to make their red carpet debut at this year’s American Music Awards. “I was having a ball… I was also drunk,” Kateb said, admitting that, like many in the crowd, she was hoping that a rumored surprise appearance by Swift would happen that night.
“Everyone thought she was gonna come out and announce [the Taylor’s version of] Reputation,” Kateb said of the rumor that turned out to be double not true when Swift neither showed up nor announced the release date for the latest in her series of album re-records.