"But massively challenging in terms of the personal side of it because where I'm thankful for it was - this was before social media properly blew up - but it was still like very...a lot of people online, a lot of stuff, and the first time you're like, 'Oh', realise how nasty people can be.".
And I don't think I did but it's just like, and then I sort of, so for years, I was just like, 'Well, I can't because of my cellulite', and people would be like, 'You don't have cellulite'.".
She went on to say: "Somewhere I read this and someone was like, 'Oh my god; how bad like - she's got awful cellulite and she's only 17, and I was like, 'Do I?'
When asked about the positive and negative aspects of leaving the show, Samantha said: "Well, the positives were all the things I've talked about and all of a sudden, I got to, you know, go to auditions that I never dreamed I'd get to go to and it did open up so many doors, which I'm just forever grateful to.
Speaking to the panel, Samantha said: "For me, because I've played Elsa for three years, it's been so fun to do lots of different stuff and each week, I wanted to do a new kind of style and new kind of song.