Samie Elishi Defends Against Lucindas Bullying Claims

winner has hit back at co-star Lucinda Stafford's 'bullying' claims, insisting it is not true.

Lucinda, 26, had a rocky time in the villa and often clashed with Samie, 26, , 28, and Jessy Potts, 27.

Since leaving the South African villa, Lucinda has appeared on Paul C. Brunson's We Need To Talk podcast and claimed she felt 'bullied' by some of the girls, which led to her being 'isolated' from the group.

Hitting back at Lucinda's claims, Samie told the Daily Mail: 'Some of the stuff that is being said is so bizarre, like the bully accusations, they are not true.

'Every Love Islander that has gone on a podcast since the show has said categorically no one got bullied and obviously the show wouldn't go on if there was.

'That stuff is hard to hear, but you've got to move on, like I know what kind of person I am.'

Speaking at Carmex's Sip & Paint event at Jumeirah Carlton Tower hotel on Tuesday, Samie revealed she is still in contact with all of her Love Island co-stars, other than Lucinda.

Since leaving the villa, the pair have unfollowed each other on social media and have made it clear they are no longer friends.

Samie added: 'I'm a firm believer that everyone is entitled to their own opinions and that is fair because I've got my own opinion and I want people to respect it.

'At the end of the day, my morals are so strong and I know the truth. I know my truth and the people that I'm close to, their truth, and that's all that matters.

'We lived it, we know what went on.'

Samie won the third series of Love Island All Stars with partner Ciaran Davies, 23. The influencer admitted she was ready to leave the villa, as it had become more 'intense' than enjoyable.

'It was getting really intense and just not a very nice environment towards the end. As soon as we left, it was just like we could breathe again,' she explained.

The girls fell out when Lucinda, who was appearing on Love Island for the fourth time, picked Ciaran to couple up with after she arrived as a bombshell.

Tensions only worsened during a game of Snog, Marry, Pie, when Lucinda chose to pie Samie with 'full force,' which Samie described as feeling like a 'slap in the face'.

Lucinda also found herself at loggerheads with Belle over Sean Stone, 26, and Jessy, who claimed she was putting on a 'fake baby voice'.