LOVE Island star Samie Elishi said her romance with Towie's Harry Lee was not out of the blue after falling for each other months ago. Last month The Sun revealed that the pair had been secretly dating for a number of weeks. But now Samie , 24, has told The Sun that she and Harry have been friends for years and their romance heated up in the last year.
The stunning brunette exclusively told us: "Me and Harry are going really well, we're still together and going strong. "We've been together for a while and it's important at the beginning of a relationship to just spend time together and get to know each other, that's why we kept it quiet at first. "But I've actually known him for years, we've been friends for a long time.
" Samie split from fellow Love Island co-star Tom Clare last year after they struggled to make their relationship work long distance. But Samie is not making the same mistake again - saying she and Essex lad Harry are making regular effort to see each other, especially as they're only a short distance from each other. "I live in London and he lives in Essex, it's just a little drive, so I don't see it as long distance," she said.
As for plans on setting up house together, Samie shared: "You can't put a time on moving in together, so we''ll just see but not anytime soon." TV favourite Samie said her new fella won her over with his charming sense of humour, which has kept her in fits of giggles. The star praised him: "My favourite quality of Harry's.
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