Love Island’s Mal Nicol: her age, Sammy Root romance and what she’s doing now

She was coupled up with Sammy

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by Emily Vierke |
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Love Island series 10 aka (the summer 2023 series) was top tier.

Whitney Adebayo was iconic, Molly Marsh returning to Casa Amor was top TV and Tyrique Hyde telling Ella Thomas he "misses the game" was hilarious (and a bit rogue).

One bombshell we loved from the get-go was Scottish stunner Mal Nicol and guess what? We knew her before the villa.

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mal alongside leah (left) and kady (right)

So we thought we'd have a look at what she's doing post-villa...

When was Mal Nicol on Love Island?

Mal arrived in the villa as a bombshell on day 16 alongside Montel McKenzie.

Who did Mal Nicol couple up with in the villa?

After entering the villa, Mal went on a date with Messy Mitch Taylor and Sammy Root.

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mal and sammy were coupled up ITV

She hit it off with Sammy and two days later they recoupled. However it didn't last because on day 23 Mal was dumped from the villa after receiving the fewest votes.

What was Mal Nicol's job before Love Island?

Okay, so we previously mentioned that we knew Mal and that's because we sort of did.

We may have been discussing the merits of her ex Jay Younger in the Closer office one day and didn't know that Mal (who worked on the magazine) was listening in. Whoops.

It's not like we were slagging the Love Island 2022 bombshell off, in fact, we were doing the opposite and chatting about the ungodly height Jay reaches, what with being 6ft4 and all.

Mal was more than happy to confirm that, yes Jay is bloody tall and the couple dated before he jetted off to find love in the villa.

How old is Mal Nicol?

Mal was born on 9 September 1997 which makes her 26 years old.

Where is Mal Nicol from?

She is from Scotland, just like her ex Jay but we don't talk about him.

What does Mal Nicol do now?

Mal is now a full-time influencer.

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mal in the villa ITV

Does Mal Nicol have Instagram?

Yes, you can follow her at @mallurpaal.

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