Love Island fans call for a 'recount' as Jess and Sammy are surprise winners

Love Island 2023 winners Jess Harding and Sammy Root attend a screening in St. Albans of the England vs. Columbia quarter final match of the FIFA Women's World Cup.The nail-biting quarter-final match saw the Lionesses emerge victorious after beating Colombia 2-1.

As you can imagine, being crowned winners of Love Island creates a busy schedule the minute you set foot back in the UK and that has been exactly the case for 2023's champs, Jess Harding and Sammy Root. Life has been non-stop for the pair but the cute couple seemed to have nailed the whirlwind lifestyle they've now been thrown into. OK! has a peek at exactly what our favourite duo have been up to since leaving the island.

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Love Island finalist Zachariah Noble has finally met his girlfriend Molly Marsh's younger sister as they returned to the UK.The Love Island finalists flew back to the UK on Wednesday, following Monday night's final, and they were greeted by their nearest and dearest. Amongst those waiting for fourth place Molly, 21, was her sister Maisie, who didn't waste any time getting to know Zach. Molly shared a cute snap on her Instagram story of young Maisie jumping on Zach's back.

The four final Love Island couples have touched back down in the UK after spending eight weeks living together in a sprawling Majorcan villa, with cameras capturing their every move. Winners Jess Harding and Sammy Root, runners-up Whitney Adebayo and Lochan Nowacki, third place Islanders Tyriqye Hyde and Ella Thomas, and fourth place's Molly Marsh and Zachariah Noble all made the trip home together. Finally back on their phones and social media, the stars have documented their journey back, as they proved that their strong bond wasn't just for the cameras.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag This series' Love Island stars have been seen at the airport in Spain as they make their way home following two months of sunshine in the Majorcan villa.The final four couples, including winners Jess Harding and Sammy Root, runners-up Whitney Adebayo and Lochan Nowacki, third place Islanders Tyriqye Hyde and Ella Thomas, and fourth place's Molly Marsh and Zachariah Noble were all making the trip home. Jess and Sammy won the show during Monday night's final, 31 July, and ITV revealed the voting figures, which saw them receive 34.57% of the whole vote, whereas Whitney and Lochan got 26.85%.Third place couple Ella Thomas and Tyriqye Hyde were close with 24.21%, whilst Molly Marsh and Zachariah Noble came in fourth place with 14.37% of the public vote. The Islanders looked jubilant and firm friends after spending eight weeks together.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag The finalists from this summer’s edition of Love Island are en route to the UK after spending months in sunny Marbella, and have boarded a plane together. But after Ella Thomas shared a glimpse of their flight, many fans were left puzzled after Molly Marsh and her partner Zachariah Noble appeared to be “missing”. Jess Harding and Sammy Root were crowned the winners of the smash hit reality dating show, as Monday night's final, on 31 July, saw the happy couple win the whopping £50,000 prize money.

Jess Harding and Sammy Root are over the moon after being crowned the winners of Love Island 2023 - but say they’re not rushing to move in together.The couple beat out runners up Whitney Adebayo and Lochan Nowacki in a nail biting live final - which saw host Maya Jama unable to play back their best bits back in an awkward tech gaffe. Jess and Sammy are now looking forward to their future on the outside, and say winning feels “amazing.” “I feel like it was a close call and everyone did so well,” Jess said, before saying that she's feeling both "happy" and "overwhelmed." “When we were stood up there we looked at everyone and thought they were all worthy to win. It was hard to work it out.

Former Love Island star Olivia Hawkins is back for her final show column with OK!, after Monday night's final revealed Jess Harding and Sammy Root as the winners. The pair's victory surprised some viewers, after many thought that show-favourite Whitney Adebayo was sure to storm to first place, and win the £50,000 cash prize, with her partner, Lochan Nowacki.

ITV have revealed the Love Island voting figures after some fans claimed that Jess Harding and Sammy Root winning was a 'fix'. Jess and Sammy beat Whitney Adebayo and Lochan Nowacki to be crowned the winners of this summer's series, but it came as a shock to many of the show's viewers, as Whitney has been a firm fan favourite throughout her time in the villa.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Love Island stars Jess Harding and Sammy Root may have scooped first prize and taken home £50,0000 - but not everyone is convinced that the pair have the potential for a long-lasting relationship. Speaking exclusively to OK! , relationship expert and co-founder of dating app So Syncd, Louella Alderson, has revealed why she doesn't believe that Sammy and Jess will last after arriving back to the UK with their new-found fame.

Jess and Sammy have been crowned Love Island winners as Monday night's final saw the happy couple win the whopping £50,000 prize money. During the live instalment, hosted by Maya Jama, finalists Tyrique Hyde and Ella Thomas, Jess Harding and Samy Root, Zachariah Noble and Molly Marsh, and Whitney Adebayo and Lochan Nowacki, eagerly awaited to find out who would take home the crown.

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As Love Island 2023 comes to and end and the islanders prepare to exit the villa and return to their regular lives outside of cameras and bikinis, relationship expert Louella Alderson has revealed which couples she believes are most likely to struggle on the outside. Speaking exclusively to OK! Louella – founder of the personality type dating app So Syncd – argues that finalists Tyrique Hyde and Ella Thomas, and Sammy Root and Jess Harding may struggling in the relationships when they return back to the UK.

The winter series of Love Island could be heading for big changes as show bosses are reportedly considering an All Stars series for 2024.The ITV show has had two series in 2023 - a winter series filmed in South Africa earlier this year and a summer series filmed in Mallorca - with host Maya Jama stepping on board to present the show.The winter series of the show first aired in 2020 and and then didn't happen again until earlier this year. However, that could be set to change, after one source claims the winter edition of the dating show is set to be replaced with a series made up of former show contestants from next year.

Just days after being dumped from the famous Love Island villa, Ouzy See has returned to his day job as a footballer at non-league Scottish side Edinburgh City.The striker, 28, had been voted off alongside fellow islander Kady McDermott but he is already back on the pitch as his team prepares for the new season. Ouzy took to his Instagram story to share with his fans that he had just had his first session back with the team.

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Love Island USA premiered this month, meaning a brand new group of hot singles began looking for their chance to find “the one” in a beautiful (albeit, occasionally chaotic) tropical locale. But before we dive into the drama, breakups, and romance of a new season, let’s take a look back at what past seasons’ winners have been up to since they left the villa.Which Love Island USA couples are still together? And which have broken up? From season one winners and to the most recent winners to leave the villa, and , here's every couple that left the villa together and their current relationship status. Zeta Morrison and Timmy Pandolfi.Zeta and Timmy won season four, but shocked fans when they outside of the villa.