Grace reveals Joey Essex sent her flirty messages after split with Love Island’s Jessy – and savage way she responded
However, the pair have denied that there was anything romantic between them.Lorena had moved into his home in Chigwell, Essex, in September 2019, but they had a furious bust-up after he was snapped entering singer Rita Ora’s home in the early hours of the morning.



But just months after Love Island came to an end, the pair decided to call time on their relationship. The pair came runners-up during the final in March – and while it seemed like they were close on the show, it appeared to have fizzled out shortly after.And Jessy added: “I appreciate the Love Island experience I had with Joey, we tried to make it work but it wasn’t to be.”I’m so grateful to everyone who supported us and look forward to all of the exciting opportunities ahead.”
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She explained: “Yeah we cleared the air he reached out to me we didn’t speak for like 4 months and then he texts me and was just like can we speak type of thing.””Yeah but i just blocked him…honestly we just didn’t speak,” she admitted.He was holed up for 13 hours in Rita’s mansion after the pair had tried to avoid being seen together by taking separate cars between venues.Sam Faiers – Joey dated Towie co-star Sam Faiers from 2011.
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Lorena Medina – Joey met model Lorena Medina on MTV reality show Ex On The Beach in 2019.By May 2023, Joey confirmed he was single and said he could not see a future for them after the final.
Rita Ora – Joey’s ex Lorena revealed to The Sun that she dumped Joey after he spent a wild night out with Rita Ora early in 2020.The former The Only Way Is Essex star made a shock appearance as a contestant in the last series of the hit ITV2 dating show. Stephanie Pratt – Made In Chelsea star and US born socialite, Stephanie Pratt, dated Joey for three months.Liv then asked: “You think he still liked you then?”, before Grace confirmed: “Yeah he told me that he did.”
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After just one week in a couple with Jess, his head was then suddenly turned in the direction of Jessy Potts.She exclaimed: “A little bit! … I really liked him and i think i’ll always have a soft spot for him, i’ll always care about him, he’s not someone I’d wanna be with definitely not.”Vanessa Bauer – Joey was rumoured to have had a brief romance with Dancing on Ice pro skater Vanessa Bauer during his stint on the hit ITV show in 2023.Before her All Stars return, Grace had been linked to footballer Marcus Rashford.
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GRACE Jackson has revealed that Joey Essex sent her flirty messages after his Love Island split with Jessy.




The pair were one of the original Essex duos, and were together on and off for three years before ending the relationship for good in September, 2014.