Love Island shock as TOWIE legend Joey Essex walks into villa as a bombshell to mixed fan reaction

Love Island has taken another unexpected turn during Sunday night's show, as one unlucky couple was sent packing their bags alongside their chance of finding love in paradise.

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.

The 26-year-old make-up artist from Liverpool had been coupled up with TOWIE original Joey Essex for the past two weeks, before bombshell Grace Jackson arrived and rekindled her romance with her ex – leaving Samantha high and dry. Speaking exclusively to new just days after her exit, Samantha has revealed she has no regrets about pursuing a romance with Joey, but slams him for wasting her time and “disregarding her feelings”. And, following rumours that Joey and Grace “didn’t ever split upafter their fling last summer, Samantha has questioned their relationship.

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.

Before making his way into the Love Island villa in a quest to find the one, Sean Stone underwent a fitness transformation.The 24-year-old salesman from Hertford revealed that he focused on himself and went on a 'personal development' after 'losing' himself in relationships.The cheeky chappy delighted viewers when he rocked up to the villa on day one and they've been routing for him to find love ever since. While he's yet to find a "soul mate", Sean has openly spoken about loving himself after he focused on his fitness.

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.

One Love Island star has been dumped from the villa in a shock twist that has left the villa shaken.The departure is said to have left the rest of the contestants completely "speechless'"and extremely emotional, throwing the villa into chaos, as tensions rise between the Islanders. A source told The Sun: "The dumping came out of nowhere - everyone was speechless.There were tears and people started to clash over who went home. It's an unmissable episode." Tensions have been rising in the villa recently as three new bombshells, Grace, Tiffany and Wil made their dramatic entrance.They each took an Islander of their choice away to The Sleepover, where Grace and Joey Essex rekindled their romance.

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 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.

A number of reality stars have arrived to Westminster Magistrates' Court to appear in a pre-trial hearing today (13 June) for allegedly sharing Instagram posts to their followers that promoted an unauthorised foreign exchange trading scheme. Amongst those accused are TOWIE's Lauren Goodge and co-star Yazmin Oukhellou, alongside Love Island stars; Biggs Chris, Jamie Clayton, Rebecca Gormley and Eva Zapico.

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.

This year's series of Love Island has kicked off with a bang, as reality TV veteran Joey Essex has brought the drama.The TOWIE star is already providing fans of the ITV 2 show with plenty of entertainment by "stirring" things up. Some fans are convinced that the 33-year-old reality TV veteran is on a secret mission to cause chaos, or he's been planted to manufacture some captivating storylines.They think this because on Friday's episode, Joey decided to get involved in the the love triangle between Ciaran Davies, Harriet Blackmore and Nicole Samuel.

Katie Price has slammed Joey Essex’s stint in the Love Island villa. The TOWIE legend became the first celebrity bombshell to enter the villa on Monday 3 June, but it doesn’t looks like everyone approves of his decision. "I don't think it was a good move for him,” the former glamour model said on her podcast, The Kate Price Show.

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.

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.

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