Joey Essex's ex Grace reveals horrible truth about their romance as she joins Love Island as a bombshell

Love Island continues to shake up the villa with the arrival of bodacious bombshells - including Cornwall-based single Konnor Ewudzi, 28.The rugby player has already stirred up trouble within the cast, having picked Grace Jackson - who is romantically involved with Joey Essex - in the latest recoupling. However, the ongoing series isn't the first experience of Love Island glamour for Konnor - who has rubbed shoulders with stars of the ITV dating show in the past.

They may be busy soaking up the sun and 'going for chats' in the Love Island villa, but the 2024 cast have also waved goodbye - perhaps temporarily - to their careers for a summer of love. As the eleventh series of Love Island continues to bring us more drama, bombshells and dumpings, OK! takes a look at what the Islanders did for work before becoming the stars who grace our TV screens every evening. Not only is there reality TV royalty starring on the show but there's also a mental health nurse, a semi-pro footballer and a HR coordinator.

Love Island's Samantha Kenny and Patsy Field have shown they're not letting getting dumped from the villa get them down.The girls, who started in the original cast of the 2024 ITV2 show earlier this month, were spotted out partying in London together with friends.The group enjoyed watching Girls Aloud from a box on Saturday night. Patsy, 29, posted a video of Samantha, 26, dancing and singing along to their hit song Love Machine. Later on she shared an update from a taxi, showing the party carrying on as passengers including Liverpudlian Sam, singing and dancing in the car.

It's hotting up in the Love Island villa - particularly in Joey Essex’s bed, as the TOWIE star smooches up a storm with bombshell Grace Jackson. While the couple, who originally met on holiday and briefly dated , claim they haven’t seen each other in over a year, recently dumped islanders Munveer and Patsy aren’t so sure that’s true. Speaking exclusively to OK!'s Love Island Dumping Debrief - OK!'s weekly video series where the 2024 cash unpack the latest drama from the series - Patsy and Munveer gave their opinion on what they think about Joey and Grace’s romance.

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With the latest series of Love Island well and truly underway, the villa has seen a whole new host of bombshells enter through its doors in recent days as they hope to settle down and find love. Among those is Grace Jackson, who previously dated fellow Islander Joey Essex for six weeks. Having spent a week on our screens, viewers will be familiar with the 25 year old bombshell, and now pre-villa pictures of Grace have emerged – and the model turned TV personality looks just as glam as she does now.

Two brand-new and stunning, bombshells Matilda June-Draper and Konnor Ewudzi have entered into the Love Island villa. However, within just seconds of their arrival, they’ve already stirred up drama for one couple. Ronnie Vint who has famously been in love triangles since he first came into the villa shockingly declared he knows new girl Matilda.

Samantha Kenny's mum has taken a swipe at Joey Essex for 'ruining' her daughter's experience on Love Island after she was brutally dumped from the villa.The 26 year old was sent home on Tuesday, 18 June, after she was left single following a recoupling around the fire pit. The beauty entered the Love Island villa on day one and after the shock arrival of TOWIE star Joey Essex, the pair coupled up. Despite highs and lows, Samantha and Joey remained as a couple for around two weeks and in Love Island terms - that's pretty serious.

Stunning bombshell Grace Jackson has caused a stir since entering the Love Island villa.The 25-year-old model revealed she has a history with TOWIE star Joey Essex, with the two quick to pick up where they left off. It's left Joey's former flame Samantha, who he has been coupled up with for the last two weeks, devastated, as Joey vowed to make it work after rekindling his relationship with Grace. Outside the villa, Grace already lives a lavish lifestyle in Manchester, having built up an impressive 80,000 fans on Instagram with famous followers including celebs like Molly-Mae Hague and Conor McGregor.

Love Island winner Finn Tapp seems to have taken a swipe at his ex Paige Turley, just weeks after the pair nearly rekindled their romance. The couple, who won the winter edition of Love Island in 2020, were thought to be one of the strongest pairs from the show, even moving in together during lockdown and Finn, 24, getting a tattoo dedicated to Paige, 26.

The real reason TOWIE star Joey Essex split from ex Grace Jackson has been revealed on Love Island. Joey and his former summer fling Grace were reunited when she entered the villa as a bombshell.The 33 year old shocked the cast when he revealed that he and the 25 year old model had briefly dated.The pair had met a year ago in Ibiza, but it was then revealed that they had only split due to long distance. In a heart to heart, Joey told Grace that the 'distance' had been the only thing getting in their way.

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The drama in Love Island is about to reach boiling point - with a massive never seen before twist. In Sunday 16 June's episode, the latest bombshell Grace Jackson stirs things up when she receives a tantalising text that announces, "Grace, Tiffany and Will, It's time to pack a bag and get ready for a night away with an Islander of your choice.

Love Island bombshell Grace Jackson surprised her ex Joey Essex by walking into the Love Island villa - and it didn't take long for her to spill all about their fling. In Friday night's episode, three bombshells entered the villa - including blonde Grace, who once dated the TOWIE star. Reacting to Grace's arrival, Joey turned to Sean and said: "I used to see that girl…that blonde girl." Samantha then probed Joey about his history with Grace, asking: "Do you know her?" Joey sheepishly replied: "Yeah.

Things could get very complicated in the Love Island villa very soon, as 25 year old bombshell Grace Jackson is set to stir things up during her entrance to the villa this week.The blonde beauty is one of three new bombshells – along with Wil Anderson and Tiffany Leighton – who have entered the villa, and it turns out that Grace knows not just one, but two of the current Islanders. Grace, who co-owns a social media marketing agency in Manchester and also works as a model, is Joey Essex’s ex, with the pair having dated for six weeks earlier this year.

The Love Island cast were in for a shock during Thursday night's episode when three new faces entered the villa - however, Joey Essex was particularly familiar with one of the bombshells. In a preview for Friday night's episode, viewers watched as three new contestants strutted through the villa doors, much to the cast's excitement.

It’s been five years since Chris Taylor first rose to fame on Love Island and, while he may not have found love on the show, he has had one heck of a ride ever since. After his appearance raised Chris’s profile and even led to a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it role in the hit movie Barbie, the 33-year-old returned to the villa for a second go at romance in January in Love Island: All Stars. And with the iconic dating show back on our screens, Chris chats exclusively about what life on the ITV2 show is really like – from queuing for cameras to leaving the villa for cheat meals.

Food is pretty a big deal in the Love Island villa - but for one Islander they couldn't wait to escape and go on a hunt for a McDonald's. Former contestant Chris Taylor - who also shot to fame in the Barbie movie - revealed that on their 'days off' the boys and girls would separate, and the boys would be on the lookout for some junk food. Chris, who first appeared on Love Island season five and later on the spin-off All Stars series this year, said: "They made us eat out of troughs like pigs [in the villa]! Nah, I’m only joking, it’s just pretty standard catering.

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Two Love Island stars may be packing their bags and signing up for a very different type of adventure, as it has been reported they are lined up to appear in this year’s Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. According to The Sun, the two ex-Islanders competing in the series known as TV’s toughest reality show will be Chloe Burrows, who appeared on Love Island in 2021, and Adam Collard, who was on the dating series in 2018 and 2022.