Indiyah Polack
Indiyah Polack is an English media personality. Whilst working as a hotel waitress, she applied for the eighth series of the ITV2 dating series Love Island. She reached the final, finishing in third place. After the series, she was cast as a co-host of the Love Island: The Morning After podcast, as well as a regular panellist on Love Island: Aftersun. Polack also competed on Cooking with the Stars in 2023.
Early and personal life
Polack was born on 11 December 1998 in London. Growing up, she attended an all-girls school. Polack has been vocal about suffering from acne growing up, admitting that it affected her confidence. Her career history includes working for Waitrose, as well as working as a hotel waitress.Since 2022, Polack has been in a relationship with Dami Hope, with whom she partnered with on Love Island. In 2025, Polack revealed that she had been diagnosed with ADHD. She stated that she was unsure of whether to talk about it publicly, afraid it would affect her career opportunities.
Career
In 2022, Polack auditioned for the eighth series of the ITV2 dating series Love Island. She was successful and was cast as one of the original "islanders" for the series, entering on day one. Alongside Dami Hope, she reached the final and the pair finished in third place. In late August, weeks after her Love Island stint ended, Polack announced her first brand deal as a beauty ambassador for Boots. She also made a deal with fashion retailer PrettyLittleThing; Polack became the first ambassador chosen to front their marketplace scheme, which allowed shoppers to buy and sell preloved clothing.In January 2023, Polack was announced as a co-presenter of the Love Island: The Morning After podcast, alongside Sam Thompson. The pair were also contracted as regular panellists on Love Island companion series Love Island: Aftersun. In April of that year, she was announced as a contestant for the third series of the ITV1 competition series Cooking with the Stars. She was the third to be eliminated from the series.
In May 2023, Polack began co-presenting the PrettyLittleThing online series The Pink Courtroom alongside media personality Nella Rose. In July 2024, Polack was a guest presenter for Capital Xtra's breakfast show alongside Robert Bruce, standing in temporarily for regular host Shayna Marie. In December 2024, she appeared as a contestant on The Weakest Link. Since 2024, Polack has served as host for the MOBO Awards.
Filmography
Television
Guest appearances:Don't Hate The Playaz, Series 4 Episode 7
CelebAbility, Series 7 Episode 4
The One Show, 1 episode
Family Face Off, 1 episode