Love Island’s Samie Elishi: her age, job and what happened with Tom Clare

She's returning to the Love Island villa for All Stars

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by Emily Vierke |
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Samie Elishi is arguably one of the hottest Love Island bombshells to ever rock the villa and turned the heads of pretty much every single fella when she joined the winter version of the dating show in 2023.

She'll be hoping to do the same again now that she's finally been announced as an All Stars 2025 bombshell after weeks of rumours.

During her first stint on the show, Samie made it all the way to the final with Tom Clare. Tom returned to the All Stars villa last year and went on to win the show with new girlfriend Molly Smith, but will Samie have the same success?

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samie elishi ©itv

Ahead of her return to the villa, here's everything you need to know about the bombshell...

Who is Samie Elishi?

Samie is a winter Love Island 2023 bombshell who won us over instantly when she rocked up in a stunning green cut out dress. We wanted her to win from the beginning because it turns out she had rocked the ensemble before and everyone loves a girl who isn't afraid to recycle a hot AF outfit.

How old is Samie Elishi?

Samie's birthday is 15 February 2000 which makes her 24 years old.

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Where is Samie Elishi from?

Samie is from North London and bonded with Shaq Muhammad over the fact that he is from West London as if NOBODY else in the world is from England's capital.

The Londoner also revealed her family heritage in a YouTube Q&A.

'I'm going to address this one because there's been so much confusion when I was in the villa about my ethnicity and where I'm actually from,' she began.

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'Obviously, [I'm a] London girl. City girl. I am from London but my dad is Moroccan.

'So that makes me half Moroccan and half English. I think there's a bit of Welsh in there from my mum's side, but it all gets muddled into one sometimes.'

What happened when Samie Elishi was on Love Island?

She rocked up in the South African villa on day 14 and coupled up with Kai Fagan. A few days later, Jordan Odofin came in and took Samie on a date.

However, on day 21, Samie chose to couple up with Tom, with him picking her at the next fire pit meeting. On day 28, Casa Amor hit.

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samie and sanam ©itv

Tom shared a kiss (or two) with Lydia Karakyriakou during his week away from Samie, but decided to stick with here once Casa was over.

The duo remained in a couple all the way to the final where they finished in third place, behind Ron Hall and Lana Jenkins who were declared runners up and Kai and his (now fiancée) Sanam Harrinanan who won the dating show.

What happened between Samie Elishi and Tom Clare?

They came in third place on Love Island and remained a couple once they left the villa but shortly after called it a day on their relationship.

Tom admitted he 'didn't think he'd be writing' about their break-up and said he's 'gutted' about their relationship ending.

Samie hinted that things have been 'unfair'following their split.

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samie and tom made it to the final ©itv

What does Samie Elishi do?

Before going into the villa, Samie had two jobs - one as an estate agent and the other as a part-time restaurant worker.

Nowadays, she is a regular influencer and also works as a 'network influencer' for her own 'earn and travel' company called Get Away with Samie.

Who has Samie Elishi dated?

Since she split from Tom, Samie has been linked to footballer and former TOWIE star Harry Lee. They dated for the majority of 2024 before things came to an end in September last year.

Is Samie Elishi friends with Claudia Fogarty?

Samie and Claudia Fogarty were BFFs on the show and their friendship continued outside the villa even though they live at opposite ends of the country.

However, eagle-eyed fans recently noticed that Samie and Claudia have unfollowed each other on social media, which would suggest that they're no longer friends.

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samie and claudia ©getty

Does Samie Elishi have instagram?

Yup: @samieelishi.

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