Samantha Kenny has spoken out about being dumped by Joey Essex and her future plans as she returned to Merseyside. The make-up artist starred in the latest series of the on the reality show and coupled up with former TOWIE star, Joey Essex, But Samantha was left without a partner when Joey set his sights on Grace Jackson who he knew previously. As a result, she had to quit the villa and, , admitted she was “devastated” about leaving behind the new friends she had made.
But, speaking , the 26 year-old from said she was enjoying being back home. Samantha said: “I'm just really happy to see my family. I was thrilled to be quite honest.
Obviously I'm sad about leaving the villa because I left behind a load of girls that I absolutely adored.” Samantha said it felt like the right time for her to enter Love Island. She said: “I'm glad that I've done it at the age of 26 because I feel like if I'd have done it any younger, I wouldn't have been mature enough.
I just felt like the time was right. I couldn't meet anyone.” Asked if anything surprised her about being in the villa, she said: “I feel like you pretty much get what you see.
The only thing is that lunch and dinner are separate between boys and girls. That's it really.” Samantha and Joey’s relationship didn’t end the way she hoped for, but she insists she had no regrets about what had happened.
She said: “I feel like it is what it is. I try my best. I was myself.
I clearly thought there was something there .
