Too Hot to Handle season 5

The fifth season of Too Hot to Handle premiered on July 14, 2023, with half of the remaining episodes released on July 21, 2023, and the rest released on July 28, 2023. The season was ordered by Netflix in January 2023, and was filmed at the Emerald Pavilion in Turks and Caicos Islands.^[1][2]

Too Hot to Handle
Season 5
Promotional poster
No. of contestants	14
Winner	Elys Hutchinson
Runner-up	Dre Woodard
No. of episodes	10
Release
Original network	Netflix
Original release	14 July (2023-07-14) – 28 July 2023 (2023-07-28)
Season chronology

Cast

The initial cast of 10 was announced on June 29.^[3] Marziali and Rodgers were announced after they arrived during episode 4.^[4] Luu and Saltmarsh were announced after arriving on episode 7.

List of cast members participating or appearing in Too Hot to Handle (season 5)

Cast member	Age	Residence	Entered	Exited	Status	Ref
Elys Hutchinson	24	Lausanne, Switzerland	Episode 1	Episode 10	Winner	[3]
Shedre "Dre" Woodard	21	Atlanta, Georgia	Episode 1	Episode 10	Runner-up
Alex Snell	28	London, England	Episode 1	Episode 10	Finalist
Bryce Saltmarsh	22	Gold Coast, Australia	Episode 7	Episode 10	Finalist
Christine Obanor	26	Houston, Texas	Episode 1	Episode 10	Finalist
Courtney Randolph	25	Houston, Texas	Episode 1	Episode 10	Finalist
Hunter Voetsek	24	Arizona, U.S.	Episode 1	Episode 10	Finalist
Linzy Luu	24	Honolulu, U.S.	Episode 7	Episode 10	Finalist
Louis Russell	20	Hampshire, England	Episode 1	Episode 10	Finalist
Megan Thomson	26	Cambridge, England	Episode 1	Episode 10	Finalist
Trey Rodgers	22	Chicago, U.S.	Episode 4	Episode 10	Finalist
Yazmin Marziali	25	Toronto, Canada	Episode 4	Episode 10	Finalist
Hannah Brooke	24	Los Angeles, California	Episode 1	Episode 8	Eliminated
Isaac Francis	24	Morristown, New Jersey	Episode 1	Episode 8	Eliminated

Future appearances

In 2024, Christine Obanor and Elys Hutchinson appeared on the second season of Perfect Match.^[5] Louis Russell returned for season 6.^[6]

In 2025, Russell appeared on the first season of Battle Camp.^[7] Later that year, Russell also appeared on season three of Perfect Match.^[8]

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Prize money	Original release date [9]
40	1	"Up Ships Creek"	$200,000	14 July 2023 (2023-07-14)
41	2	"A Matter of Pact"	$164,000	14 July 2023 (2023-07-14)
42	3	"Stick or Twist"	$152,000	14 July 2023 (2023-07-14)
43	4	"Court in the Act"	$146,000	14 July 2023 (2023-07-14)
44	5	"Driving Me Bananas"	$98,000	21 July 2023 (2023-07-21)
45	6	"Making Kiss-tory"	$110,000	21 July 2023 (2023-07-21)
46	7	"Defective Detective"	$110,000	21 July 2023 (2023-07-21)
47	8	"Is It Too Late to Say Sorry?"	$100,000	28 July 2023 (2023-07-28)
48	9	"Love or Money"	$100,000	28 July 2023 (2023-07-28)
49	10	"The Climax"	$100,000	28 July 2023 (2023-07-28)

After filming

Couples	Still together	Relationship notes
Elys Hutchinson & Alex Snell	No	Hutchinson & Snell were in a relationship at the end of the season. She revealed on the reunion that they had parted ways after six months.[10]
Christine Obanor & Louis Russell	No	Obanor & Russell were coupled up at the end of the season. On the reunion, they revealed they broke up after getting home from filming.[10]
Hannah Brooke & Isaac Francis	No	Brooke & Francis were a couple when they were eliminated on episode 8, but did not end up dating after being sent home in the villa.

In October 2023, Hutchinson revealed she was dating Nathan Soan Mngomezulu from season 3, but broke up in October 2024.^[11]