Sam Klein may have entered Love Is Blind UK to find love, but left the pods with a broken heart and a plethora of online trolls due to his sinister behaviour. Netflix took the world by storm on August 7, 2024, as it released the first part of the hit reality show 's British series, fronted by TV power couple Matt and Emma Willis. A total of 30 singletons signed up for the experiment as they backed out of another dive in the dating pool in favour of the now-famous pods, which have led to multiple successful relationships and marriages in the original series.
But among them, 31-year-old Sam Klein stood out when he became embroiled in the show’s first controversy. One episode, multiple icks London-born Sam was privately educated, attending Aldenham school, a private boarding school in Elstree which sets its fees at £14,297 per term. He then moved on to Leeds Beckett University to study broadcast media technologies.
He was even on his university football team and graduated in 2010. Ahead of his cringe-worthy entrance in the pods, it was revealed that Sam had been pushed to sign up for the show by his mother as his bio read at the time: “For years, Sam’s mom has been on his back about settling down and finding a wife, but he’s entering the experiment for his own reasons.” “He’s excited to lead with his personality in the pods, as women in London tend to focus on Sam’s height (for the record, he’s 6’4) instead of his heart.
But he hasn’t made any real attempt.