The Conners fans got an unexpected glimpse at Emma Kenney‘s romance with boyfriend Conrad Hilton during a new episode of Love Island USA‘s spinoff Beyond the Villa.
During the Thursday, July 31, episode of the Peacock show, JaNa Craig and Kenny Rodriguez took the next step in their relationship by fostering a dog together. Turns out they were working with foster-based rescue Yogi’s House, which is cofounded by Kenney and Nicola Peltz-Beckham.
Kenney, 25, met the reality stars at the park with their dog, Juan — and she was joined by Hilton, 30. She previously spoke exclusively to Us Weekly about working on Yogi’s House with Hilton, who is an adoption outreach coordinator.
“My boyfriend and I have always been huge animal lovers. That’s something we bonded over years ago when we first started dating,” she shared in March. “When I started Yogi’s House, he definitely wanted to get involved and I’m so grateful for his help.”
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Kenney praised Hilton for his hard work. “He is extremely hands-on and he also just listens to me on the phone with veterinarians literally all day, every day. He never gets annoyed about it and he’s always there to offer his advice,” she shared after taking their romance public in December 2024. “So it’s definitely really special to be able to do it with him.”
At the time, Kenney also spoke about collaborating with Peltz-Beckham, 30. “We both are super passionate about dog rescue, which is kind of how we bonded initially and how Yogi’s House came to be,” she added. “It’s something I’m so grateful for doing with a partner and it’s definitely a dream come true.”
Kenney got her start as a child actress in projects such as Shameless and The Conners. She has since used her time in the spotlight to highlight some of the causes that mean the most to her.
“That is how I spend probably half of my day at least working on it,” Kenney told Us of Yogi’s House. “I honestly feel like I’m getting a veterinary degree at this point because I deal with the foster vets every single day. I honestly feel I’m learning a lot about the medical side of raising dogs, which is really interesting and something that I would be interested in learning more about.”
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She added: “Every single day something new comes up. It’s a lot of people. I deal with a lot of people every single day and we create these relationships and we have such an amazing foster community and we really couldn’t do the rescue without our fosters since we’re foster-based. So I’m so grateful for every single volunteer that we’ve worked with. We could not do it without everyone.”
Kenney is super proud of Yogi’s House, saying, “Ever since I’ve been a kid, I’ve always been super passionate about animal rescue and I always knew owning a dog rescue was going to be something I did one day. So to actually have it come to fruition and be something I’m doing every single day is such a dream come true.”
