The Challenge Star Kailah Casillas & Love Island's Sam Bird Elope
Reality stars Kailah Casillas and Sam Bird share their happy wedding news to fans. They scrapped their wedding plans and had an intimate ceremony.
Kailah Casillas from MTV’s The Challenge shared with fans that she and Love Island star Sam Bird eloped earlier this month. Kailah first appeared on The Real World: Go Big or Go Home in 2016. She then went on to compete in The Challenge for five seasons, making it to the final during Vendettas. Kailah made waves on The Challenge when she hooked up with fellow competitor Stephen Bear. At the time, she was living with her then-boyfriend Mikey Pericoloso. Suffice it to say, Mikey was not happy to find out about Kailah’s fling and the two broke up. However, Kailah admitted that she was relieved that Mikey found out and revealed later that he had cheated on her throughout their whole relationship.
Kailah has found love with Love Island and Ex On The Beach alum Sam. According to Kailah, they met after she slid into his DMs after noticing that Sam had been liking her Instagram photos. Sam told her that he was going to visit her in Las Vegas, where she was living at the time. Kailah and Sam began dating in January 2020 and after trying a long-distance relationship, she relocated to London. In August 2020, Kailah announced that Sam had proposed to her and that she was marrying her "favorite person in the world."
In a recent Instagram post, Kailah told fans, “We eloped! I never dreamt of having a big wedding, so we decided to take a trip to Gibraltar and do it the most intimate way possible, just us. I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you, @samrobertbird. We vlogged the whole trip and it’s up on my YouTube channel if you want to see more of our amazing trip! Click the link in my bio to watch! Big shoutout to everyone who helped make our day so perfect! It was truly amazing.” Kailah, who was a hearthrob on The Challenge, posted a photo wearing a simple, sleeveless white wedding dress, smiling happily at Sam, who is dressed in a cream-colored suit and brown leather loafers.
Many of Kailah’s The Challenge friends responded with heartfelt congratulations. Jenna Compono, who is close friends with Kailah on and off The Challenge wrote, “Awwwwww congrats my loves.” Longtime competitor Wes Bergmann shared, “I’m so happy for you both!” Kyle Christie made a The Challenge joke, “Amazing congratulations to both of you, hopefully he didn’t make you run up the mountain like we did.” Sam shared a video of their wedding on his Instagram page with the caption, “The new Mr & Mrs Bird. Tied the knot in Gibraltar and vlogged the whole trip, link in bio to watch!” Kailah commented, “You’re stuck with me now. Love you so much.” Fans have been begging Kailah to come back to The Challenge, but much like other veterans, she shared that she has retired from the MTV show.
In Kailah and Sam’s vlog, they shared that the wedding planning stressed them out so they decided to scrap their plans and get married in a more intimate setting. Sam told fans that they looked online for “somewhere to go in two weeks’ time to get married abroad.” Their only requirements were somewhere with sun and a place they can party. The vlog shares their vows to each other, with Kailah tearing up as she said hers. Sam is a trainer and entrepreneur while Kailah makes a living by being an influencer on social media. The happy couple also has a home renovation project called Casa Bird. The Challenge fans are excited about Kailah and Sam’s big announcement and can’t wait to see what they have in store next.
Source: Kailah Casillas/Instagram, Sam Bird/Instagram