Love Island’s Joey Essex slammed as 'ruthless' by co-star who reveals he wanted 'showmance'

Things are set to heat up on Love Island this weekend with the arrival of the Casa Amor bombshells. Known for creating chaos among the established couples, the Casa Amor format has either the boys or the girls taken away to Casa Amor - leaving their partners behind at the main villa.This year's set of new arrivals will no doubt cause a stir, especially as one, fashion content creator Emma Milton, is another of Joey Essex's exes and, it turns out, "open to reconnecting" with the TOWIE star, even though she also is friends with Grace. Other newbies who may rock the boat include Blade Siddiqi, who works as a "butler in the buff" and financial advisor Lionel Aduwu, who has his eye on not one but three of the girls in the villa.

As if Joey Essex hadn’t already had enough drama in the Love Island villa, more is set to come his way as another one of his exes is on her way to Casa Amor. Ever since Joey’s former flame Grace Jackson entered the villa, the two were inseparable, however, things all came to a blow when new bombshell Jessy Potts took the TOWIE star on a date, which well and truly turned his head. Grace, who had a fling with Joey while on holiday in Ibiza, was left fuming and things only got worse when she found out the two had a kiss on the terrace.

A huge twist is on the way to the Love Island villa, with the show's famous Casa Amor segment soon taking place.The boys and girls will be sent to live in separate villas and introduced to new singletons in a bid to truly test their connections with their partners. One of the new boys taking part in the Casa Amor twist has now reportedly been revealed. Podcaster and fitness model Joel Kirby, 22, will be entering the villa in a bid to find long-lasting love.

Tiffany Leighton’s time in the Love Island villa may have been cut short, but she’s still keeping an eye on all the on goings, and has advice for friend Jess White as she gets to know new bombshell Trey Norman. Appearing on the show’s Morning After podcast, the 25-year-old suggested Trey was “playing a game” with Jess. "He's gone in there, all eyes for Jess,” she said, before questioning: "Do you think he's playing a game because he's not getting to anyone else?” "She's quite a strong character in there.

Samantha Kenny opened up on how easy it is to put on weight in the Love Island villa, especially when you are not using the lavish gym that is built for the islanders. Speaking exclusively to OK!'s Love Island Dumping Debrief - our weekly video series where the 2024 cast unpack the latest drama from the series - the 25 year old shared that she managed to put on 10lbs during her two week stint on the show. “I put five kilos on,” she said.

They say the course of true love never runs smooth – and that's never more true than in the Love Island villa. With Joey Essex having split from Grace Jackson and coupled up with Jessy, there's drama ahead on Friday's episode. 28 June, when Joey makes Jessy a coffee and decides to make something for Grace, too.

Fans of Joey Essex were left gobsmacked when the TOWIE star made a surprise appearance on Love Island earlier this month. Now, they're clamouring for his lookalike to join the show in the upcoming series. Josh Miles, known as @joshmiles02 on social media, recently went viral after he transformed himself into the 33-year-old reality star using just hair products.

Samantha Faiers traded in her Essex roots for a sprawling Surrey mansion worth over £2 million, and has been keeping herself busy with incredible renovations, including an iconic green oven, ever since. Sam posted her new oven to her home design Instagram account in May, captioning the photo: “my dream oven.This was the top of my Pintrest for many years, I still can’t believe she’s finally in my kitchen.” She tagged Officine Gullo, the oven manufacturer in the post.

Love Island already has a UK star in Joey Essex, but it's getting a global one next - with a rap legend joining the show. US superstar Eve, known for 2001's Let Me Blow Ya Mind with Gwen Stefani, has been signed up by producers to perform in the villa, The Sun has revealed.

Love Island viewers reckon they've sussed out Grace Jackson's game plan after a shocking recoupling left one contestant seething. During Monday's episode, the islanders were taken aback when they received a text announcing an unexpected recoupling. Newcomers Konnor Ewudzi and Matilda Draper, having just arrived at the Spanish love nest, had first pick of who they wanted to pair up with.

A Love Island star who was recently dumped from the villa is rumoured to be making a dramatic return to the ITV2 show as part of Casa Amor, according to eagle-eyed fans. Viewers believe they've spotted a "clue" that one of the stars will return to shake things up for the rest of the cast.The speculation comes after two Islanders were sent packing from the villa earlier this week after the couples who were saved by the public vote had to choose one 'unsafe' girl and one 'unsafe' boy to leave immediately.They decided on Omar Nyame and Tiffany Leighton - and some fans went on to call it a 'fix'.

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.

Love Island star Samantha Kenny has reunited with her family as she landed back in the UK after Tuesday night’s (18 June) brutal villa dumping.The makeup artist’s shock exit came after a recoupling in which bombshells Grace Jackson, Tiffany Leighton and Wil Anderson had first picks. Grace decided to couple up with former flame Joey Essex, leaving Samantha single and dumped from the Island. It hadn’t been an easy ride for Samantha since Grace’s arrival, as it was clear there was still history between the pair, who didn’t hold back on the PDA.

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.

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.

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.

As Monday (10 June) evening's Love Island left fans on the edge of their seats, ending on the cliffhanger of who new arrival Omar Nyame and single islander Mimii Ngulube were set to 'steal', it seems things are only going to get more dramatic. During tonight's episode (11 June), Omar and Mimii stand in front of the Firepit ready to reveal which girl and boy they want to couple up with.

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.