Jess Harding

Jessica Sydney Harding is an English television personality and social media influencer, known for winning the tenth series of Love Island in 2023 and appearing as a contestant on the Love Island: All [Stars series 3|third series] of Love Island: All Stars in 2026.

Life and career

Jessica Sydney Harding was born on 12 September 2000 in Slough, Buckinghamshire. Prior to appearing on television, she worked as an aesthetics practitioner and owns her own company Candy Aesthetics.
In June 2023, she became a contestant on the tenth series of the ITV2 reality dating show Love Island. She was initially coupled up with George Fensom, before coupling up with Sammy Root. Harding was then coupled up with Mitchel Taylor, before reuniting with Root and the pair ultimately won the series with 34.57% of the final vote. The pair split the following month. In January 2026, it was announced that Harding would return to Love Island to appear as a contestant on the Love Island: [All Stars series 3|third series] of Love Island: All Stars, three years after her original appearance. She entered the villa as an original contestant on Day 1.