Love Island winner Sammy Root reveals surprising new career away from TV a year after winning show
LOVE Island winner Sammy Root has revealed a surprising new career away from TV, a year after winning the show.
Sammy, 23, spoke to The Sun about his plans for a new gig that’s worlds away from reality TV.
Prior to starring in the ITV2 show, he worked as a project manager.
But in an exclusive interview with The Sun, Sammy reveals he has started his own events planning business.
He told us: “I’ve teamed up with one of my friends and I’m starting an event, a house and RnB event.
“We should have our first event in Essex somewhere at the end of June, we haven’t released a date yet but I’m excited for that.”
He added: “I’m not going to be DJ’ing but I want to run the event, get the DJ’s, get this and that and throw a big party basically.
“Hopefully one day up in Ibiza.
“I love music, I love events, since I’ve been a kid I’ve been going to events and stuff so to actually be the one running it, to me, that’s exciting.
“I’d love to be able to sort of make an event successful and say that’s mine.
“The boy I’ve teamed up with he’s got another [event] one, he’s got his first event in Ibiza. Hopefully that could be me next year.”
Sammy rose to fame after appearing on the tenth series of Love Island last summer.
He won the show with his now ex, Jess Harding, 23.
The pair who looked smitten in the villa went their separate ways just two months after leaving the ITV2 dating show.
Sammy, who is currently single, has since hinted that he might join the next All Stars series.
Asked if he would take part again after some of the show’s most famous faces returned to the villa his year – Sammy told The Sun: “Seeing as love Island was the best experience of my life, I’d be silly to turn it down.
“Never say never, I’ll definitely consider it.”
Jess on the other hand has been posting loved-up snaps with her new beau.
She recently shared a picture in a little black dress as she locked lips with her new man.
The reality star revealed that she had a new guy in her life last month, but has kept his name and face out of the spotlight until now.