Former Love Island star Dani Dyer has broken her silence on her split from the father of her son after he was jailed. 

Sammy Kimmence,  who is from Rayleigh, was handed a three-and-a-half years prison sentence in July after he was found guilty of conning pensioners out of £34,000. 

Portsmouth Crown Court was told Kimmence, 25, had promised he would invest the money for them by placing horse-racing bets on their behalf. 

But he used the cash to pay off his own debts, book himself a hotel in Ibiza, pay restaurants bills and buy new clothes. 

Dani has now spoken about the relationship on her dad Danny Dyer's Sorted podcast. 

Dani and Kimmence share a son Santiago. 

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She said: "You are never really friends with your ex-boyfriend. It's a little bit different in my situation.

"Obviously, I will always have a relationship with Santi's dad, it's very different when you have children.

Echo: Sammy Kimmence was jailed for three and a half yearSammy Kimmence was jailed for three and a half year

"You're tied together by blood and you're always going to have a relationship there. But there's still a line."

Dani, who is raising Santi alone, added: "Why would you want to be friends with an ex? You want to move on with your life. You split up for a reason.

"I feel like if you've split up with someone just leave it."

Dani also revealed that she has no contact with anyone else she has previously dated, including her Love Island ex-boyfriend Jack Fincham. 

She declared: "You don't need to be friends with your ex-boyfriend, unless you have a child. You don't need to have that connection."