Love Island's Sam: 'I was left at the altar'
“Apparently she just had a change of heart on the big day.”
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New Idea
He’s the international DJ set to mix up the drama in the villa, but a source tells New Idea that Sam Withers, 28, was originally cast for another Channel Nine reality show – Married at First Sight.
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“He was confirmed and had even filmed his pre-wedding stuff a couple of weeks ago, but the girl he was matched with pulled out at the eleventh hour,” a friend reveals. “Apparently she just had a change of heart on the big day.” The source added that Sam is “great talent” for TV, and Nine didn’t want to lose him, so they found him an alternative.