Reality star Joey Essex has spoken about how much he wanted to join Love Island as fans fume that Islander Sam has already been kicked out of the villa after just one day Love Love Island? Our Factor 50 email brings all the goss direct to your inbox We have more newsletters Love Love Island? Our Factor 50 email brings all the goss direct to your inbox We have more newsletters Following his arrival on the show on Monday 3 June, Love Island ’s surprise celebrity bombshell Joey Essex has spoken out about how he approached the show’s bosses for a chance to find love on the dating series. Speaking about his stint on the latest series, Joey said: "I’ve always wanted to go on Love Island and I’ve known Mike Spencer (Love Island Creative Director) since the very first day I started my journey into TV on The Only Way Is Essex .” "Myself and my cousin Chloe [Sims] think really highly of Mike and it’s almost as if we’ve been on this journey together because when I think back to my first memories of being on TV, Mike was always around and there to support us,” he continued.
"It felt like the right time to give the villa a shot, so I called Mike to ask him if I could apply and he said go for it," he told The Sun . "Mike’s a creative genius and has thought of a way to bring me into the mix and personally I think it’s the greatest stunt that Love Island has ever pulled." To preserve the surprise , Joey flew to Ibiza before Love Island’s launch night, and was then trans.
