Sammy Root

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.

Sammy Root
Born	Samuel Lewis Root (2001-05-10) 10 May 2001 (age 24) Dartford, Kent, England
Occupation	Television personality
Years active	2023–present
Known for	Love Island The Only Way Is Essex Love Island: All Stars

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

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
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]