The Baby Reindeer-style stalker has sent Joey private messages as well as leaving hundreds of notes under his social media posts.In an interview with The Sun he admitted producers leant on him to deliver good TV and that meant sometimes stirring up drama.

The woman, called Martha in the hit series, sent him thousands of emails after they met in a London pub where he worked.Joey has had a tough time since Love Island after being accused of bullying other members of the cast.Netflix drama Baby Reindeer is based on what is said to be the true story of creator Richard Gadd’s experience with a stalker.He insisted: “Am I a bully? No. Don’t get me wrong, whatever you say or do, it is what you’ve said and done.

The twisted pest also brands Jessy a “fat slag” and a “bitch”.Joey found fame on The Only Way Is Essex. He was a celebrity bombshell on ITV2 dating show Love Island this summer and ­finished fifth with Jessy, 25.She also posted the comments “sort your own insecurity out” and “find your own friends”.They include the rant “just call me annoying again that’s what you get your insecure in yourself”.

REALITY telly star Joey Essex is being hounded by a Baby Reindeer-style stalker.Joey, who has been on more than 15 reality TV shows since Towie in 2011, just missed out on the Love Island final after a cast vote.

He told The Sun: “We have had to take the decision to report the stalker to the police because the messages have started to become more threatening. “If I was involved in someone else’s stuff it’s because I’ve been pulled in and dragged into that situation. I’ve just done what I’ve done because I’m filming a television show.”

‘Increasingly frightening’

He said: “The first thing I noticed was her natural beauty but she’s got a lot of things under her sleeve. In 2017, the Policing and Crime Act increased the maximum sentence for the most serious stalking and harassment offences from five to ten years in prison.A source close to Joey, 34, said: “Joey loves his fans and being able to engage with them online so is used to receiving messages.More than 50million people have watched the series, in which Jessica Gunning plays Martha. Online stalking is considered an offence under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. “But when he was in the Love Island villa his team noticed a real uptick in messages from one user in particular and most of it is nonsense. “Since he met Jessy, though, they have grown increasingly frightening with some targeted, physical threats and it’s become cause for concern.”

The Sun is choosing not to name the woman involved or include ­further examples of her messages.Joey Essex

“We’re surrounded by about 85 cameras with a storyline, with a show to make. That is the reality.Scottish lawyer Fiona Harvey has launched a £135million lawsuit against Netflix after being identified as comedian Gadd’s real-life stalker by online sleuths.I love my fans and want to be able to talk to them online but there has to be a line somewhere and sadly this is it“We’re all there to find love but there needs to be a journey, there needs to be drama — so I had to be that guy. I’d switch it on. I’d do my scene. “It felt very natural just to open up to Jessy, she’s trust­worthy. She’s just a very, very nice, genuine girl.”I love my fans and want to be able to talk to them online but there has to be a line somewhere and sadly this is it.”The Online Safety Act 2023 also includes stalking as a priority, meaning internet platforms must help prevent users being targeted.”I was trying to find the one, not realising I actually would.”“Of course they’re not always nice and he does get trolled, but after being in the public eye for so many years he’s got used to dealing with that side of it.He has called in police after receiving 100,000 messages, including apparent death threats to Love Island girlfriend Jessy Potts.Worried Joey and his team are due to speak to police today to launch a formal probe after he became increasingly concerned in recent weeks when the content of the messages grew more menacing.Sinister online messages from the woman seem to threaten to “shoot the s**t” out of Jessy.

Since leaving the villa he has been on a number of dates with branding executive Jessy. “To walk out with a girl I’m interested in and friends I’ll cherish forever, that was all I wanted from the experience.