Joey Essex has been slammed as ‘vile’ by Love Island viewers after engaging in a tense row with his ex-girlfriend Grace Jackson on Sunday’s episode. The infamous movie night returned on Sunday’s episode of the dating show , with former TOWIE star Joey’s ex-girlfriend from outside the villa Grace — who rekindled her and Joey’s romance — getting into a huge row after his antics were shown in Casa Amor. During Casa Amor, Joey flirted with bombshell Jessy Potts despite telling Grace he only had eyes for her — with him telling Grace he wasn’t interested in Jessy, and vice versa.
Joey and Jessy ended up kissing on the terrace during Casa Amor, which was the catalyst for his and Grace’s explosive row — with her telling him that their relationship was ‘done.’ The couple also engaged in a huge row after the clip was shared, with her calling Joey a child and telling him to ‘bore off man.’ ‘You bore off man! What are you even doing here anyway?’ Joey responded, before claiming that their romance was completely over before he moved on with Jessy — then telling Grace to ‘shut your mouth!’ Joey’s antics were slammed on Twitter (X), with one writing ‘Joey being the oldest and acting like that is so.
.. you’re the only 30-something-year-old there, act like it.
’ ‘Joey Essex being outed as a vile little p***k is one of the best parts of this series. The misogyny is flying out of him, gaslighting little mess,’ another wrote, while another twe.
