- Kenzie Annis, breakout Islander from Love Island USA Season 8, has signed with The Gersh Agency for representation in all areas.
- The deal covers film, TV, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, brand partnerships, and live entertainment.
- Annis has grown to over 2.5 million followers across Instagram and TikTok since the show premiered this summer.
- She joins Gersh's expanding Love Island USA roster alongside runner-up Aniya Harvey, host Ariana Madix, JaNa Craig, and Amaya Espinal.
Kenzie Annis has signed with The Gersh Agency for representation in all areas. Annis was one of the original cast members on Love Island USA Season 8, where she became a fan favorite known for her confidence, honesty, and a signature move: dropping into the splits around the villa.
Before entering the villa, Annis earned her BSN at Kennesaw State University’s Wellstar School of Nursing, graduating just days before flying to Fiji to join the cast.
Since the season aired, she has built an audience of more than 2.5 million followers across Instagram and TikTok. She’ll reunite with her castmates for the Season 8 reunion, streaming August 31 on Peacock.
Annis will now expand into film, television, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, brand partnerships, and live entertainment.
She joins a fast-growing Love Island USA bench at Gersh. The agency recently signed Season 8 runner-up Aniya Harvey and already represents Emmy-nominated host Ariana Madix, Season 6 Islander JaNa Craig, and Season 7 winner Amaya Espinal.
The signing lands amid a busy 2026 for Gersh more broadly. Its Film/TV team recently landed Fear the Walking Dead star Alycia Debnam-Carey, Disclosure Day breakout Courtney Grace, and Obsession actor Michael Johnston.
Takeaways
This isn’t Gersh testing the waters; it’s a full-on Love Island USA buildout. Signing Annis right after Harvey shows the agency treating the show’s breakout cast like a pipeline, not a one-off bet.
Annis had zero industry infrastructure walking in: no agent, no manager, no publicist. That’s a blank slate Gersh can shape entirely around whatever direction (TV, beauty, and brand deals) pays off fastest.
Will Annis land scripted or hosting roles, or stay primarily in the brand-partnership lane? Does Gersh’s growing Love Island roster give it leverage to package multiple Islanders together for campaigns? Could this signing spark a bidding-style trend where agencies race to sign Islanders the moment a season wraps?
