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Samie Elishi attends The Olivier Awards 2023 at Royal Albert Hall on April 2, 2023 in London, England.

Love Island's Samie is the unexpected belle of the ball in backless Victoria Beckham dress

Samie Elishi was the cool-girl of the red carpet at the Olivier Awards

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Georgia Brown
Senior Lifestyle & Fashion Writer
April 3, 2023
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Love Island star Samie Elishi looked effortlessly beautiful to attend the Olivier Awards at London's Royal Albert Hall on Sunday evening. 

The 22-year-old former estate agent was the unexpected belle of the ball in a rippling Victoria Beckham gown adorned with romantic ruffle detailing. Featuring a feminine backless design in a pearlescent oyster tone with a refined plunging neckline, Samie's debut red-carpet outfit certainly stole the spotlight. 

Samie Elishi attends The Olivier Awards 2023 after party at the Natural History Museum on April 2, 2023 in London, England.© Getty
Samie Elishi attended the star-studded Olivier Awards 2023 after party at the Natural History Museum

Samie slicked her raven hair into a neat low bun, adding golden shell-like earrings and sporting a golden beauty glow.

Her glam team kept it simple, allowing fluttery lashes, a soft smokey eye and a simple clear gloss to highlight her natural beauty using ICONIC London products - the official sponsor of the Olivier Awards. 

SEE: Love Island's Samie Elishi and Meghan Markle swear by the same foundation

Samie Elishi attends The Olivier Awards 2023 at Royal Albert Hall on April 2, 2023 in London, England.
Samie turned heads in the backless Victoria Beckham gown

It was only on Friday, that Victoria Beckham debuted the new dress sourced from her eponymous brand's Autumn/Winter 2023 collection, leaving her impeccable style to work its magic. The fashion designer sported her self-designed 'Sleeveless Circle Draped Dress' on Instagram. 

She captioned the post: "This is one of my favourite pieces from my new season collection. Who doesn’t love a backless dress!" 

It came as no surprise that her followers flocked to express their adoration for the ensemble, including some famous names. Model Rosie Huntington-Whitely simply commented with a love heart emoji, while another fan with a flair for fashion added: "Oh my goodness! How stunning! Just like the actresses of an era gone by!"

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Samie quickly became the style icon of Love Island's winter season, with her ever-popular outfits and cool-girl pool ensembles charming viewers just as much as they charmed her now-boyfriend, Tom Clare. 

Love Island viewers were desperate to know where the star of the season got her delicate gold pendant necklace. It's a stunning Tory Burch chain, costing £310. The necklace, called the 'Miller Pave Necklace', features a pave chain dotted with the Tory Burch logo.

Lielle Neury and Samie Elishi attend The Olivier Awards 2023 at Royal Albert Hall on April 2, 2023 in London, England.© Getty
Samie Elishi and Lielle Neury arrived at the Royal Albert Hall for the Olivier Awards

If you're not prepared to drop £310 on your next set of neck candy, HELLO! sourced the best affordable lookalikes for you to shop.

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