Temptation Island VIP 7 premieres Oct 12 on RTL+ with Janin Ullmann, says aol.com

The seventh season of Temptation Island VIP premieres on October 12 on RTL+, sending four prominent couples to Crete under the guidance of host Janin Ullmann to test their relationships against single participants in two separate villas, aol.com reported.

Queer History and Heavy Reality TV Experience Shape the Cast

The eight participants arrive with more than 25 prior television appearances combined, ranging from the jungle camp to Das Sommerhaus der Stars. Carina Nagel and Chika Ojiudo-Ambrose enter the format as the first queer couple in the history of the show. Carina brings the heavier reality television background, having appeared on Love Island in 2019, followed by Are You The One? and Ex on the Beach in 2023. Chika entered the reality television sphere through Villa der Versuchung without her partner, after the two married in late 2024 and settled on Cyprus.

Past Breakups and Ongoing Conflicts Return to the Screen

Gloria Schwesinger, known to viewers as Gloria Glumac, returns to the franchise after competing in the regular edition of Temptation Island in 2022 with her then-husband Nikola Glumac. That appearance ended in a high-profile separation, though the two later won Prominent getrennt. Gloria now enters the VIP edition with her current partner Micha Scherer, whom she joined on Das Sommerhaus der Stars in 2024. Scherer enters his second television project, while Gloria approaches the test with open friction.

Longstanding Careers Meet New Dynamic Pressures

Tara Tabitha brings a 15-year career in Austrian and German reality television to the island, having won Kampf der Realitystars in 2025. She competes alongside partner Dennis Lodi, who debuted on Make Love, Fake Love in 2024 before the couple appeared together on Sommerhaus der Stars in 2025. The fourth pairing features Josua Günther, a veteran of Love Island and Ex on the Beach, alongside Larissa, who made her television debut alongside him in 2026 on Bad Boyfriends after the couple began dating in August 2024.

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