Joey Essex made quite the splash this week when he entered the Love Island Villa as a bombshell in a shock twist, sending hairdresser Sam Taylor packing. The former TOWIE star is Love Island's first-ever celebrity contestant and has certainly brought the drama. The 33-year-old has been on a host of reality TV shows from Celebs Go Dating to I’m A Celeb but fans were shocked to find out the self-proclaimed ‘King of Essex’ also has a secret pop career under his belt.
Joey’s musical shocker comes after a long line of Islanders who have also delved into the music industry. No matter what the stars of Love Island get up to when they leave the villa, there is always at least one hopeful who tries their hand at a music career– some more successfully than others. Here are just some of the Love Island stars who have had secret pop careers: Joey Essex- Reem (2011) Joey Essex hit our screens in 2011 when he appeared on reality show The Only Way is Essex quickly becoming an audience favourite known for his iconic commentary.
The reality star managed to singlehandedly popularise the word ‘REEM’ into UK slang- REEM means good. Using the iconic word Joey released his debut single in 2011 however the song flopped and didn’t even make it into the UK charts. Fans have since comically labelled the single a ‘cursed song’ as it makes it’s way back around on social media since Joey's debut on Love Island.
Fans are now begging him to perform his track REEM for his fellow Island.