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Love Island star faces HUGE fine after quitting job for TV

Love Island star faces HUGE fine after quitting job for TV

A Love Island contestant has marred relations with her previous employer after it was revealed she gave just one days’ notice before quitting her job.

22-year-old Samira Mighty worked as part of the Dreamgirls cast at London’s Savoy Theatre, but quit her job unexpectedly, leaving her employer with just one day to find a replacement before she jetted off to Majorca to star on the ITV2 reality series.

However, her employers are less than impressed. The company, Sonia Friedman Productions, are purportedly seeking £3,000 in compensation from the actress, and they have since removed her name from their cast list.

“She won’t walk into a job any time soon,” an anonymous source told The Sun.

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