Yahoo News Love Island fans fear favourite will 'walk' after Joey Essex drama
Samantha Kenny threatened to leave the ITV villa
What did you miss?
Love Island viewers fear Samantha Kenny is set to walk out of the ITV villa after love interest Joey Essex had his head turned by someone else.
Samantha and Joey had been an item since early on, after hitting it off right at the beginning of the dating show. But their blossoming romance was rocked when newcomer Grace Jackson entered the villa - and it turned out she had history with Towie star Joey.
Joey and Grace seemed to pick up where they had left off when they spent time together away from the villa at Casa Amor. And when they returned they shared a kiss in full sight of the other contestants, leaving Samantha in floods of tears.
What, how and why?
Monday night's show saw the contestants who had been at Casa Amor return to the main villa, where Joey told the boys that he and Grace had connected, explaining that she was "beautiful inside and out".
Samantha said she felt like "a fool" but kept her composure until the evening, when she learned that Joey and Grace had locked lips on the day beds. Seething, she told the other girls: "I literally feel like walking out of this villa."
‘I literally feel like walking out of this Villa’ 💔 #LoveIsland pic.twitter.com/ZAJ1qEMzS3
— Love Island (@LoveIsland) June 17, 2024
Viewers are now worried that she is set to quit the show early, with many posting messages on X about it.
"If they sleep in the Hideaway, Samantha might actually walk out of the villa," said one, as another fan suggested: "Samantha should walk out followed by a Grace and Joey dumping."
Another person wrote: "Don’t you dare walk out Samantha .. don’t let him win."
"Someone better walk in for Samantha because that was horrible to watch," another fan said.
Someone else said: "Samantha shouldn’t be the one walking out, She’s done nothing wrong! She just needs to stay strong just like Harriett has been doing so far with the Ronnie’s situationship."
However, someone else posted: "I can’t be mad at Joey and Grace, the chemistry btw them both is so (hot)! I don’t think they can help themselves even if they try! Obviously I feel sorry for Sam but we all kinda knew it was only friendship there, zero chemistry!"
What happened between Grace and Joey?
Grace and Joey knew each other before meeting up again in the villa, and reality star Joey was stunned when he saw her walk in a few days ago.
Speaking on the programme, Grace explained that they met last summer and dated for a while, and that their romance had been "intense".
