Love Is Blind UK’s Sam blames montage for villain portrayal

Love is blind: UK‘S Sam Klein speaks out about his portrayal in the show.

Sam, 31, proved to be one of the show’s most controversial contestants among viewers after the first four episodes of Love is blind: UK appeared on Netflix last week. Sam got engaged to a fellow contestant Nicole Stevens29, after meeting in the pods, although love is rival Benaiah wondered if Sam was really looking for love or fame. Sam and Nicole ultimately went their separate ways at the end of episode 4.

Sam shared some insights into his Love is blind: UK travel via Instagram stories on Sunday, August 11, including answering a question about whether he really had feelings for Nicole.

“The show was intense and high-pressure, and the editing didn’t really work in my favor,” Sam responded. “But my connection with Nicole in the pods was genuine and she is a wonderful person.”

It seems like Sam, who told Nicole, “I think I love you,” has embraced being the season’s villain.

“I think someone needs to play the bad guy,” he responded to another Instagram user who said they “don’t want to like Sam but” really like him.

When asked if he was annoyed that “the show viewed you as not real,” Sam replied, “I think it was TV gold.” 🍿🍿🍿x100.”

Sam also talked about the hardest parts of the Love is blind process. He said the hardest part of the show was “learning to open up about my past.”

Despite clashing with Benaiah over Nicole, Sam said he developed a close bond with his fellow male contestants.

“It’s a very unique experience when you have fifteen guys sharing their feelings with each other and it makes you realize that we all have our own insecurities and it’s okay to talk,” the product design manager shared.

Love is blind: UK is the latest international version of the popular Netflix format and is hosted by the husband and wife duo Mat And Emma Willis.

The first four episodes are now available to stream on Netflix. Episodes 5 through 9 premiere on Wednesday, August 14, followed by the final two episodes on Wednesday, August 21.