Indiyah Polack

Indiyah Polack (born 11 December 1998) 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 has also competed on Cooking with the Stars in 2023 and Inside in 2026.

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 had been in a relationship with Dami Hope, with whom she partnered with on Love Island. They spilt up in 2025. 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. Towards the end of 2022, she appeared on an episode of ITV's Don't Hate the Playaz.

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. Polack served as one of the co-hosts for the MOBO Awards in 2024 and 2025. In 2026, she competed on the third series of Netflix's Inside. Polack announced her departure from Love Island: Aftersun and The Morning After podcast ahead of the 2026 series of Love Island.

Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes 2022 Love Island Contestant Series 8; third place 2023–2025 Love Island: Aftersun Panellist Main cast 2023 Cooking with the Stars Contestant Series 3; sixth place CelebAbility Contestant Series 7 Episode 4 2023–2025 The Pink Courtroom Co-presenter Main cast 2024–2025 MOBO Awards Co-host Hosted the 26th and 27th ceremonies 2024 The Weakest Link Contestant Christmas special 2026 Inside Contestant Series 3

Audio Year Title Role 2023–2026 Love Island: The Morning After Co-presenter 2024 Capital Xtra Guest co-presenter