When ITV confirmed that Love Island: All Stars would be returning for a second scorching series, the fandom downright demanded that Love Island 2024 icon Samantha Kenny be signed up immediately. And after all that dramz with Joey Essex and missing out on Casa Amor, can you blame us for wanting that for her? She was robbed and so were we.
However, Samantha was nowhere to be seen in the OG line-up and now, as we all patiently await her ultimate bombshell entrance, we have some sad news to share...
It ain't happening, hun.
Speaking on Will Young and Jessie Wynter's podcast Agree To Disagree, Samantha admitted to NEVER actually receiving a call from All Stars producers, which has genuinely left us flabbergasted.
She revealed, 'I would have [done All Stars], yeah, but apparently I’m not doing it. Yeah, I’m not going on it.
'I am single, but I’m not going to wait around for a phone call.'
Samantha continued, 'Obviously, I want that Love Island experience. I never got a kiss on the terrace, I never got to wear my Hideaway outfit.'
Speaking of which...
Our girl is clearly in her vengeful era as she's got no problem spilling top secret show tea in the wake of her All Stars shunning on podcasts.
In a discussion about all the Love island staples she missed out on in her short villa stint, she revealed that she did, in fact, experience the Hideaway, although it was never shown on telly...
Samantha revealed, '[I experienced the Hideaway] on my own. So basically, the night I stayed on the day beds, they were doing maintenance outside. So they came and woke me up at like 6am in the morning and were like, "Samantha, do you want to go to the Hideaway?" and I was like, "Well, this is f*cking tragic."'
Last summer, Samantha was first in a couple with barber babe Sam Taylor; it was a short-lived coupling however, as when TOWIE's Joey Essex rocked up, he stole Samantha away leaving Sam single and ultimately dumped from the villa.
Samantha and Joey stayed together for two weeks before Joey's ex Grace Jackson sauntered in on day 12 and decided to reignite her romance with the reality TV star.
The Liverpool born contestant was left fuming when Joey's eyes wandered in Grace's direction and she was even more furious when his disloyalty resulted in her being booted off the dating show.
Samantha and her fellow Islanders returned just before the last episode of the summer series and had to vote for which couple were NOT going to make it to the final. Samantha got her revenge on Joey by selecting him and Jessy Potts to be dumped from the villa and sent packing.
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Ben Pulsford is a digital writer for Bauer Media, writing for both Closer online and heatworld. When he's not getting paid to gossip about Big Brother, Love Island, and The Real Housewives of Cheshire, he's storming the London LGBTQ+ scene as drag queen, Beary Poppins. Both Ben and Beary are awaiting an invite to join The Real Housewives of Cheshire for series 18. The budget's not there, but the drama is 💅