Love Islander Samantha Kenny snubs Bond hopeful James Nelson-Joyce as romance goes sour over ‘date with another woman’

FORMER Love Islander Samantha Kenny’s romance with hunky Bond hopeful James Nelson-Joyce has hit the rocks as she snubbed him after a “date with another woman.” The 28-year-old appeared to confirm her romance with the Beeb actor just last month after a secret date. Samantha Kenny snubbed James Nelson-Joyce as their romance hit the rocks Credit: Instagram Beeb actor James Nelson-Joyce went on a ‘date with another woman’ while Samantha was in Ibiza Credit: Getty Samantha’s fans went into a meltdown when she teased Bafta nominee James on her Instagram. The blonde stunner was very supportive of his career and even reposted the trailer for season two of BBC hit This City Is Ours, which he starred in. Sign up for the Love Island newsletter Thank you! While the pair were not officially together, things were going really well between them before Samantha jetted off to Ibiza. A source exclusively told The Sun: “Samantha’s now unfollowed James and it’s all over between them. Read more on Samantha Kenny “It was never official but she really liked him and hoped it’d develop into something more serious.” “She heard that he’d taken another girl out on a date in Liverpool in early July when Samantha was away in Ibiza. She wasn’t happy,” added the source. The Sun have reached out to Samantha’s representative for a comment. Reality TV hottie Samantha and James, 37, were dating for a few months and attended the Bafta Awards together back in February. Most read in TV A source previously said: “They were recently at the Baftas together. “They looked all cosy while they were at the event. They’ve been dating for a few months, I have heard.” James, who has also starred in Industry, The Outlaws and Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, was nominated for Bafta TV Award Best Actor 2026. Liverpool-born James was hotly tipped to become the next Bond with bookmakers Coral assessing his chances last year as 6/1. “I mean… double-O Scouse, I’m here for it,” joked James. Meanwhile, stunning Samantha shot to fame on the ITV2 summer dating show Love Island. She famously explored a romance with Joey Essex but that later crumbled as his head was turned. Despite being axed just two weeks into series 11, Samantha has gone on to pursue a social media career. Comment now