Samie Elishi

Samie Elishi
Born	Samie Caroline W. Elishi (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 25) Islington, London, England
Occupation	Television personality
Years active	2023–present
Known for	Love Island Love Island: All Stars

Samie Caroline W. Elishi (born 15 February 2000) is an English television personality, known for appearing as a contestant on the ninth series of the ITV2 dating show Love Island in 2023 and the second series of Love Island: All Stars in 2025.

Life and career

Samie Caroline W. Elishi was born on 15 February 2000 in Islington, London ^[1] to a Moroccan father and an English-Welsh mother. ^[2] Prior to appearing on television, Elishi worked as a senior estate agent coordinator. ^[3] In January 2023, she became a contestant on the ninth series of the ITV2 reality series Love Island . ^[4] She entered the villa as a "bombshell" on Day 12, and during the series was coupled up with Kai Fagan and Tom Clare, the latter of whom she reached the final alongside and finished in third place. ^{[5] [6]} They entered a relationship during the show, however announced their split in April 2023. ^{[7] [8]} In May 2023, Elishi underwent tests for thyroid cancer after Love Island viewers spotted a lump on her neck during her time in the villa. ^[9] She subsequently had the lump removed and was ultimately informed it was a benign tumour and was not cancerous. ^{[10] [11]}

In February 2025, it was announced that Elishi would return to Love Island, two years after her original appearance, to appear as a contestant on the second series of Love Island: All Stars . She again entered the villa as a "bombshell" on Day 22 of the series alongside Chuggs Wallis. ^[12]

Filmography

As herself

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2023	Love Island	Contestant; series 9	[3]
2025	Love Island: All Stars	Contestant; series 2	[13]

References

1. "Samie Elishi facts: Age, ex-boyfriends, Instagram and Love Island history explained". Heart . Retrieved 3 February 2025.
2. Vierke, Emily (4 February 2025). "Love Island's Samie Elishi: her age, job and what happened with Tom Clare". HeatWorld. Archived from the original on 15 January 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
3. "Who is Samie Elishi? Meet Love Island 2023 contestant and senior estate agent coordinator | Radio Times". Radio Times . Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
4. "Joey Essex's ex enters Love Island villa – with "unfinished business"". Radio Times . Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
5. "Love Island fans in shock as couple come in third place | Radio Times". Radio Times . Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
6. "Love Island 2023 announces winning couple". Digital Spy . 13 March 2023. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
7. "Love Island's Tom Clare confirms split from Samie Elishi". Digital Spy . 26 April 2023. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
8. "What happened between Samie Elishi and Tom Clare? Their Love Island relationship explained". Heart . Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
9. "Love Island star Samie Elishi gets cancer check after fans spot lump". BBC News . 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
10. "Love Island's Samie Elishi tearfully shares news of cancer scare". Cosmopolitan . 28 April 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
11. "Love Island's Samie in tears as she talks Tom split and cancer scare". Digital Spy . 29 April 2023. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
12. Bird, Daniel (3 February 2025). "Love Island viewers in disbelief as stars make dramatic return after Ron's exit". Daily Mirror . Retrieved 3 February 2025.
13. "Love Island: All Stars tease new bombshells after cast exits". Digital Spy . 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.

External links

• Samie Elishi at IMDb