"This felt messy": Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark's Samira reacts to seeing Manny among the singles

Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark
Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark's Samira and Manny | Image Source: Netflix/ Tudum

Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark premiered on May 21, 2025. Netflix reality show's debut episode introduced the singles and their partners, aka Sneaky Links. Singles, including Nicole V, Manny, Angelique, Colt, Brandon, and more, were introduced during the first episode.

As they were getting acquainted, guests joined them one by one. One of the guests was Samira, who turned out to be Manny's connection from outside.

Manny was surprised to see Samira entering the Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark as a guest. He confessed that he didn't know "how to feel." On the other hand, Samira was also shocked.

"I'm absolutely shocked to see Manny by pool hanging out, I thought I was gonna see a whole new set of singles, and this felt messy," confessed Samira.

Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark Episode 1: After the singles' arrival, guests joined them as their "sneaky links"

The first episode of the Netflix reality show featured singles and their sneaky links' introduction. While more guests were joining the singles, it surprised everyone. One of the guests was Samira. She was Manny's connection.

Witnessing her entering the show, Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark's Manny confessed to the camera:

"I never expected to see Samira walk through the door. For real, what is happening? How am I gonna be able to talk to other people? I have no idea how to feel."

One of the female contestants, Angelieque, asked how Samira and Manny knew each other; he said they had known each other since high school.

When asked how long they dated, Manny said it was "very short." However, Samira disagreed and said it was a "lie."

"We didn't work out in high school, but we never let go of each other. And then, like, years went by, and I've been traveling, but we still..." added Manny.

Listening to him, everyone teased them and cheered for them. Manny said the remaining guests would include more people who knew some of the singles.

Agreeing with him, Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark's Brandon said:

"I think they're gonna bring people we've hooked up with."

Another guest, Travis, who turned out to be Angelique's connection, joined them. After joining the group and seeing Angelique, Travis confessed to the cameras:

"Mind's going a million miles per second. I was really excited to meet someone new, to now this situation with Angelique being here, definitely made me feel a little uneasy. Adds a little more spice into the mix."

As everyone was getting to know each other and introducing themselves, another guest, Avery, joined them. Colt said that she was from Nashville, Tennessee. After her arrival, Colt explained how guests were connected to one of the singles; that way, she was connected to him.

As more guests joined the group of singles, everyone enjoyed their time together. Soon, show host Chloe Veitch joined the singles and their sneaky links.


To know more about what happened with Manny and Samira, fans can stream the first episode of Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark on Netflix.

Edited by Gira Rathod