Joey Essex has stoked the ire of Love Island fans and viewers have called out a "fix" in the show. Tuesday's instalment of the ITV2 program ended in the shock dumping of Samantha Kenny , who had been coupled up with the TOWIE legend since he first walked into the villa as a bombshell. The pair's blossoming romance was cut short by the arrival of Joey's ex girlfriend Grace Jackson as the TV star realised he still harboured feelings for the model, whom he dated for six weeks last year.
After coldly dismissing Samantha, Joey decided to give his relationship with Grace another chance and the make-up artist was dumped from the villa as none of the lads wanted to partner up with her. Love Island 2024 has begun. Boots has launched a new collab covering everything you need for villa life, with must-haves ranging from fragrance to skincare plus essential beauty gadgets.
A multitude of viewers flocked to X, otherwise known as Twitter, following Samantha's shock exit from Love Island, as they believed she was a sacrificial lamb in the show, pointing out Joey and Grace as the couple bosses were planning to push into the spotlight all along. "As they intend for Joey and Grace to become fan favourites (fixed) they had to get rid of Samantha because she wasn’t making them look good", one viewer wrote. Another quickly echoed: "I hope nobody is buying this touching Joey and Grace reunion.
It’s a fix and they aren’t even bothering to pretend #loveIsland." A third agreed: "Joey and Grace .
