LOVE Island fans believe they’ve spotted a secret connection between Joey Essex and Uma Jammeh.
It was recoupling night last night and despite the pair picking different islanders, fans are convinced that there’s something brewing.
Uma went first and picked Ayo Odukoya in her first firepit experience, which many viewers were shocked by.
Joey then chose Samantha Kenny, gushing over her in an adorable speech.
“From the minute I walked in this villa she caught my eye. She’s always smiling, she’s bubbly, she’s funny, she’s reem and she makes me laugh.
“She’s the only girl in this villa I would say right now who I would say I’ve got the best connection with.”
As he was speaking, the camera continued to pan over to Uma to catch her reaction.
She smiled sweetly but her eyes stayed fixed on Joey, who she’d pulled to the hideout on her bombshell arrival.
The couple hit it off in the hideaway, and Joey told Uma that he’s not closed off to meeting other people.
“Joey still dragging samantha along…we been knew. i feel like he wants uma?” wrote one fan on X.
The boys were blindfolded when she arrived, and she went and gave them all a smooch.
After kissing Joey, she whispered in his ear “I’ll see you later”, which clearly got Joey excited.
“Joey thought Uma was picking him didn’t he,” said another.
Uma’s arrival left Samantha in tears after she worried that Joey’s head would be turned.
After being consoled by the girls on the day beds, she broke down – and didn’t get much reassurance from Joey.
But despite the ups and downs between the couple, Samantha’s family are very much rooting for them.
Love Island line-up 2024
Love Island is back on the box with a brand new batch of sexy islanders all looking for love this summer.
The Girls
- Patsy Field – The Sun revealed how Love Island had signed stunning Patsy Field, who is an Influencer with a disability.
- Samantha Kenny – Liverpool lass Samantha Kenny is a 27-year-old works in a beauty salon as a make-up artist.
- Mimii Ngulube – Student nurse Mimii Ngulube has swapped Portsmouth for Majorca.
- Jess White – Shop manager Jess White hails from Stockport.
- Harriett Blackmore – Harriet Blackmore is good pals with YouTuber Saffron Barker.
- Nicole Samuel – Account manager and former champion dancer Nicole Samuel is a 2024 Islander.
The boys
- Joey Essex– Towie legend and reality star OG Joey Essex was a surprise bombshell.
- Ciaran Davies – Welsh rugby hunk Ciaran Davies is in the plush villa.
- Sean Stone – Sean Stone runs a sweet firm and is hoping he is just as sweet with the ladies.
- Munveer Jabbal – Munveer Jabbal is the oldest contestant in the villa this year at 30-years-old.
- Ayo Odukoya – Meet Ayo Odukoya who is a footballer and former model.
- Ronnie Vint – The Sun revealed how Ronnie Vint – who is best mates with Olivia Attwood’s hubby Bradley Dack – is in the villa this summer.
Dumped:
- Sam Taylor – Hairdresser Sam Taylor was first to go after Joey Essex stole his girl.
They said how they knew that Samantha and Joey would “get on like a house on fire” and that she would “absolutely love him” straight away.
“We’re rooting for them! We love him. He’s absolutely goregous. Joey is fun, good looking and he’s got everything for Sam,” Samantha’s sister April told The Mirror.
She also said how her dad gets the show “proof watched” before he watches it.
April said that Samantha knew who Joey was before entering the show, but added that she wasn’t a “TOWIE groupie” and wasn’t a massive fan of the show.
April said that she watched TOWIE when Joey was on the show and thought he was “brilliant” so they were thrilled when he picked Samantha.
“He’s got Sam’s family’s seal of approval, they seem genuinely happy and getting on like a house on fire,” she said.
They said how Samantha had always had a crush on “floppy-haired boys” like Justin Bieber – unlike Joey’s skinhead look.
But they also said that they think it would be good for Samantha to date an older boy.
The family were also left in stitches after Joey and Samantha’s awkward first kiss.
She admitted that their veneers got in the way, telling fans it was “all teeth” in the villa’s Beach Hut.
April joked that Samantha had never kissed anyone with veneers but added that no one’s first kiss is fantastic.
