Love Island winner Sammy Root addressed his breakup rumors with Jess Harding, “total shock”

Updated On March 18, 2024 | Published By: Caitlin | In Relationship , Split

Source: The Sun

Jess Harding and Sammy Root are no longer a romantic couple.
The two called it quits on their relationship after two months of together.
Jess has commented on their breakup news with a sweet message for Jess.

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Are Jess Harding and Sammy Root still together from Love Island?

Sammy Root and Jess Harding are the couples who won season 10 of Love Island UK.

In August, the pair walked out of Mallorca Villa, winning a £50,000 cash prize, competing with the other three finalists Ella Thomas and Tyrique Hude, Molly Marsh, and Zach Noble, and Whitney Adebayo and Lochan Nowacki.

Jess and Sammy had a tumultuous journey on the show, facing relationship challenges. Some viewers had doubts about Sammy’s intentions as he previously mentioned Jess wasn’t his usual type.

Similarly, Sammy kissed two other girls on the show, including Amber Wise. However, after Casa Amor, Root finally came to the realization that his heart belonged to Jess, and things only got better from there.

Sammy Root and Jess Harding are still hooking up outside of the show — Sammy Root and Jess Harding won season 10 of *Love Island UK* (Source: OK! Magazine)

They also continued their romance outside of the show.

However, their breakup news has been circulating in the media nowadays. According to DailyMail Online reports, the Love Island couple have decided to part ways after two months of their romance.

A source told the outlet,

“They’re better off as friends”

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The news of their breakup came as a surprise since everything seemed to be going well until last month.

On September 19, the now-former couple attended The Sun’s Who Cares Gives Awards together in London. They seemed loved-up as they posed for photos.

After that, they were spotted together at the National Television Awards in late of the same month.

Jess Harding and Sammy Root split up (Source: The Sun)

What Sammy Root has said about his breakup news with Jess Harding?

As soon as the breakup rumors surfaced online, Sammy was quick to clarify them. He shared an Instagram story confirming he was blindsided by his sudden breakup news with Jess Harding.

Root began,

“Hi guys, I thought I would come online to address today’s news about me and Jess. Yes, we has a private conversation but this was left up in the air as Jess is still away and we haven’t had a chance to speak in person, For me to then see this today via the media that we had officially broken up came as a total shock.”
“To be totally clear—I at least wanted to see if our relationship could be saved and felt this would be the respectful way forward. We had the most incredible experience winning Love Island and I genuinely saw a future with Jess.”

Jess Harding and Sammy Root dated for just two months (Source: OK! Magazine)

He then went on to acknowledge that he was “committed and respectful towards their relationship”, but Unfortunately, “things don’t always work out the way you’d hoped”.

The project manager, 22, concluded the statement with a sweet message for Jess, writing,

“Despite how this has all played out today, I think Jess is an amazing woman and genuinely wish her all the best.”

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