She divided fans during an eventful two-week stay in the Love Island villa.
But five-months after drawing a line under the ITV2 dating show, the 27-year old make-up artist looks rather different in a handful of recently posted photos.
Indeed, the skimpy swimwear has been exchanged for sexy faux-leather as she prepares for Halloween.
The Liverpool based former islander has opted for the blonde hair, skintight catsuit and distinctive tattoo made famous by comic book character Barb Wire – memorably played by former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson in the 1996 film of the same name.
But who is it?
Five-months after drawing a line under Love Island, this 27-year old make-up artist looks rather different in a handful of recently posted photos
The former islander has opted for the blonde hair, skintight catsuit and distinctive tattoo made famous by comic book character Barb Wire – memorably played by Pamela Anderson
That’s right – it’s Samantha Kenny!
The TV personality has struck a series of sultry poses with social media followers, alongside credits to hair-stylist Liv Doherty and make-up artist Holly Hickey.
Referring to Canadian star Pamela in an accompanying caption, she wrote: ‘Sammy Anderson.’
Samantha spent just 16 days in the Love Island villa, during which she was briefly coupled with The Only Way Is Essex star Joey Essex – the show’s first celebrity contestant.
She later hit back at online trolls who branded her ‘fame hungry’ and a ‘ TOWIE super fan’ for romancing the reality TV regular.
The Liverpudlian told MailOnline she watched the ITVBe reality series when she was a teenager but only for Gemma Collins and if she had met Joey outside of Love Island, she ‘wouldn’t have bat an eyelid.’
Samantha was coupled up with Joey for two weeks before his former flame Grace Jackson entered the show as a bombshell, and she was forced to watch the exes rekindle their romance.
But after Samantha was dumped from the island, Joey’s attention quickly turned to new arrival Jessy Potts and Grace was sidelined.
Samantha Kenny spent just 16 days in the Love Island villa, during which she was briefly coupled with The Only Way Is Essex star Joey Essex – the show’s first celebrity contestant
The skimpy swimwear has been exchanged for sexy faux-leather as she prepares for Halloween
Pamela Anderson played comic book character Barb Wire in the 1996 film of the same name
In an exclusive interview, Samantha said: ‘Now she knows how I felt. But at least Jessy went on the terrace to kiss Joey but she did it on the daybeds right in front of me, she’s had a taste of her own medicine now.’
Samantha explained: ‘I went on Love Island expecting to meet Kev the carpenter but lo and behold Joey Essex walked in. I haven’t watched TOWIE for years but when I was a teenager, I used to watch it for Gemma Collins… I wasn’t ever bothered about Joey, it was more the GC and Bobby Norris, they’re iconic.
‘I do know a couple of TOWIE people anyway so I wasn’t like ‘oh my God, there’s Joey Essex’, it was oh my God, there’s Joey because he was on the show.
‘If I had seen him on a night out I wouldn’t have batted an eyelid but it’s because he was on Love Island, which was so unexpected.’
Trolls claimed Samantha was only interested in Joey for his celebrity status and ridiculed her online after she confessed to being a TOWIE fan.
She added: ‘People said I was fame hungry and a Joey Essex fan girl… no I’m not, I’m a Gemma Collins fan, growing up.’
Trolls claimed Samantha was only interested in Joey for his celebrity status and ridiculed her online after she confessed to being a TOWIE fan
When Joey reignited his romance with Grace, who he originally dated last year after the pair met on holiday, Samantha was left in tears
When Joey reignited his romance with Grace, who he originally dated last year after the pair met on holiday, Samantha was left in tears.
She witnessed the couple passionately kiss in front of her, which caused further distress and upset.
Samantha said: ‘I felt horrible… what I wanted in two weeks he gave her in four hours. It wasn’t nice, especially as I was still there. I felt like saying, don’t forget about me, I am still here.
‘At the end of the day I’m just a girl whether we were on the outside or on Love Island, it wasn’t the best situation.’
Joey was the first celebrity to enter the Love Island villa as a contestant in the show’s history, but Samantha believes producers shouldn’t make it a regular occurrence.
She says Joey acted differently to the other Islanders due to his TV experience and believes bosses should ‘give someone normal a chance.’
Samantha said: ‘I’m not going to lie… I think Love Island should be kept the way it was.
‘I know they have brought back other Islanders before but I feel like even with some of the boys, you could tell Joey was different. I know it may not have come across that way but he’s done TV for 13 odd years, you can see there was a difference…’