With the 2026 Love Island final now over, fans are already wondering which Islanders could be next to land their own TV project.
But one former villa beauty has admitted she’d happily sign up for a spin-off – as long as her boyfriend took centre stage. Speaking exclusively to the Daily Star, Samie Elishi confessed she’d love to film a reality series alongside fellow Love Island star Tyrique Hyde, joking that he’d be the one doing all the hard work.
She laughed: “I would actually love that, you know, but I think Ty would carry it.” The couple, who first met years ago before taking their romance public in 2025, have become one of Love Island’s most talked-about success stories despite appearing on different series of the ITV dating show.
While fans continue to call for more of the pair on screen together, Samie admitted she’d be more than happy to let Tyrique take the lead if a TV opportunity came their way.
The reality star has been keeping busy away from the villa after becoming an ambassador for beauty brand W7, and recently opened up about the beauty trick that helped her feel confident enough to strut down the catwalk at Miami Swim Week.
Samie admitted taking part in the event alongside fellow Love Island stars Sophie Piper and Millie Court was one of the scariest moments of her life.
“That was probably the most scariest thing I’ve ever done in my whole life, but the most amazing thing at the same time,” she said.
“I had Sophie and Millie there. Thank God, they were just holding my hand the whole time. We were holding each other’s hand.”
She revealed that, alongside a few shots of tequila, one product became their secret confidence booster before stepping onto the runway.
“We had a few shots of tequila, but the body glow – you have to cover yourself to cover yourself,” she laughed.
“The W7 body glow was in my wash bag, and that is what me, Sophie, and Millie used. You feel 10 times better. You feel 10 times more insane.”
She added: “So tequila and Body Glow. That was basically it.”
Samie also explained why working with W7 felt like such a natural partnership after using the products herself for years.
“W7 has basically been a brand since I’ve been working with since I come out of Love Island first time,” she said. “Then becoming an ambassador only came into fruition at the start of this year.”
The 26-year-old added that affordability has always been important to her.
“I know my audience, my audience is quite young, and I’ll be honest, growing up I didn’t have a lot of money,” she explained.
“There was no chance I was going in buying Charlotte Tilbury from Boots or Superdrug or whatever. Like I just wasn’t doing it, so I was always trying to find dupes.
“And I feel like W7 just do it perfectly to the point where you can’t even tell the difference.”
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