Love Island's Leah Kateb reacts to Rob Rausch and Nessa Barrett's driving date (2024)

Fans are wondering if the reality TV star is dating the singer after he said he wasn't prepared for something serious... and now Leah's taking notice

Love Island USA's Rob Rausch was recently spotted with Nessa Barrett after claiming he's "not ready" for a relationship.

Rob and the singer were seen riding in the same car, just mere days after the reality dating show's finale. It has not been determined what the relationship status is for the TV star and the artist. The pair reportedly also began following each other on Instagram recently and then were spotted out and about together in a convertible, sparking speculation about there being a possible romance between them.

Leah Kateb, who notoriously had a tumultuous fling with Rob in the villa, took notice to the drama. A TikTok account, Celeb Snapz, claimed that Leah added their post about the outing to her favorites.

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A fan wrote: "Leah adding the Rob Nessa post to her favorites isn’t a big deal like she might just have wanted to share it with their ppg gc and talk sh*t about him BUT what really bothers me is if these delusional RobLeah shippers turn it into an edit and add some Tswift songs."

However, fans aren't convinced that they're actually loved up. After all, Nessa was hanging out in the passenger seat just before the release of her new single, Passenger Princess. A fan on X, formerly known as Twitter, wrote: "So the real reason Rob dropped Andrea is because Nessa’s management reached out to him for a PR Stunt. Okay."

She teased the project on X by sharing photos of herself rocking the same pink hair she wore while on the outing with Rob, where she was also sitting on the passenger side. Some fans are speculating that perhaps the TV star will appear in the music video for the song.

"Can you tell us if that pic of Nessa and Rob was them filming a music video," a fan asked Nessa's official management account. The admin was tight-lipped, giving no reply.

Fans of the show were confused about the sighting since the 24-year-old has been outspoken about having doubts when it comes to entering a new relationship. Rob was eliminated from the villa in Fiji along with Kassy, Kaylor, and Aaron earlier this week. He then did a sit-down interview on the Call Her Daddy podcast, where he talked about his relationship with Andrea Carmona, which happened during season 6 of the Peaco*ck series.

The reality TV star revealed he’s not in a rush to rekindle his relationship with her now that the show has come to an end. “I’ve been talking to her a little bit, but it’s not like – I think, I think once again, it’s probably better if we just kind of keep our distance for now,” he said to host Alex Cooper on the July 24 episode of the podcast. "I think, right now, at this point in time, I’m pretty emotionally drained. I don’t know if I’m ready for anything like that."

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He was also in a relationship with fellow Love Island contestant Leah, and he also talked about where they stand, saying "I think after everything, I think we will be amazing friends, and I think I’d rather just focus on that for now."

Nessa began her career on TikTok before making the switch to music. She was previously linked to TikTok star Jaden Hossler. "It wasn't anything sneaky. I felt like I just let my heart take control and it was not the best timing. But I don't regret anything," she said about that relationship on Call Her Daddy.