Dumped:But Samantha’s family say that an academic man isn’t her top priority and that life skills and experience are more important.

“He’s got Sam’s family’s seal of approval, they seem genuinely happy and getting on like a house on fire,” she said.THE family of Love Island star Samanatha Kenny has revealed their thoughts on Joey Essex. The family were also left in stitches after Joey and Samantha’s awkward first kiss. The Girls

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.April joked that Samantha had never kissed anyone with veneers but added that no one’s first kiss is fantastic.”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.Sam also admitted to having a crush on Sir David Attenborough, because “he’s really clever”.

But despite the ups and downs between the couple, Samantha’s family are very much rooting for them.They said how Samantha had always had a crush on “floppy-haired boys” like Justin Bieber – unlike Joey’s skinhead look. Joey describes himself as “not stupid, but not smart” and even starred in his own TV series Educating Joey Essex, which saw him travel the world.

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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.

She admitted that their veneers got in the way, telling fans it was “all teeth” in the villa’s Beach Hut.

But they also said that they think it would be good for Samantha to date an older boy.

After being consoled by the girls on the day beds, she broke down – and didn’t get much reassurance from Joey.

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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.Love Island is back on the box with a brand new batch of sexy islanders all looking for love this summer.The family gathered at their local pub in Liverpool to watch the first episode of the show on a projector.The boysSamantha was left in floods of tears after bombshell Uma Jammeh took Joey into the hideout upon her arrival.She also said how her dad gets the show “proof watched” before he watches it.

The 26-year-old went silent after Uma arrived, clearly concerned that Joey’s head would be turned.