Love Island's Sammy Root reveals dad's stark warning after winning show

Maura Higgins had a very 'awkward' reunion with her ex, Curtis Pritchard, on Love Island Games after he was the third contestant to be sent packing from the villa. Maura, who first shot to fame on the 2019 series of Love Island, is currently the social media ambassador for the spin-off show.

Former Married At First Sight star Gemma Rose Barnes has candidly shared her past struggles with a cocaine addiction that left her homeless. The 31 year old hairdresser, who made headlines during the last series of MAFS due to her rocky relationship on the show, confessed she was spending £1,000 a day on the drug, leading her to live in a homeless shelter. In a recent chat, the mum of two shockingly revealed: "The first stages where I was falling apart was probably my comedown from my addiction and I should never have been on that show." She continued her story on The Cabin Recovery podcast, saying: "I should never have been cast by them, certainly not.

Love Island Games host Maya Jama has been flaunting her stunning figure in a bikini while on holiday. The 29 year old shared a snap on Instagram stories, where she's seen rocking a black, white and yellow leopard print bikini top with black bottoms. She also posted another picture from her recent fashion campaign with Dolce and Gabbana, which was tagged by a fan: "@mayajama slaying the windows in Paris." Maya, who is back together with British rapper Stormzy, revealed she's in Dubai on a break from filming the new Love Island Games series in Fiji.

Maya Jama is currently hosting a new version of the dating show Love Island!

Love Island winner Davide Sanclimenti was a fan favourite in the 2022 summer series. His catchphrases went down in the show's history as some of the most iconic. And now it appears the Italian star has his sights set on taking part in I'm A Celebrity.

A Perthshire DJ who helps happy couples enjoy their special day is doing some celebrating of his own after winning a top industry accolade.

The debut episode of Love Island Games had fans buzzing with excitement, but not long into the show, viewers had already started to grumble about the format. Instead of the usual quick coupling up we see on Love Island, the contestants all entered the villa in Fiji and had a chat. But fans were quick to moan about the lengthy introductions on social media.

Some of the ex-Islanders due to appear on spin-off show Love Island Games quit before the show even began after being told they were "not guaranteed airtime" despite quarantining for weeks on end. The new Maya Jama-fronted show, which was filmed in Fiji earlier this year, launched in the US on 1 November, with a number of former Love Island stars from the UK, US, Australia, France, Germany and Sweden all competing against each other to take home a $100,000 prize.

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.

Love Island 2022 winner Davide Sanclimenti has finally opened up on the "reason" that he and girlfriend Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu had a dramatic break-up earlier on this year. The 27 year old Italian star, who won last year's summer series with his Turkish belle, also gave a rare and honest glimpse into the reality of the couple's rollercoaster relationship. Fans already know the pair have had a rocky love story, with many ups and downs during their time in the Spanish villa, but the incredible highs and amazing chemistry between the pair sent them all the way to the final.

Shaughna Phillips has ditched the grey skies of the UK for the sunnier climate of the Mediterranean, and jetted off to Mallorca with her six month old daughter, Lucia, in tow.The 29 year old former Love Islander - who since the birth of her first child in April this year - has enjoyed plenty of sun soaked getaways, has been updating her 1.4 million Instagram followers on her half term holiday antics so far.Taking to Instagram, Shaughna posted the most wholesome snaps of her and little Lucia lounging on the beach and looking out to sea. Shaughna captioned the post: "Experiencing the world again through my daughters eyes is one of the best gifts motherhood has given me.

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.

Storm Keating has shared a warning to her followers after she had trouble with glass panelling in her home.The TV producer, who is the wife of singer Ronan Keating, took to her Instagram to share a sweet picture of their young children drawing on fogged glass, but wrote a lengthy caption about the trouble they’d been having. She claimed that the glazing company they had used were “trying to wriggle out of replacing it despite promising a 10 year comprehensive warranty” after one of their glass panels shattered during the night, and called it “appalling behaviour".

Love Island's Will Young, known as Farmer Will who appeared on the winter series of the hit ITV show, has candidly spoken out about the reason his friendships ended with his co-stars. Just months after leaving the Love Island villa, Will is now celebrating the release of his first book and has opened up about sacrificing friendships for his work as a farmer.

Strictly Come Dancing star Neil Jones has revealed the name of his first child. The professional dancer announced earlier this month that his Love Island star fiancée Chyna Mill had given birth to a baby girl.

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.

Holly Willoughby made a shocking announcement earlier this week confirming she would be stepping down from her hosting duties on This Morning after 14 years of presenting the flagship programme.

Love Island star Tommy Fury promised an “early night” in his showdown against internet star KSI at a chaotic press conference that saw the pair sling insults at one another while separated by perspex glass inside a cage. Animosity has steadily been building between Tommy and KSI, who enraged the TV star when he spat at his father in the cage, and the pair are relative novices in boxing but the fame they have found outside the ropes means their fight this Saturday is heavily anticipated.

Kai Fagan has broke his silence on Will Young's alleged feud with his fellow Love Islanders, after he unfollowed him on Instagram. Kai, 23, appeared on Winter Love Island 2023 alongside Will, also 23, and the pair became close pals, along with fellow Islanders Casey O'Gorman, Tom Clare and Ron Hall. However, since exiting the villa, Will appears to have disconnected with his co-stars altogether despite seeming to have formed close friendships with them.