Love Island's Faye Winter responds to cosy pics with Sammy Root after Jess Harding split

Faye Winter has made 2023 a year of self-growth as she has been focusing on herself and getting back to her roots, following her February split from her boyfriend of two years Teddy Soares. And while the 28-year-old Love Island star is feeling like 'the best version' of herself, she still isn't rushing to throw herself back into the dating pool. Talking exclusively to OK! this week, she shared: "I’m so happy with where I am in life at the moment, I’m not going to force the dating side of things, I don’t need to and I’m in no rush.

Faye Winter has admitted that she had a plan to steal the Love Island prize money during her stint on the ITV2 show in 2021, hoping to give it to a good cause. The reality star, 28, did make it to the final of the show with her then-boyfriend Teddy Soares, but lost out on the £50K prize to Millie Court and Liam Reardon - who have recently reconciled their romance.

Former Love Island couple Mitchel Taylor and Abi Moores have sparked rumours that they are back together just months after their huge villa bust up. The pair were a couple on the summer series of Love Island this year, but they weren’t together long as they both had their heads turned. Twenty seven year old Mitch was stolen away from Abi by bombshell Ella Barnes, and Abi tried to make things work with fellow islander Scott Van Der Sluis.

Faye Winter has admitted that she has had days where she 'didn't know where to turn' during this year, where she faced tough challenges. From splitting with boyfriend Teddy Soares to finding a lump on her breast in March, the Love Island star hasn't had an easy 2023 but is feeling the 'best version' of herself since getting through it. She told OK!: "This year has been full of challenges, I just keep batting them off, I feel like I’m playing cricket or something! But, when I see things going on in the world, my challenges look pea-sized compared to some other people's.

Love Island winner Sammy Root has opened up on his relationship with ex-girlfriend Jess Harding, as he described the public interest as 'mad'. This summer, the 22 year old went from an electrician to a household name after entering the Love Island villa on day four of the much-loved show.

UK Love Island star Lucinda Strafford has revealed she has joined the Australian version of the show. Taking to Instagram to announce the news, the influencer shared a picture of her posing in a black swimsuit, with the caption: "Lucinda is looking for love in the @LoveIslandAU Villa! Stream the new season of #LoveIslandAU from Monday, October 30 on @9now." Lucinda, 23, failed to find love when she first entered the UK villa in 2021, despite forming romantic relationships with Brad McClelland and Aaron Francis.

Ben and Jackie Foden have announced the happy news that they're expecting their second child together.Three years on from the arrival of their daughter Farrah – and after three heart-breaking miscarriages – the couple are thrilled to share with OK! that they have another bundle of joy on the way. “We’re so excited about a second baby,” said US-born Jackie, who is now in her second trimester. “We’re using this as our grand announcement – we’ve only told those who are really close to us.” Ben, 38, who has daughter Aoife, 11 and son Tadgh, eight, with ex-wife Una Healy and daughter Farrah, three, with pregnant Jackie, made headlines for being unfaithful to The Saturdays singer in 2018.

Faye Winter has admitted she has "no words" as she's sadly had to say goodbye to her "longest childhood friend" after her family dog has passed away. The former Love Island star, who rose to fame due to her explosive relationship with ex-beau Teddy Soares during her stint in the dating show villa in 2021, expressed her immense sadness online. The reality TV star, 28, shared an adorable throwback snap of the family pup enjoying a day on the beach as she broke the news of the 17-year-old dog's passing.

Maura Higgins has proven once again she's the queen of Love Island as she stunned in a tight mini-dress to support co-star Tommy Fury. The brunette beauty, 32 is close pals with Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy, both 24, having starred on Love Island altogether back in 2019. Proving she's very much a supportive friend, Maura attended the professional boxer's highly-anticipated fight against KSI at the AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday, 14 October.

Kady McDermott left this year's Love Island villa paired up with Ouzy See, but things weren't meant to be and they parted ways after the Scottish star met up with another girl when he and Kady arrived back to the UK. However, things could be looking up for 28-year-old Kady if her Instagram posts are anything to go by as she appears to be hinting at a new romance.The star alluded that she's ready for her next happy chapter as she posed for a selfie with the words "Happy Friday everyone".

