LOVE ISLAND'S JOEY ESSEX MAKES HEARTBREAKING FOUR-WORD STATEMENT OVER CRUMBLING RELATIONSHIP WITH GRACE

Love Island viewers have been left gutted for Grace Jackson, as her love interest Joey Essex uttered the four words nobody in love wants to hear.

Joey appeared to be all in for Grace - whom he had briefly dated outside of the villa before going on the show - but his head was turned dramatically when bombshell Jessy Potts asked him on a date.

When Jessy asked whether Joey was closed off to getting to know people since he was with Grace, most viewers expected him to say yes, he was. However, what he really said was: “I don’t really know…”

Viewers were quick to comment on X (formerly Twitter) about Joey’s behaviour. One said: “Joey just likes new shiny things.”

Another commented: “So Joey was closed off when Omar and Konnor tried to get to know Grace but now there’s a new girl and he’s magically open?” Another said: “I acc feel bad for Grace.”

The situation in the villa was exacerbated after Joey returned from his date with Jessy to tell Grace that “nothing had changed” between them. Viewers were fuming at this, and saw this statement as a walking red flag, because clearly a lot of things had changed.

Grace tearfully said that she felt disappointed, but was not surprised by his actions since his sudden turn in emotion was similar to the way he treated her when they were a couple outside of the villa.

She said that in their previous relationship, he was all over her until he called her and broke up with her out of the blue.

Joey is no stranger to rocky romances, as his love life has been the focal point of reality TV shows since he rose to fame on TOWIE in 2010.

Joey was engaged to TOWIE co-star Sam Faiers in 2012, but the couple never made it to the altar. Since then, he has been tied to many famous women including Stephanie Pratt from The Hills and Vanessa Bauer, who was his partner on Dancing on Ice.

Upon making his arrival into the Love Island villa, Joey said that he wanted people to get to know the real him beyond his TOWIE personality.

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2024-06-27T16:03:52Z dg43tfdfdgfd