Sammy Root

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Sammy Root
Born
Samuel Lewis Root

(2001-05-10) 10 May 2001 (age 23)
Dartford, Kent, England
OccupationTelevision personality
Years active2023–present
Known for Love Island
The Only Way Is Essex
Love Island: All Stars

Samuel Lewis Root (born 10 May 2001) is an English television personality. After winning on the tenth series of Love Island in 2023, he became a regular cast member on the ITVBe reality series The Only Way Is Essex the following year. In 2025, he is set to appear on the second series of Love Island: All Stars .

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Life and career

Samuel Lewis Root was born on in Dartford, Kent. [1] [2] Prior to appearing on television, he worked as a project manager. [3] In 2023, he became a contestant on the tenth series of the ITV2 reality dating show Love Island . He entered the villa as a "bombshell" on Day 4, and during the series was coupled up with Jess Harding, Mal Nicol and Amber Wise respectively. [4] [5] [6] He ultimately reunited with the former, and Root and Harding went on to win the series with 34.57% of the final vote, beating Whitney Adebayo and Lochan Nowacki. [7] [8] The pair entered a relationship, however they split two months later. [9] [10] In 2024, Root joined the cast of The Only Way Is Essex for its thirty-third series and has appeared regularly since. [11] In January 2025, it was announced that Root would return to Love Island to appear as a contestant on the second series of Love Island: All Stars . [12]

Filmography

As himself
YearTitleNotesRef.
2023 Love Island Winner; series 10 [13]
2024–present The Only Way Is Essex Series regular [14]
2025 Love Island: All Stars Contestant; series 2 [15]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Get to know Love Island's Sammy Root: Age, job, Insta & more". Capital . Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Who is Sammy Root? Meet Love Island 2023 contestant and bombshell | Radio Times". Radio Times . Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Love Island's Mal recalls unaired moment with Sammy". Digital Spy . 5 July 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Love Island's Gabby Jeffrey "so confused" over Casa Amor romance". Digital Spy . 6 July 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "How do we think Jess and Sammy won over bookies favourites". Digital Spy . 1 August 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Love Island suffers finale ratings slump as latest couple crowned". Digital Spy . 2 August 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Sammy Root and Jess Harding are crowned winners of Love Island 2023". BBC News . Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Love Island's Sammy Root shares "total shock" at Jess Harding split". Digital Spy . 4 October 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Love Island winner Sammy Root talks dating again following Jess Harding split". Digital Spy . 3 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  11. ↑ Jones, by Amy (28 July 2024). "Sammy Root joins TOWIE! Ex Love Island star seen filming for show". OK! . Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  12. ↑ "Love Island winner Sammy Root 'set to enter' All Stars villa as latest bombshell and prepares to reunite with former flame". Goss.ie. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
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