A Massachusetts man is making a splash in this season of "Love Island USA."

“I think it’s awesome,” said one "Love Island" fan. “I think it’s putting Boston on the map.”

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For fans of the show, seeing someone local on their television screens makes watching the show even more exciting.

Everett native Bryan Arenales, who is 28, just landed in Casa Amor to shake things up. But before leaving for Fiji, he had to visit his trusted barber in Lynn.

“He hit me up last-minute saying, 'I need to take a flight and do this show,'” said Felix Gil, owner of Menor da Barber.

Gil has been cutting Arenales’ hair the same way every week for two years, but he said Arenales wanted something a little more special for the show.

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