Love Island winner Sammy Root, who rose to fame on the dating programme with Jess Harding, has ‘hard launched’ his new romance in a recent TikTok video
Love Island winner Sammy Root appeared in a video with his new girlfriend, Ella Burke, months after his shock split from Elma Pazar. Sammy, 24, who is known for his appearance on the ITV2 series with Jess Harding, found love with Elma when he appeared on the All Stars version of the show.
After heading home from the Love Island villa, the pair were welcomed back by their TOWIE castmates as fans watched their new relationship unfold on camera. However, a few months after getting together, they went their separate ways and their “raw and emotional” split was filmed for TOWIE over the summer.
In shock scenes, Sammy was seen telling Elma that he ‘would have done anything’ during an intense conversation during their split.
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While their breakup seemed emotional, Sammy has seemingly moved on with Ella Burke, 23, and was seen in her recent TikTok video.
The video showed Ella discussing her love for a specific chocolate lava cake found in 7/11, which she became obsessed with while travelling in Thailand.
She brought a few packaged cakes back with her to heat up for herself as the two filmed a taste test video.
After heating up the cakes in the microwave, Ella and Sammy unwrapped the cake to ‘try at the same time’ as they stood in the kitchen.
Sammy said it was ‘really hot’ as Ella giggled while he struggled to cool it down. “Unbelievable but it’s very hot. I’ve got third degree burns in my mouth,” he joked as he went for another bite.
She wiped some chocolate from his mouth before he jokingly smiled to show the cake that was stuck over his teeth.
Fans immediately rushed to the comment to ask about their new relationship, with one user writing: “Soft launch,” and another posting: “Omg yes I’m here for this.”
“Oh damn hard launch,” one said while another confirmed the romance by posting: “About time, mum and dad.”
Earlier this summer, Sammy discussed his relationship with Elma with The Mirror, revealing: “It’s going well. We’re just doing our own thing, staying as private as we can. Once you’ve been in the public eye, you’ll always get people’s opinions so we keep ourselves to ourselves really.”
“I’m very good at blocking outside noise, I don’t let it get to me,” he said. “I think Elma probably lets it get to her a little bit more, which is why I’m here to bring her back down to Earth.”
Sammy continued: “You’re always going to have people saying stuff whatever you’re doing, that’s just part of life. You’ve got to get used to outside noise and block it out really.”
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