Sammy Root joins TOWIE! Love Island winner seen on set for the first time as he joins Elma Pazar and cast for a dinner date By Laura Parkin For Mailonline Published: 12:01, 27 July 2024 | Updated: 12:03, 27 July 2024 e-mail View comments Sammy Root has joined the cast of The Only Way Is Essex. The Love Island winner, 22, was seen on set for the first time on Friday as he joined Elma Pazar , Livvy Jay and Becks Bloomberg for dinner. After being introduced to the single ladies of Essex by Roman Hackett , Sammy was seen flirting his way through the meal at Aura Bar & Grill in Loughton.

He is on the look out for a new love interest after his split from ex girlfriend Jess, which came just two months after leaving the villa. The former couple scooped the £50,000 prize in 2023 but split when Jess broke up with him over the phone while out partying in Ibiza with friends. Sammy Root has joined the cast of The Only Way Is Essex The Love Island winner was seen on set for the first time on Friday as he joined Elma Pazar, Livvy Jay and Becks Bloomberg for dinner Sammy's luck could be about to change with Elma seen clutching on to his hand while filming for the latest instalment of series 34.

Speaking to MailOnline about his love life in January , he said: 'Right now I'm very much trying to just focus on me. I'm trying to get where I actually want to be before I'm worried too much about getting in relationships and stuff. 'At the same time, I'm not the sort of person that goes looking for.