Samie Elishi Addresses Mixed Moroccan-English Heritage Amid Love Island All Stars Return
Feb. 24, 2026 — London Samie Elishi, a bombshell entrant on the third series of Love Island: All Stars, has reiterated her ethnic background as half Moroccan from her father and half English from her mother during recent media coverage tied to the show.
Elishi, born February 15, 2000, in Islington, London, entered All Stars 2026 on day three alongside AJ Bunker and has shown interest in Ciaran Davies, according to profiles published this year.
In her 2023 YouTube video “GET TO KNOW ME,” Elishi clarified:
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.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMftUYkGlls]
Media Profiles
A Heatworld profile updated January 19, 2026, quoted the video amid coverage of her All Stars return, noting her north London roots and previous appearances on Love Island 2023 (third place with Tom Clare) and All Stars 2025.
The Tab article from January 28, 2026, similarly referenced the Q&A, describing her pre-fame life as an estate agent coordinator and restaurant worker with a party-girl lifestyle.
Her Wikipedia entry states she was born to a Moroccan father and English-Welsh mother.
Social Discussions
Ethnicity discussions have persisted online since her 2023 Love Island debut. A Reddit thread from February 2023 examined her heritage. More recently, an X post on February 23, 2026, noted “Sammie is half Moroccan” in All Stars context.
TikTok trends have amplified talks of her Moroccan roots, though less reliably sourced.
Elishi has visited Morocco twice, including to meet extended family in Larache, and expressed regret over not learning the language, per her video.
