Love Island's Sammy Root breaks silence on 'shock' Jess Harding split

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Love Island star Sammy Root has officially broken his silence after splitting with his villa flame Jess Harding, as he described the break-up as a complete “shock.” Taking to social media to speak out about the news that had been circulating earlier today that he and Jess had decided to part ways after only two months, Sammy wrote: “Hi guys, I thought I would come online to address today's news about me and Jess." “Yes we had a private conversation regarding our relationship 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 today via the media that we had officially broken up came as a total shock.” Sammy then continued: “To be totally clear - I at least wanted a face to face conversation 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.” He then concluded his post by writing: “I was committed and respectful to our relationship.

Unfortunately things don't always work out the way you'd hoped. “Despite how this has all played out today. I think Jess is an amazing woman and genuinely wish her all the best.” The news of the couple’s breakup came early on Tuesday 3 October, when a source close to the pair told Mail Online: "Jess and Sammy have called it quits.Things have changed since leaving the villa and Jess has realised they're better off as friends." The former couple had been unexpectedly been crowned this year's winners, after beating Whitney Adebayo and Lochan Nowacki to the title.