As Joey Essex makes his Love Island debut, we take a look at the reality TV veteran's love life and his famous exes, past TV appearance and his heartbreaking childhood
Joey Essex can add Love Island to his bumper reality TV CV thanks to his debut on the ITV 2 series this evening.
From the heartbreaking way he dealt with the death of his mother as a young boy to his famous exes and one-time co-star fiancee, we take a look at Joey's life away from the cameras. In 2016, fans were thrilled with the reality TV mash-up when Joey Essex and Made in Chelsea's Stephanie Pratt paired up. They hit it off on Celebs Go Dating, but their romance fizzled out after just one month. Joey reflected on his time with Stephanie during his second stint on Celebs Go Dating, saying: "I was living for the moment at the time," he confessed.
Two years on, Joey and Ellie crossed paths once more on MTV's celebrity edition of Ex On The Beach. Ellie has set the record straight stating: "Our thing wasn't like a bad split so we were never really on awful terms." Joey then found himself falling for another co-star, Lorena Medina, during their stint on Ex On The Beach in 2019.
The decision to turn his journey of therapy into a television documentary was not only a personal challenge but also a motivational push he felt was necessary. "I feel like I needed a bit of a kick up the arse, to be honest," he remarked. He credited the BBC for their significant role in his therapeutic process: "I feel like the BBC have done me a massive favour."
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