Sammy Root
{{Short description|English television personality (born 2001)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sammy Root
| birth_name = Samuel Lewis Root
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|5|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Dartford, Kent, England
| occupation = Television personality
| known_for = Love Island
The Only Way Is Essex
Love Island: All Stars
| years_active = 2023–present
}}
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.
Life and career
Samuel Lewis Root was born on in Dartford, Kent.{{cite web |title=Happy birthday to me |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C6x7tHtoNsY/?igsh=cTJvN2k1cTVvN203 |website=Instagram |accessdate=17 January 2025}}{{cite web |title=Get to know Love Island's Sammy Root: Age, job, Insta & more |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/tv-film/love-island/sammy-root-age-job-instagram/ |website=Capital |accessdate=17 January 2025 |language=en}} Prior to appearing on television, he worked as a project manager.{{cite web |title=Who is Sammy Root? Meet Love Island 2023 contestant and bombshell {{!}} Radio Times |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/love-island-2023-contestant-sammy-root/ |website=Radio Times |accessdate=17 January 2025}} 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.{{cite web |title=Love Island's Mal recalls unaired moment with Sammy |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a44442971/love-island-mal-sammy-unaired-moment/ |website=Digital Spy |accessdate=17 January 2025 |date=5 July 2023}}{{cite web |title=Love Island's Gabby Jeffrey "so confused" over Casa Amor romance |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a44455131/love-island-gabby-jeffrey-casa-amor-romance/ |website=Digital Spy |accessdate=17 January 2025 |date=6 July 2023}}{{cite web |title=How do we think Jess and Sammy won over bookies favourites. |url=https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2449568/how-do-we-think-jess-and-sammy-won-over-bookies-favourites |website=Digital Spy |accessdate=17 January 2025 |date=1 August 2023}} 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.{{cite web |title=Love Island suffers finale ratings slump as latest couple crowned |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a44711136/love-island-finale-ratings-slump/ |website=Digital Spy |accessdate=17 January 2025 |date=2 August 2023}}{{cite web |title=Sammy Root and Jess Harding are crowned winners of Love Island 2023 |url=https://www.itv.com/news/2023-07-31/sammy-root-and-jess-harding-crowned-winners-of-love-island-2023 |website=BBC News |accessdate=16 January 2025}} The pair entered a relationship, however they split two months later.{{cite web |title=Love Island's Sammy Root shares "total shock" at Jess Harding split |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a45439685/love-island-sammy-root-shock-jess-harding-split/ |website=Digital Spy |accessdate=16 January 2025 |date=4 October 2023}}{{cite web |title=Love Island winner Sammy Root talks dating again following Jess Harding split |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a46019359/sammy-root-dating-love-island/ |website=Digital Spy |accessdate=16 January 2025 |date=3 December 2023}} In 2024, Root joined the cast of The Only Way Is Essex for its thirty-third series and has appeared regularly since.{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Amy |title=Sammy Root joins TOWIE! Ex Love Island star seen filming for show |url=https://www.ok.co.uk/tv/sammy-root-joins-towie-ex-33344682.amp |website=OK! |accessdate=17 January 2025 |language=en |date=28 July 2024}} 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.{{cite web |title=Love Island winner Sammy Root 'set to enter' All Stars villa as latest bombshell and prepares to reunite with former flame |url=https://goss.ie/uk-showbiz/love-island-winner-sammy-root-set-to-enter-all-stars-villa-as-latest-bombshell-and-prepares-to-reunite-with-former-flame-405358 |website=Goss.ie |accessdate=16 January 2025 |date=15 January 2025}}
Filmography
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|16567362}}
{{Love Island}}
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