Love Island’s Leah Kateb and Miguel Harichi 'Live Together Right Now, Basically' — and He's 'in the Process' of Moving to L.A. (Exclusive)

"I am obsessed with him," Leah says of her boyfriend, who she met in the Fiji villa this past summer

Miguel Harichi and Leah Kateb attends the AVA Resort Cancun grand opening celebration at AVA Resort Cancun on October 26, 2024 in Cancun, Mexico.
(L-R) Miguel Harichi and Leah Kateb attends the AVA Resort Cancun grand opening celebration at AVA Resort Cancun on October 26, 2024 in Cancun, Mexico. Photo:

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Leah Kateb and Miguel Harichi are ready to take the next step in their relationship.

Things are going "very well" for the Love Island USA season 6 runners-up, who coupled up in Fiji over the summer and later made things official after exiting the villa, Leah, 25, tells PEOPLE.

"I am obsessed with him. I literally get separation anxiety when we're not together," Leah says at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 60th anniversary party in Beverly Hills on Nov. 14.

Miguel, 27, is "in Dallas right now," she says — but that won't be the case for long.

"We live together right now, basically, at my apartment," Leah reveals, as her boyfriend is "in the process of moving [to L.A.']."

Leah Kateb and Miguel Harichi
(L-R) Leah Kateb and Miguel Harichi.

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The London-born model likes L.A., where Leah is from, she says, but it took some convincing to get there.

"When we were in the villa, he was saying he doesn't really like L.A. and I was like, 'Just wait until you see my L.A.,' and he likes it now," she remembers. "He's like — every time we go and we leave L.A. — he’s like, 'F---, I want to go back to L.A.'"

Other than things continuing to go smoothly in her love life, Leah says that she's "feeling really good" generally right now.

"I'm very lucky. I have nothing to complain about. I've been just settling back into normal life, but also this life and I feel like I've finally found a really nice balance and [I'm] just up to a lot of fun things."

She also teases that "there are a lot of things in the works that I'm really excited about."

Leah Kateb at the "Wicked" Los Angeles Premiere at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on November 9, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
Leah Kateb at the "Wicked" Los Angeles Premiere at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on November 9, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

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One of the projects she teased could be the long-awaited collaboration between her and her BFFs from the villa, Serena Page and JaNa Craig. The trio — dubbed "PPG" — remain inseparable nearly four months after leaving Fiji, and Leah has previously said that there's "a lot in the making" for the trio.

"There is a lot in the making for PPG," Leah told PEOPLE in July "You guys will see more of us. We will be on your screens. We will be on your cell phones. Trust me, guys, we want to see you guys as much as you want to see us."

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Love Island season 6 can be streamed in full on Peacock.

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