Jess Harding won the 2023 series of Love Island UK with Sammy Root.

Jess’s Love Island journey

Jess entered the Love Island villa in 2023 as a bombshell and quickly became a central figure in the series. She originally coupled up with another lad, but later re-coupled with Sammy Root, forming a strong connection that viewers really backed.

Their relationship developed over the course of the series, and they made it all the way to the final as one of the last couples standing. In the finale, Jess and Sammy were crowned the winners of Love Island 2023, taking home the title and the public vote.

Jess and Sammy after the show

After winning, Jess and Sammy continued their relationship outside the villa and were seen as one of the more serious couples from that series. They stayed together for about two years before announcing their split in 2025.

Since then, Jess has remained in the public eye, working as an aesthetics practitioner and sharing her journey on social media. She later returned to the Love Island world as a contestant on Love Island: All Stars, where fans got to see her back in the villa.

Quick recap

  • Series : Love Island UK 2023 (main series)
  • Winner : Jess Harding
  • Won with : Sammy Root
  • Status now : Split from Sammy, returned for All Stars

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