Love Island fans were less than impressed with Joey Essex's kissing technique in the latest challenge, moments before he sent Sam Taylor packing after 24 hours in the villa 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 may have made an impression when he made a shock entrance into the Love Island villa, but it seems like his kissing technique isn’t up to scratch. The TOWIE legend couldn’t believe his luck in the latest challenge, as he was asked to select three girls he was most attracted to during Tuesday night’s show, and kiss them for ten seconds. The lucky ladies were Samantha, Harriet and Nicole, but despite his experience with the ladies, these Islanders were less than impressed.
Samantha, in particular. Makeup artist Samantha took to the famous beach hut to ‘slam’ the kiss, as she said the lip lock was “all teeth”. It doesn't look like she was the only one with complaints, as fans were left horrified with the way the reality star positioned his mouth.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one fan penned: “Joey looks like he can’t kiss I can’t lie!” exclaimed one. “Joey? Why does he kiss like that?” questioned another concerned fan. A third laughed: “Joey Essex isn’t trying to kiss these girls he’s tryna bite them lmao “ “Why are they all kissing like this??” q.