Tensions were running high in Sunday’s episode of with storming off during an altercation with Jess Harding after she called him out for leading on – and fans are not impressed.
During the hour-long instalment, the project manager, 22, came to realise that he really wanted to make things work with Jess, also 22, and rather than politely letting Leah down, he decided to let her know in a brutal recoupling.
While proclaiming his interest in the aesthetics practitioner in front of the rest of the group, Sammy branded Leah as a ‘test’, .
Leah, 27, later pulled him for a chat where she attempted to explain how his behaviour had made her feel… but he didn’t seem to understand what he’d done wrong.
At the same time, Ella Thomas, 23, took Jess aside to fill her in on what had been going on between Sammy and Leah.
At the end of the episode, Jess had words with her new partner and expressed that she felt he had lied to her face and downplayed his flirtations with Leah.
‘You’re flirting with her and leading her on,’ she fumed, prompting Sammy to reply: ‘What am I meant to do when I’m getting to know her?
‘Everyone’s making me out to look like a d*ckhead when I’ve given the girl a chance when I thought there was potential there.
‘I gave her 100%, which I thought was the fairest thing to do.
‘I gave you 100% and at the end of the day, I want you more and she’s upset about that. She’s upset that I called her a test, and I’ve apologised for my actions. What else can I do?’
But Jess was still upset and went on: ‘I feel like you haven’t been completely honest with me.’
Growing increasingly frustrated, Sammy hit back: ‘Stop saying I haven’t been honest because I’ve been straight down the middle with the pair of you.
‘Tell me how I haven’t been honest with you? I just don’t get what you’re annoyed about.’
‘I just don’t like it,’ Jess replied, prompting an irate Sammy to walk away.
Love Island fans were fuming at how the conversation escalated and were less than impressed that Sammy stormed off.
Taking to Twitter, one slammed: ‘HOW IS SAMMY THE ONE STORMING OFF???? Jess RUN away from him.’
‘Sammy on the complete defence there, madness for him to storm off like that,’ another critiqued, while a third added: ‘Sammy getting defensive, cutting off jess, and not seeing how Leah was hurt by him calling her a test…. there are red flags everywhere get my girl out of there.’
Viewers will have to wait and see whether there’s any chance Sammy will be able to salvage his romance…
Love Island continues on Monday at 9pm on ITV2.
