Kamora, DeAndre & Rowan

Kamora (28) - DeAndre’s Girlfriend

DeAndre (25)

Rowan (26) - DeAndre’s Ex-Girlfriend

Miami, FL & Atlanta, GA

Locations:  Kamora and DeAndre both live in Miami and Rowan lives in Atlanta. However, DeAndre travels to Atlanta often to visit Rowan and other family who live there. Rowan will also travel from Atlanta to Miami to visit DeAndre.  

NOTE: DeAndre was featured in on season 2 of Love Island. The last episode of the season he was featured in aired September of 2020 so he is free and clear of any prohibitive agreements associated with that show. DeAndre entered Casa Amor on Day 16 and was dumped from the island on Day 19. He had minimal screen time on the show.   

At just seventeen, DeAndre was drafted to play professional baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals where he played for five years. Born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina, he describes himself as a “country boy with a big heart.” Raised as a Southern Gentlemen with chivalrous manners and athletic prowess it’s not hard to see why women were (and still are) drawn to this charismatic man. With her blonde hair, disarming smile and bright blue eyes, Rowan seems to be the quintessential Southern Belle. However, people are shocked to learn that she’s from a small town near Boston. She just so happened to fall in love with South Carolina where she went to college. It’s also where she met the handsome baseball player DeAndre.

They dated for two years, during which DeAndre moved to Atlanta to be with Rowan. Their hot and heavy relationship began to crumble when DeAndre’s baseball career flourished. He signed to a Canadian league and the distance tested their commitment to one another. Soon after he left for Canada they broke up, citing the distance and demand of DeAndre’s career as the reason for their breakup.

Although Rowan is in Atlanta and DeAndre in Miami the friends talk daily and see each other at least once a month. DeAndre makes frequent visits to Atlanta to “visit his family,” but in reality, he stays with Rowan. They even share a bed when he’s in town… Rowan still believes that she and DeAndre could be an item, but he’ll need to commit to life in Georgia before she can begin to think in those terms.

Throughout their friendzone era, DeAndre has been dating Kamora. Kamora is a vibrant, outgoing, fiery and opinionated, Latina professional dancer in Miami. She likes DeAndre for his personality, and hey, his killer smile and biceps don’t hurt either. His Leo star matches her Leo star and they are on the same page about almost everything… except maybe his ex and “best friend” Rowan. Kamora hasn’t yet met Rowan and doesn’t quite know what to make of DeAndre’s relationship with her. DeAndre has plans to go on a road trip (and share hotel rooms) with Rowan and go to a dentist appointment together. In Kamora’s opinion, this isn’t normal behavior for exes. Especially exes that have such an obvious chemistry with one another. Though a very sweet woman, Kamora is naturally competitive and goes after what she wants! She admits to having a fiery Latina side that can be jealous and territorial. Although she’s nice, if she is mistreated, lied to or betrayed, Kamora won’t back down from confrontation.

Retired from professional baseball and faced with an uncertain future, DeAndre is turning more and more to Rowan for friendship, guidance, and motivation. He knows that when he dated Rowan he was young, immature and prioritized himself and his career at the time. Now that he’s grown-up, he understands what it means to be an adult and what an adult relationship means. His shared history with Rowan, the unconditional support that she’s shown him make him value his friendship with her. In turn, he’s pursuing a real relationship with Kamora who represents a genuine connection and future. One that is free from any baggage of the past. Their future simply depends on if Rowan and DeAndre’s friendship remains in the friendzone.

Now that he’s out of baseball, DeAndre is having to make some big life decisions. He has his family and Rowan in Atlanta who pulls on him to, “come home!” But Kamora lives in Miami and wants him to remain there. DeAndre is also navigating what his future career might be, and if that career home base will be Atlanta or Miami. And although Rowan still has a soft spot for DeAndre, she’s a mature woman who wants a serious relationship. She wants something that is on track to eventually develop into marriage, children and building a life together. She’s no longer in college and dating just to date. It’s the nail-biting seventh-inning stretch for Kamora as she navigates being the second-string to star player Rowan. Will DeAndre’s relationship with his ex be the downfall of him and Kamora? Or will all three come to terms and hit a home run in the name of love.
Occupations:

Kamora: Professional Dancer

DeAndre: Retired Baseball Player

Rowan: Sales Account Manager At Insight Global