LOVE Island fans claimed the show is “fixed” tonight after Samantha Kenny was dumped from the villa.
The power was placed in the bombshells’ hands tonight as they were given first picks in the latest recoupling.
Grace Jackson picked her ex-boyfriend Joey Essex after rekindling their romance in the villa.
The pair dated for six weeks earlier this year and still harbour feelings for one another.
When all the other pairings were complete Samantha was the sole singleton meaning her time on the show had come to an end.
Viewers feel she was a sacrificial lamb in the series and claimed Joey and Grace were always going to be a thing from the moment the blonde bombshell arrived.
One wrote on X: “As they intend for Joey and Grace to become fan favorites (fixed) they had to get rid of Samantha because she wasn’t making them look good.”
Another said: “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 posted: “Joey and grace is giving this is preplanned, fixed, behind the scenes, strings being pulled.”
After her exit, Sam said: “I was true to myself and didn’t feel like it was a waste of my time because I followed what I felt was right for me. When it comes to Joey, I think if I knew what I know now, I perhaps would have done things differently.
“Ronnie’s more my type than Joey was, but I feel like Ronnie didn’t pursue anything with me because he didn’t want to go up against Joey.”
Newbie Grace wasted no time getting familiar with her ex by inviting him to a sleepover at Casa Amor, and the pair hit it off immediately.
When they returned to the main villa it was clear they only had eyes for each other and they continued their affection over on the daybeds.
Samantha could only watch on as they kissed and grew increasingly upset to the point she threatened to leave.
When Joey eventually pulled her for a chat it was a case of too little too late.
Making things even worse, he sought her out tonight to let her know he wanted to spend the night with Grace in the Hideaway.
Sam told him: “That’s fine…I’ve seen you kissing over there before…bit out of order, don’t you think? I’ve just been crying in their two hours ago and then you are kissing on the daybed.”
She then stormed off calling him a “p***k” under her breath.
The other Islanders awkwardly watched on, including Grace who flashed a smirk.
Wil Anderson and Uma Jammeh
Grace Jackson and Joey Essex
Tiffany Leighton and Ronnie Vint
Ayo Odukoya and Mimii Ngulube
Ciaran Davies and Nicole Samuel
Sean Stone and Harriet Blackmore
Omar and Jess White
