Love Island’s Samie Elishi has opened up about her romance with former Towie star Harry Lee.
Earlier this year, the couple made their relationship Instagram official, following reports they were secretly dating.
The reality star revealed that she and Harry have been friends for years but things became romantic in the last year.
Speaking to The Sun she confessed: “Me and Harry are going really well, we’re still together and going strong.”
“We’ve been together for a while and it’s important at the beginning of a relationship to just spend time together and get to know each other, that’s why we kept it quiet at first.”
“But I’ve actually known him for years, we’ve been friends for a long time.”
The couple are making an effort to see each other, living only a short drive apart.
Samie continued: “I live in London and he lives in Essex, it’s just a little drive, so I don’t see it as long distance.”
“You can’t put a time on moving in together, so we’ll just see but not anytime soon,” she said, speaking on possible living together.
“My favourite quality of Harry’s…probably his sense of humour, we’ve both quite funny,” the Love Island star added.
Last month, a source told The Sun: “They met out and about in Essex and have mutual friends.”
“They are super close and have been spending a lot of time together.”
“Samie and Harry are definitely in the honeymoon stage and have enjoyed getting to know each other out of the spotlight.”
At the time, the 24-year-old shared a sweet snap of them kissing on her Instagram Story, to celebrate his birthday – going Instagram official.
She captioned the post: “Happiest of birthdays to youuuu.”
Samie shared a grid post of photos from their trip to Lisbon, including two photos of them looking loved-up.
In the comment section, fellow Love Island star Faye Winter commented: “We stan a hard launch 🤍.”
Harry is a professional footballer, who plays for the Concord Rangers.
He first appeared on The Only Way Is Essex back in 2019, when he was dating Frankie Sims.
Harry only appeared on the show for three seasons and is now focusing on his sporting career.
Meanwhile, Samie shot to fame on the winter series of Love Island in 2023, where she struck up a romance with Tom Clare.
However, their relationship didn’t last long outside of the villa, as Tom announced their split via social media just a few months later.
The footballer recently returned to Love Island to appear on the first All Stars series, which he won with his now-girlfriend Molly Smith.
The update on Samie’s love life comes just few weeks after she announced that she was “happily with someone.”
The influencer took to Instagram and wrote: “Just want to clarify some things. I have not spoken to the press recently, unless you hear something from myself directly it’s all speculation.”
“I am happily with someone and focusing on this lovely little life and work right now.”