Love Island winner Jess Harding, who won the summer series with her ex Sammy Root, has made a brutal dig at her ex-boyfriend following their rocky romance. The 22 year old star has seemingly decided to remove all traces of Sammy from her life in a bold move, deleting all the pictures of them together from her Instagram page.

Maura Higgins has sparked rumours that she's dating Pete Wicks after they were reportedly seen getting close at a Pride of Britain afterparty on Sunday, 8 October. Maura, 32, a former Love Island star, could be seen partying the night away with ex-TOWIE star Pete, 35, with the pair throwing their arms around one another.They were seen in videos posted to Faye Winter's Instagram account as the trio enjoyed the evening. Maura looked sensational for the annual event, in a daring white bow bralet teamed with a flowing satin skirt.

Adam Collard and Laura Woods have taken their romance public, with the two-time Love Island star sharing a loved-up snap of the pair on his Instagram Story. The pair had been rumoured to have started a relationship after they were spotted looking quite cosy together while seemingly on a date in County Durham. Now, Adam, 27, appears to have confirmed these rumours, posting a sweet black-and-white snap of Laura, 36, kissing his cheek while he cuddles his pet dog.

Faye Winter looked incredible as she headed to the Pride of Britain Awards in London on Sunday 8 October. The Love Island star, who recently opened up about her “terrifying” health scare, debuted a brand new look for the occasion and revealed that she’d swapped her long blonde hair for a chic bob.

Laura Anderson has taken her baby daughter on her first flight just four weeks safter giving birth. The Love Island star, 34, flew from her homeland of Scotland to London, taking her fans along for the journey. Sharing a snap of her preparing to board the plane, the star, who now resides in Glasgow, wrote: "B’s first flight.

As part of Breast Cancer Awareness month, Love Island star Faye Winter has posted a poignant and crucial message to her Instagram about the importance of regularly checking your breasts. Amid Faye's advice, mission to "spread awareness for breast cancer," and stats about the disease - including that "one in eight of us" will unfortunately be diagnosed in our lifetime - the 28 year old also revealed to fans that she endured her own cancer scare earlier this year.

Former Love Island contestants Will Young and Jessie Wynter looked very glamorous as they attended the Farmer Weekly Awards last night, October 5, at Grosvenor House in London.The couple, who met on the fan-favourite reality show during the ninth series earlier this year attended the awards with Will saying on Instagram that they’d had “an amazing time.” Jessie looked beautiful in a black maxi dress with a V-shaped neckline and wore her hair in loose curls, while Will looked smart in a matching black suit accessorised with a dicky bow. Speaking at the awards, Will said he believes news outlet Farmers Weekly could help bring younger people into the farming industry. “Farmers Weekly is definitely something that could get younger people in[to] it.

Teddy Soares has revealed he's dating someone new and is "really happy" following his split from Faye Winter earlier this year.The Love Island stars, Teddy, 28 and Faye, 27, met on Love Island back in 2021, and just a month after they finished the show as runners-up, they moved in together.The pair dated for 18 months before announcing their split in February after months of speculation and have since kept a low profile when it comes to dating, until now. While attending a recent red carpet event, Teddy, who is currently starring in the new series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, lifted the lid on his new romance and said the person is a "total vibe". "I am loved-up at the moment," he told The Sun.

A brand new Love Island spin-off, named Love Island Games, is soon set to come to our screens, with Maya Jama as the host, and a stellar line-up of former show personalities confirmed to take part.The new show will make its debut in the US on November 1 on Peacock, but the date it will air in the UK is yet to be confirmed. Love Island Games will see some former Love Island stars from the UK, US, Australian, Swedish, German and French versions of the series, come together to live in a sprawling villa in Fiji. Whilst there, they will compete in various challenges together, and there might even be romance along the way.

Love Island's Jess Harding has taken a brutal swipe at her ex boyfriend Sammy Root after calling it quits on their relationship three months after they won the hit ITV show. The couple met in the Love Island villa and after a turbulent journey on the show, they became the favourite couple and took home the winning title.