Love Island’s Samantha defends Jess from fan backlash

Love Island star Samantha Kenny has come to the defence of fellow northerner Jess White after realising her fans were not really impressed by her friend’s ‘outspoken’ manner.

In chat with Digital SpySamantha said she found the public reaction to Jess a bit harsh when she tried to explain her friend’s behavior.

“The perception of Jess kind of shocked me,” Samantha said.

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“I know people say, ‘She’s a bit harsh,'” she said of her best friend from the villa, justifying her direct behavior.

“The thing about Jess is that she’s so direct and to the point, but I think that’s the northerner in us because I’m the same way,” Samantha said.

Samantha’s days in the Spanish villa came to an end when she was dumped on Day 16. She had affairs with Sam Taylor, who was eliminated on Day 2, and Joey Essex, who is still on the show and is now dating none other than Jess.

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Samantha’s bond with Joey was abruptly interrupted when bombshell Grace Jackson entered the villa on day 12 and rekindled a previous romance with the TOWIE star.

At the end of their renewed relationship, Samantha was single, dumped, and forced to leave the show, but she was praised for her reaction when she let Joey know that she didn’t have time to listen to his explanations.

Before she left the villa with her suitcase, Joey tried to comfort her, but Samantha was not in the mood to listen to him and told him: “I don’t want to hear it.”

Speaking about her elimination on social media, Samantha thanked her fans for their support and celebrated the friendships she had made with the other girls.

“Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the support I have received,” she wrote on Instagram.

“I am so, so happy to be home with the people who love me the most.

“I don’t know what I would have done without the girls in the villa over the past week. Each and every one of them is very special and I will support them every step of the way and am so excited for the next chapter in my life.”

Love Island airs on ITV2 and streams on ITVX.

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