Spanish reality series La Isla de las Tentaciones has gone viral thanks to a clip of a man breaking down as he watches his girlfriend have sex with someone else.
But who is TV star José Carlos Montoya, and what is going on between him, his girlfriend Anita Williams, and their single co-star Manuel?
Reality Star
José Carlos Montoya may be new to international audiences, but this is not his first time on Spanish screens.
The 30-year-old – who hails from Seville – is a flamenco singer and TV personality.
According to the official La Isla de las Tentaciones page he previously starred in another Spanish reality show, where he met his current girlfriend Anita Williams.
Montoya and Anita’s love story
Montoya and Anita, 26, started going out over a year before they entered La Isla de Las Tentaciones – the Spanish version of US show Temptation Island.
They met on a programme titled El Conquistador in 2023.
Their relationship wasn’t always easy, especially as Anita – who is from Barcelona – lived on the other side of Spain to Montoya.
Before entering La Isla de las Tentaciones, Montoya described himself as more traditional than his free-spirited girlfriend.
However, they hoped that putting their relationship to the test would help them decide whether to take the next step together and have a baby.
Temptation Island
La Isla de Las Tentaciones – which is filmed in the Dominican Republic – sees couples separated into different villas where they must resist the seductive charms of single contestants.
In January 2025, Montoya and Anita’s relationship came under strain early in the series, when single guy Manuel set his sights on Anita and single girl Gabriela took a shine to Montoya.
Things took a turn for the worse when Anita was shown footage of Montoya receiving a lap dance from Gabriela, and decided to pursue her connection with Manuel as revenge.
Next, it was Montoya’s turn to feel betrayed. In a clip that has since gone viral, he watched footage of Gabriela getting intimate with Manuel.
The devastated star fell to his knees, grabbed his shirt then sprinted down the beach to confront Anita and Manuel before things could go any further.
But crew and security stopped him from storming the villa, leaving him to break down in tears on the beach.
The presenter tried to calm him down, shouting: “Montoya, por favor!,” which translates to “Montoya, please!”
In the following episode, Anita came out to confront Montoya, screaming: “You destroyed me, you will regret it for the rest of your life.”
But by February 9, 2025 she had calmed down and tried to reconcile with Montoya, even asking to leave with her boyfriend.
But host Sandra Barneda forced the couple apart and told them that their rule break would have consequences.
In a later episode, another video of infidelity between the two was shown — this time Montoya cheating Anita — which has also caused a storm on social media.
Because she previously broke the rules, Anita wasn’t allowed to watch the video herself, but instead had to rely on the description provided by fellow contestants.
Anita could be seen with tears streaming down her face, unable to keep herself from glancing over to the screen occasionally to see Montoya in bed with another woman.
Where to watch Temptation Island Spain
Since the dramatic clip went viral, many people are unsurprisingly desperate to find out where they can carry on watching Montoya and Anita’s journey on La Isla de Las Tentaciones.
Unfortunately, the show – which airs on free-to-air channel Telecinco – is not currently available to watch outside of Spain.
But a new US version of the show is set to drop on Netflix on March 12, 2025.