Love Island USA star Josh Goldstein shared another beautiful tribute to his late sister Lindsey Beth Goldstein, this time playing the guitar and singing a powerful Luke Bryan song in her honor. Fans got to know Josh during the Love Island USA season 3 premiere, where he coupled up with Shannon St Claire right away just based on first impressions. Against all odds, Josh and Shannon managed to stay together throughout their entire journeys on the show.
Many viewers were convinced that Josh and Shannon would go on to win Love Island USA season 3 had they gotten to the finale. However, they were met with heartbreaking news a week prior to the grand finale: Josh's sister, Lindsey Beth, suddenly passed away while they were filming the show. At that point, Josh quit the show to be with his family, and Shannon chose to go with him. Since then, Josh and Shannon have become one of the strongest and most beloved couples featured on Love Island USA.
Josh has shared a few different tributes to honor Lindsey Beth, and he has now used his musical talents to remember his late sister. In an Instagram Story video (re-shared by Reddit) posted this week, Josh appeared playing the guitar and singing "Drink A Beer" by Luke Bryan. For context, this is a popular song about loss that is often used by country fans who are mourning their loved ones. Josh wrote in the IG Story, "Miss you a little extra today Lindsey [heart emoji] [angel emoji]." The full video shared on Instagram was just about 40 seconds of Josh singing this song while also playing the guitar.
As pointed out by the fan who re-posted this IG Story via Reddit, it is important to note that Josh has been dealing with his new Love Island USA fame and his developing relationship with Shannon while also mourning the loss of one of his closest family members. He must be going through an unimaginable amount of pressure as he juggles all these different parts of his current life. It is very unfortunate that he's realizing certain dreams while also dealing with the recent loss of his sister. What's more, she seemed to be a big fan of Love Island, so she would've loved to see how far Josh has come since he left the villa.
Alas, Love Island USA fans will keep rooting for Josh and Shannon as they navigate this post-season of the show. They're still managing a long-distance relationship for the time being. However, they have plans to move in together in the near future.
Sources: Josh Goldstein/Instagram, Reddit