‘Is Joey Essex his real name?’ ask confused Love Island fans from the US and Canada as they beg ‘who is this man?’
LOVE Island US and Canada fans have all said the same thing about Joey Essex.
The former Towie, 33, legend was announced as the first ever celebrity bombshell on Monday.
Since then he’s definitely impressed a number of the girls and on the second day he snogged THREE of the Islanders.
However in recent days he’s grown close to Samantha Kenny.
Viewers who are watching from outside of the UK have confessed that they’ve never heard of Joey before his stint on Love Island.
Many have taken to Reddit to discuss.
One said: “What is the cultural consensus on Joey Essex in the UK? Would he be considered a heartthrob? Is there a past LI contestant you think he is similar to in terms of personality/hotness?”
Another wrote: “This whole time I thought “Joey Essex” was his nickname or something because he’s from Essex. Is his last name really Essex? Is that common in the UK?”
A third confessed: “had no idea that was his actual name.”
“Who is this man?,” a fourth questioned, meanwhile a fifth replied: “I’m so glad you asked this.”
After Joey’s arrival, he was told that he had to pick one girl to couple up with the next day.
But host Maya Jama explained that his decision meant that one of the boys would be sent home
After just 24 hours in the villa, Joey picked Sam Taylor’s girl Samantha Kenny, meaning that the hairdresser was sent home.
Just days later another bombshell arrived – Uma Jammeh.
Her arrival certainly threw a spanner in the works and Joey was left fuming.
Uma snogged every male contestant when she stepped foot in the villa, and her saucy antics caused havoc for Joey’s partnership.
Love Island 2024 couples
The Islanders are all 'coupled up' in the villa.
The couples so far include:
- Mimii Ngulube and Munveer Jabbal.
- Nicole Samuel and Sean Stone.
- Jess White and Ronnie Vint.
- Patsy Field and Ayo Odukoya.
- Samantha Kenny and Joey Essex.
- Harriet Blackmore and Ciaran Davies.
Joey told make-up artist Samantha that Uma whispered: “I’ll see you later” in his ear.
After picking up on signs the Liverpudlian was irked, Joey promptly asked: “Why are you getting the hump anyway?”
He continued in a chat with the lads: “The whole time I’ve been here, I’ve been very transparent.
“I’m keeping my options open and talking to everyone.
“Obviously, I’m coupled up with Samantha but this always happens.
“I’m really trying my best here to not dive in deep and it’s still happening.”
Joey shot to fame on Towie in 2011.
He was on the ITVBe show until 2013 and then appeared on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.
Joey has starred in various other reality shows and his a huge reality favourite over in the UK.
The Essex lad has also been part of Splash!, Ex On The Beach, Five Star Hotel, MTV Cribs and All Star Shore.
Joey has also had a number of his own shows such as Educating Joey Essex and Joey Essex: Grief and Me.
Love Island's booze rules revealed
LOVE Island stars might well be seen enjoying a tipple from a snazzy flute glass - yet what's the deal with booze in the villa?
Love Island has long had a two drink rule for stars, with a specific cap on the alcohol each night.
All food and drink is bought by the show, so contestants are monitored closely during their wild nights in the villa.
Former Islanders including Eyal Booker and Laura Anderson have confirmed this in the past, sharing how little alcohol there was available on set.
Speaking to The Mirror, Laura said there were occasionally one or two bottles of Prosecco between them, “but you’d be lucky to get half a glass of that!”
Additionally, speaking about alcohol consumption in conversation with Closer, model Eyal also said: “It was very, very limited. Max two glasses of wine a night and that’s max!”
Meanwhile, viewers were convinced show bosses had relaxed the rules for the recent All Stars series.