Joey Essex's sad fear for his future has been revealed by his TOWIE best mate James 'Diags' Bennewith, who claims the star is desperate to find The One and start a family 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 Joey Essex, the reality TV star known for his appearances on shows like I'm A Celeb and TOWIE, is reportedly looking to settle down and start a family. According to his best mate James 'Diags' Bennewith, Joey, who boasts an £8million fortune and a lavish lifestyle complete with a £1.6million mansion and a Lamborghini, is ready to find The One.
Joey, 33, has enjoyed a successful career in television, but now he's keen to share his life with someone special. "He wants to settle down," Diags revealed to the Mirror. "Our mates are getting married and having kids.
He is in that headspace now. He's like: 'I've got all this stuff, I've got my house, but I've got no-one to share it with. I wake up in this house on my own.
' He wants a family - he wants kids. Going on Love Island is him putting that out into the Universe - it's manifesting." Viewers of Love Island saw Joey open up about the tragic loss of his mum at just 10 years old.
Speaking to M&S worker Jess White, Joey shared how losing his mum at such a young age had a profound impact on his life. "If you lose your mum at a really young age, it's a big par.
