This year's Love Island was truly one for the history books; not only did former TOWIE star Joey Essex rock up as the first bombshell of the series, but the name 'Emma' will now forever be associated with Nicole Samuel screaming, 'Who's Emma?' at the top of her Welsh lungs in Casa Amor upon learning that Ciaran Davies and Emma Milton had snogged during a villa game. Admit it, you can hear it, can't you?
Let's be honest, queen Nicole Samuel was a Love Island 2024 main character from the get-go and on top of gaining a legion of LI fans, she even managed to find love – for a few months anyway.
Who is Nicole Samuel?
Nicole was an OG Islander on Love Island 2024. She made to the final finishing in second place alongside her now ex, Ciaran.
How old is Nicole Samuel?
She is 24.
Where is Nicole Samuel from?
She lives in Aberdare in Wales.
What does Nicole Samuel do for a living?
Prior to entering the villa, Nicole was an Accounts Manager. These days, she's giving reality star and influencer.
What happened between Nicole Samuel and Ciaran Davies?
Nicole revealed before she even entered the villa she was after a 'rugby boy who will be happy in the Valleys' and it turns out that Welsh lad Ciaran was after someone JUST like Nicole.
Although she was matched with Sean Stone on day one, Nicole and Ciaran recoupled on day five and remained together for the whole experience.
They made it all the way to the final, finishing in second place. They dated for four months IRL, but sadly called in quits in early December 2024.
Is Nicole Samuel single?
Nicole is believed to be single at the moment, but she was recently rumoured to be seeing MMA fighter Oban Elliott.
However, a representative for Nicole has confirmed that the pair are just friends who are partial to the odd cheeky Nando's takeaway. They said, 'Nicole and Oban have been friends for a number of years, and the relationship between them is entirely platonic.'
According to recent reports, both Nicole and her ex Ciaran are in early talks for the next series of Celebs Go Dating.
What is Nicole Samuel's connection Scott van-der-Sluis?
Prior to taking part in the dating show we managed to chat to Nicole where she opened up about her supposed 'friendship' with Love Island 2023/Love Island USA/Love Island Games legend, Scott van-der-Sluis. Well...
'I don't know him,' Nicole admitted, 'I've seen him on a night out, but I don't know him, no.'
So, in reality, Closer online has a closer relationship (pardon the pun) with Scott than Nicole does.
When asked if she knew any other former Islanders, Nicole confirmed, 'Obviously, Liam Reardon lives close to me, but I don't know him either.'
Is Nicole Samuel on Instagram?
She is, and you can follow her at @nicolesams123.