Love Island's Sammy Root makes dig at Jess Harding as he opens up on split

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Sammy Root has opened up on his split from Jess Harding just hours after he revealed the Love Island 2023 winners had called it quits on their relationship.

The 22-year-old revealed he was 'in total shock' as the news comes just months after the couple were crowned winners of the latest season of the ITV reality dating show in August, scooping a cash prize of £50,000.It has now been confirmed that Sammy and Jess have broken up just three months after their victory in the Mallorca villa, reports the Mirror.Sammy addressed the split on Tuesday night, taking to social media to share the statement on the shock split. "I thought I would come online to address today's news about me and Jess," he wrote on his Instagram before suggesting he had been blindsided by the separation."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," he explained, admitting it was "a total shock" to see the media reports today that their romance was over."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," Sammy continued."We had the most incredible experience winning Love Island and I genuinely saw a future with Jess.

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."According to an inside source, Jess was the one to initiate the break-up because she "realised they're better off as friends" after "since leaving the villa." The beauty therapist is