SAMANTHA KENNY’S mum and sister slammed Love Island and Joey Essex after her exit, raging that the Towie star had ruined her experience.
The makeup artist was sent home last night after becoming the sole singleton in the latest recoupling.
The boys were given the choice of which girl they wanted to couple up and Sam was the only girl left single.
Joey, who Samantha was coupled up with for weeks, had decided to recouple with his ex Grace Jackson.
Grace came into the villa as a bombshell last week alongside Tiffany Leighton and Wil Anderson.
The trio were given the chance to invite their chosen Islander to the Casa Amor villa for a sleepover and Grace chose Joey.
Grace and Joey rekindled their flame after dating briefly last year and have been quick to make up for lost time.
This caused Samantha to have a breakdown in the main villa, leading her to doubt Joey’s intentions over the past few weeks before her shocking elimination.
Samantha’s mum commented on Love Island’s Instagram, expressing that Joey ruined her time in the villa.
She wrote: “You ruined my daughter’s two weeks in the villa.”
Another loved one responded: “Yes Lynne, he is a disgrace.”
A third person commented: “I hope she’s ok, I feel so sad for her,” while a fourth added: “Sam best be brought back, I won’t be watching until she is. Cruel what they did to her tonight after the week she has had.”
Samantha’s sister, Toni, also took to Instagram to defend her.
Responding to a troll, she wrote: “You’re not stable writing paragraphs about people you don’t know. Have a heart and remember that’s somebody’s child you’re talking about!!!”
To one fan who commented: “Grace needs to be voted out she has mean girl vibes like you can tell she’s enjoying it,” Samantha replied: “Totally agree!”
Fans were left stunned by the Joey’s reaction after he claimed he wanted to chat with Samantha before she left.
One fan took to X saying: “There is no way Joey Essex was feeling guilty after the way he was around Grace and snogging her every second he could get.”
A second wrote: “Did he expect a hug from her after all he did???”
