Love Island’s Jessy Potts fuels split rumours from Joey Essex as she parties with his arch rival
JOEY Essex and Jessy Potts have only been out of the villa for just over a week but fans are already spotting signs of trouble.
Now, Jessy is hitting the town with her other villa co-stars with Joey noticeably absent from the festivities.
A gang of stars from Love Island 2024 hit London town for a night out, with Jessy joining Grace Jackson, Samantha Kenny, Harriett Blackmore, Matilda Draper, Jessica Spencer and winner Mimii Ngulube at Radio Rooftop.
Reuben Collins, Blade Siddiqi, Konnor Edwudzi, Ciaran Davies and winner Josh Oyinsan, were also at the reunion event.
However, Joey was noticeably absent from the party, with fans beginning to worry they may have already split.
Reuben shared videos from the event, even grabbing a quick video with Jessy, declaring him and Mimii ‘the queens’ as they cheered at the camera.
Joey and Reuben famously didn’t get on on the show, with Reuben partly responsible for their dumping in a final brutal twist which saw axed islanders return to the show.
When asked to give his reason behind why Joey and Jessy should be eliminated, Reuben said he felt that “while the pair got on, Jessy would struggle to match his lifestyle” and accused Joey of putting Jessy in “positions of embarrassment”.
Joey shot back: “One person’s opinion I’ve never cared about in this villa is this man’s. I think he’s jealous, personally, very jealous person. You know what, we move.”
Jessy wore a cute Barbie pink glittery dress as she posed for pics with Nicole Samuel and Jess White at the fancy bash to mark the end of their time on the show.
She seemed on top of the world and she joined her co-stars for a night of wild partying, and later grabbed a selfie from inside the toilet, with the girls pulling faces in the mirror.
The group danced the night away and let their hair down after three months of the Love Island experience.
His absence comes just days after Joey admitted he was ready to have children with Jessy, and exclusively told The Sun he had “found the one” in Jessy.
But fans thought cracks were beginning to show during an interview on This Morning, where Joey announced his plans to leave the UK and try to crack America.
They chastised Joey for ‘not taking Jessy into consideration’.
Rumours were fuelled further when Joey opted to skip Jessy’s lavish homecoming party.
However, Joey shared an Instagram post with Jessy saying he was in his “exclusive era” after his return to the UK, and since then the pair have appeared in a fancy OK! photoshoot detailing their romance.
Joey Essex's famous exes
Sam Faiers – Joey dated Towie co-star Sam Faiers from 2011.
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.
Amy Willerton – Joey was rumoured to be dating his I’m A Celeb co-star Amy Willerton in 2013, when they both appeared on the show together.
The romance soon fizzled out afterwards and Willerton, who won the title of Miss Universe Great Britain said she found it difficult.
Speaking to the Daily Star Sunday newspaper, she said: “The attention after we left the show was really hard for me. While Joey had a strong management team behind him, I didn’t really have anybody in my corner.”
Stephanie Pratt – Made In Chelsea star and US born socialite, Stephanie Pratt, dated Joey for three months.
They fell for each other while appearing in Celebs Go Dating and shared a steamy kiss in Joey’s swimming pool.
But he dumped her in October 2016 for making him “spend too much time in Chelsea”.
Lorena Medina – Joey met model Lorena Medina on MTV reality show Ex On The Beach in 2019.
Their relationship seemed to be going well after Joey showed her around his hometown of Chigwell in Essex. But the pair split in February 2020.
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.
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.
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.
However, the pair have denied that there was anything romantic between them.
Joey said: “We have known each other for years. She’s a nice girl but we’re just friends.”
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.
Rumours of the pair’s relationship circled for months in the lead up to the show airing, with Vanessa exclusively denying the whispers to the Sun in November 2022.
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.
By May 2023, Joey confirmed he was single and said he could not see a future for them after the final.