Katie Price slams Joey Essex going on Love Island with brutal remark and speculates about show fee

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.

Matilda Draper is not only pulling boys inside the Love Island villa this year.The latest bombshell is already turning heads inside the villa, as Omar Nyame and Sean Stone try to spark a romance with the beauty. But the recruitment consultant has also attracting attention from celebrities, from the like's of The Only Way Is Essex, before heading into the famous villa.The 24-year-old seems to have two TOWIE secret admirers, who are co-stars with her fellow Islander Joey Essex.

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.

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.

Samantha Kenny’s family have taken to social media to ‘slam’ TOWIE star Joey Essex after his actions on Love Island left the makeup artist in tears. The 26-year-old is currently coupled up with the 33-year-old Essex lad, however, his head was well and truly turned when his former flame Grace Jackson walked into the villa as a bombshell.

Love Island viewers were left squirming in their seats on Monday 17 June as they picked up on Joey Essex's 'irritating' habit with his ex, Grace Jackson.The TOWIE star, 33, is currently coupled up with Samantha Kenny, but was chosen by his former flame Grace, 25, for a night in Casa Amor after she made her bombshell entrance last week. Despite being in a couple with Samantha, Joey and model Grace, who reportedly dated for about a year after meeting in Ibiza, couldn't keep their hands or lips off each other during Sunday and Monday's episodes.

Katie Price has put an end to the swirling rumours that she and her boyfriend JJ Slater have called it quits after a whirlwind love affair. Fans of the former glamour model, 46, had been increasingly worried that she and Married At First Sight UK star JJ, 32, had put an end to their passionate romance which began late last year. However, Katie silenced the gossip on Monday, 17 June when she posted a birthday tribute to her man on Instagram.The mum-of-five looked stunning in a daring black dress as she prepared to celebrate JJ's 32nd birthday.

Katie Price has openly criticised Taylor Swift and her tour, The Eras Tour, during an episode of her podcast The Katie Price Show. Katie, who recently opened up about her desires to become a WAG, didn't hold back as she expressed her concerns over ticket prices to the concert.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Recently, Love Island fans have been questioning Joey Essex regarding a comment he made about his past stint on The Only Way Is Essex to his fellow islanders.

Kerry Katona has learnt to juggle the tricky life of co-parenting with an estranged partner, but in her latest column she admits she feels regret over her relationship with her exes. Discussing her failed first marriage to Brian McFadden - with whom she shares eldest daughters Lilly and Molly - the former Atomic Kitten star says "it's a shame" they haven't been able to come together for the sake of their kids. She also addresses the rumours of feud with her former Atomic Kitten bandmates, spills the beans on her romantic birthday trip for fiancé Ryan's birthday, and tells us what she thinks of Joey Essex in Love Island...

In less than a week of Love Island, there's already been enough tension and drama in the villa to keep viewers on the edge of their seats. Now a former Love Island star has stirred the pot by suggesting that reality TV king Joey Essex isn't on the show for the "right reasons." The 33 year old left fans gobsmacked earlier this week when he strutted into the villa as the first bombshell of the series.The star, who shot to fame on The Only Way is Essex, immediately turned heads as he sauntered over to the fire pit sporting a fresh look.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. New bombshells have entered the villa. Season 11 of “Love Island,” which kicked off on Monday night, will again see contestants competing for love in Mallorca, Spain where they’ll be joined by host Maya Jama who took over from Laura Whitmore in 2022.

Love Island bosses are reportedly lining up a second celebrity bombshell to join the hit dating show. Abbie Quinnen, 27, who is the ex-girlfriend of Strictly Come Dancing pro AJ Pritchard, is reportedly preparing to enter the famous villa. A source told The Sun: “Abbie has become well-known in her own right and after her break up with AJ she fancied a fresh chance at love.