Joey Essex reveals the ex he REALLY dreaded walking into the Love Island villa

“Probably one of my most recents. She wouldn’t have come in though!””He said a bit more, he had a laugh. I was gutted (when he left).”

Joey Essex teased the ex girlfriend he would have hated seeing in the Love Island villa
Joey Essex teased the ex girlfriend he would have hated seeing in the Love Island villa
The reality TV king played 'say it or shot it' with The Sun
The reality TV king played ‘say it or shot it’ with The Sun
Joey spent six awkward weeks with ex Grace Jackson on Love Island
Joey spent six awkward weeks with ex Grace Jackson on Love IslandCredit: Rex
He left the villa on Friday with new squeeze Jessy Potts - and they're now exclusive
He left the villa on Friday with new squeeze Jessy Potts – and they’re now exclusiveCredit: instagram

He had ditched Samantha Kenny to reconnect with the social media manager two weeks into the show, and faced a backlash from the Islanders and the public as a result.”The exes you don’t know about are the exes who I was more serious about.He said: “When I first met her, we were like that straight away. That’s how it was with me and Grace. It was very PDA.He added: “Me and Grace were fizzling out, you know, I was backing off at the time, I was like, nah, this ain’t working.

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Mimii and Josh – 41%Ayo and Jess – 10%The reality TV king has given his first interview to The Sun after leaving the famous telly villa.Joey has worked on a string of ITV shows since Towie, including I’m a Celebrity, Dancing on Ice, Splash! and Educating Joey Essex.

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He officially shut down his romance with ex Grace after just one date with the Cheshire stunner.In his pursuit of love Joey made some ‘mad moves’ but is now happily “exclusive” with Jessy.

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“I think he will be snapped up quite quickly. Because he didn’t care too much about going in tehre and sitting on the fence. “I really liked Grace but it never worked before on the outside of the villa for a reason. Joey told us: “I wouldn’t have liked to see an ex who you probably don’t know about.Now he’s spilled the tea on his time in the show and told The Sun he would have hated to live with one secret ex.And the results are in!Joey’s willpower was tested again when the Love Island Gods chucked in stunning Lola Delulca.Ciaran and Nicole – 35%He spent six weeks in the Majorca pad with his ex Grace, 25, and it wasn’t all sunshine and kisses.”Me and Grace have actually got a really good relationship. Although what you see on the 44-minute show of Love Island, we actually do get on. We don’t have any beef or nothing.”He and his villa girl were later voted off by dumped Islanders who had returned in a sneaky twist to get their revenge.JOEY Essex dreaded one ex walking into Love Island – but it wasn’t Grace Jackson.

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He met the Surrey model in Ibiza the year before and had slid into her DMs.

“And there was a time in the villa when I thought, ‘I’m not going to find anyone. They’re not going to have anyone for me.’And the showbiz pro has told us who he is betting on to follow in his footsteps from the 2024 Love Island cast. Joey – whose past relationships include Rita Ora and Sam Faiers – confessed he couldn’t resist Grace at first.”So, when I did see Jessy and she blew me away, that was my chance to then just go for it.”

Matilda and Sean – 14%He said: “To be honest the only person I see doing like some television, who has got a bit of personality, is probably Ronnie.

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They clashed after his head turned for Jessy Potts following a brief rekindling with Grace.Through a crop of beauties thrown into his path, Joey stuck firm with Jessy.

Joey spilled the tea on life in the telly villa with The Sun's Felicity Cross
Joey spilled the tea on life in the telly villa with The Sun’s Felicity Cross

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