What’s Joey Essex searching for?
Joey is hoping he’ll get the chance for somebody to ‘see the actual him’ after failing to search out love on the surface world.
Talking to us forward of his villa tenure, he mentioned: “I can’t management my pleasure. That is the time, that is the whole lot to me as a result of it’s the proper second,” he mentioned.
“The celebs are aligned as a result of this chance couldn’t have come at a greater time in my life. I’ve by no means been extra able to go on this journey and to hopefully discover love.”
He added: “I can’t wait to go in and simply be the actual me, I really feel like I’m at a brand new chapter in my life and I’m trying ahead to folks seeing that.
“I wish to be the very same as the opposite Islanders, I’m no completely different to them, we’re all equal in that Villa so I can’t wait to get in and meet everybody.”
Joey Essex actively needed to go onto Love Island
In case you had been something like us, your eyes might need popped out while you noticed Joey Essex enter Love Island.
The previous Towie star has beforehand appeared on the likes of I am A Movie star and Celebs Go Courting, so is not any stranger to us.
He spoke completely to The Solar forward of his time within the villa and he admitted it was his thought to seem on the ITV2 sequence, calling in a favour to make it occur.
“I’ve at all times needed to go on Love Island and I’ve recognized Mike Spencer (Love Island Artistic Director) for the reason that very first day I began my journey into TV on The Solely Approach Is Essex.
“Myself and my cousin Chloe [Sims] suppose actually extremely of Mike and it’s virtually as if we’ve been on this journey collectively as a result of once I suppose again to my first reminiscences of being on TV Mike was at all times round and there to help us.”
“It felt like the appropriate time to offer the Villa a shot, so I referred to as Mike to ask him if I might apply and he mentioned go for it,” he added.
Lower than quarter-hour to go…
Joey Essex sensationally entered the Love Island villa on the finish of final nights sensational sequence premiere.
The query is, how will the villa react? And can he truly discover love?
In the meantime, it was revealed earlier at the moment that one islander has already been axed simply hours into the present.
It was additionally reported the contestant has already left the villa in a surprising twist.
It is secure to say, there’s heaps to look ahead ton tonight.
Not lengthy to go!
Simply thirty minutes to go till Love Island returns to our screens.
The villa was plunged into chaos final night time as Joey Essex of all folks joined as a bombshell.
Keep on with us right here for moment-to-moment updates from tonight’s present.
Have we already met our winners?
Relationship professional Jo Hemmings thinks we’d have already met your 2024 Love Island winners in Ayo and Mimii.
Jo informed us: “Ayo’s eyes practically popped out of his head when he noticed Mimii – and he’s having none of her relationship with Munveer.
“He made immediate and main strikes on Mimii after being put right into a no-chemistry couple with Patsy who already appears in a good friend zone.
“Whereas Mimii is extra mature, cautious and guarded with how flirty she permits herself to get with him, it is clear she fancies Ayo.
“The sensation could be very a lot mutual with them, and I can see them lasting the course.”
“They’re each open and genuine, and will even go all the best way to the end line – and that is coming from somebody who mentioned Davide and Ekin-Su would win when nobody thought they might!”
FIRST LOOK: Issues get steamy as Joey sends villa into chaos
Check out the primary search for tonight’s episode of Love Island…