Timmy and Zeta certainly did “Love Island” in their own way.
Zeta and Timmy formed a special bond early on
First and foremost, congrats.
You’re both $50,000 richer this morning.
Zeta Morrison: Yes.
Well, like $33,000 after taxes, but yes, we are.
[laughs]
You both have been such a solid couple from the beginning.
You have seemed like magnets throughout this entire time.
Timmy Pandolfi: We’ve been talking about how we started.
Since it happened, we’ve gained a lot of questions about it.
When I’m hearing our answers, it sounds generic, but it really is what it is.
It was a warm energy there.
That’s where it started.
It started off very quickly.
It felt like we had the cheat code right away.
Zeta: It really did.
I picked him, he’s behind me, and he’s saying so many little jokes.
Timmy: I don’t even remember.
Zeta: I don’t even know what he was saying.
I’m not supposed to be laughing."
I saw people coming in, and I was from that moment like, “Wow.
This boy is going to make me so comfortable here.”
It started so comfortable.
I’ve gotten the chance to speak to all the islanders as they’ve left the villa.
The overwhelming sentiment is that it is such a unique environment.
I’m sure that even knowing that you had a friend in each other to lean on was comforting.
Timmy: That played a huge role.
That’s what kept me on the tracks, for sure.
How did the couple overcome the ‘Bria bump’ in the road?
We all know that you experienced a little bit of a bump in the roadwith Bria [Bryant].
What ultimately allowed both of you to overcome that hurdle and have a smooth sail from there?
Timmy: I think it’s that both of our characters, our traits, came to the forefront.
We both had worked on ourselves before.
We’re both confident people.
I love your couple nickname.
It’s really sweet.
Zeta: I know.
I love it too.
We actually started out as T&Z, like a play on TMZ.
But then we realized … People came in, and they were like “Zimmy!
We were like, “Oh, this must be what’s going on now.”
Then we were like, “We love this.”
Timmy: Those little things help the bigger picture stuff.
Zeta: They do.
Zeta: Our communication is top-notch.
I’ve never communicated with someone the way that I communicate with Timmy.
I feel very safe with him to say whatever I want.
I don’t feel judged or criticized.
I can go back on my word.
I can take it back.
It’s such a comfort zone with him, and he’s such an honest boy.
You need that in any relationship with a friendship, relationship with your family, with anyone.
That was maybe what separates us from the other couples.
I’ve always wanted a partner who truly was my best friend.
He knew before any of my villa mates knew anything.
We spoke about it.
We spoke about what love means to each other and saying, “I love you.”
We spoke about that.
It wasn’t something that we were avoiding.
Even what our commitment is, what our bond is … That’s the most distinct part of our relationship and how we handled everything.
I haven’t had this before.
It’s such a unique experience, six weeks uninterrupted no phones, no outside world.
You probably feel like you’re six months down the line, not six weeks down the line.
It’s very intense.
What does the future look like for the couple?
What does life look like now?
Everyone wants to know all the details.
Timmy: Life looks really up from here.
It looks like we’re going to be traveling a bit.
She’s bicontinental, so she’s going to be in California and London.
It’s a collab of two worlds right now.
We both have a lot of things going for ourselves individually.
We’re going to be seeing how it looks with everybody else.
That’s the excitement there.
You’re now out in the real world.
What dates do you want to go on?
Do you want to have normal movie nights at home?
Timmy: Clean slate [I’m] a clean slate.
Zeta: It’s nice, because he is very interested in getting to watch movies and stuff.
I’m like, “Yes.”
Speaking her love language, for sure.
That moment where Sarah Hyland is announcing the winners, what’s going through your minds?
Zeta, you opened a $100,000 envelope that must be a mind trip.
Zeta: It definitely was.
Timmy and I have both said it was up in the air.
We didn’t feel like we had it in the bag.
We had no idea if it would be us or not.
Hearing our names, I remember looking at Timmy, and he was absolutely shocked.
He was like, “What just happened?”
It was an amazing feeling.
Obviously, seeing $100K was another amazing feeling.
To feel like you’ve won love already, you feel so happy by the journey.
There’s so much going on, but it was so special.
Social mediawas off the charts with you guys.
You’ve been such fan favorites from day one.
I had no doubt it was going to be Zimmy at the end.
Zeta: Oh, thank you so much.
Timmy: Appreciate that.
We all want to see where the relationship goes.
That must be a wild thing to think about.
Timmy: It’s overwhelming.
Zeta: I joke with him, like, “Babe.
They said if we break up, they’re done.”
No, we won’t believe in love ever again.
Zeta: I was like, “It’s forever.”
Timmy: It’s a good feeling, though.
We went about things real and genuine in our way.
The fact that people are interested in what we have going on, that’s amazing.
That’s the ultimate respect.
Zeta: It feels amazing.
Zeta: We were like, “Okay.”
[It] gave us that confidence.
Winning was amazing, but coming out to see what’s happening with the supporters, it’s madness.
That’s so nice.
I have no idea.”
We’ve all seen your fandom grow gradually, but you guys didn’t really get access to that.
It must be such a unique way to find love.
[It’s] the simple thing, but that’s what was touched on.
It’s naturally who we are, and I find so much purpose in being that person.
That’s what I noticed then.
Timmy: That’s true.
“Love Island” Season 4 concluded on August 28.
The reunion episode will drop on September 1 at 9 p.m./6 p.m. ET/PT.
This interview was edited for clarity.
