Joey Essex and Jessy Potts have been accused of faking their romance following their stint in the Love Island villa, despite claiming the romance was the ‘real deal’.
After missing out on a spot in the ITV2 final and voted ‘least compatible’ the pair returned to the UK and have busy attending numerous events separately.
While Joey, 34, has been raking in a reported £250K on a club tour, Jessy, 25, has been partying with pals and attending movie premieres.
The couple have appeared together for TV and magazine interviews, where Joey hinted at them starting a family, but have not made an appearance on each other’s Instagram grids.
Tongues were sent wagging further when Joey revealed on This Morning that he was considering a move to the US in a bid to make a name for himself stateside.
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Joey Essex, 34, and Jessy Potts, 25, are said to have been accused of faking their romance following their stint in the Love Island villa, despite claiming their romance was the ‘real deal’
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After missing out on a spot in the ITV2 final and voted ‘least compatible’ the pair returned to the UK and have busy attending numerous events separately (Jessy pictured second left)
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While Joey has been raking in a reported £250K on a club tour (pictured) Jessy has been partying with pals
Following the revelation fans fumed on Reddit, according to The Sun, with one writing: ‘Not one time did he ever consider the fact that Jessy may or may not come with him to America – and quite frankly, I don’t think he gives a damn if she does’.
While another said: ‘How will Jessy even get to America? Is she going to America?
MailOnline have contacted Jessy and Joey’s reps for comment.
The former TOWIE star caused a stir when he entered the villa as the first celebrity contestant.
Despite being labelled as the ‘pantomime villain’ and well known for his bachelor antics, later claimed to have settled down with ‘exclusive girlfriend’ Jessy.
Joey claims the pair have already started thinking about their future despite not the ‘L’ word to each other yet.
Telling OK! Magazine: ‘We’ve already spoken about kids.’
‘We both want a big family. But we’re having a bit of a tiff at the moment. She wants four, I want eight.
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Jessy also attended the It Ends With Us premiere in London this week without Joey
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The couple have appeared together for TV (pictured) and magazine interviews, where Joey hinted at them starting a family, but have not made an appearance on each other’s Instagram
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ongues have been send wagging further when Joey revealed on This Morning that he was considering a move to the US in a bid to make a name for himself stateside
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Jessy (centre) has been partying up a storm since retunring to the UK
‘Imagine how great that would be? I’m ready. I’d do it tomorrow. Maybe even tonight!’.
‘Joey is keen to move his career Stateside and make a name for himself out there, where the reality market has some fresh and exciting options.
‘They love a Brit but they’ve never come across anyone quite like Joey so there is every possibility he could well conquer America too.’
The source added: ‘His team Neon Management have been inundated with magazine cover shoots and podcast interviews since Love Island, plus more meetings with Netflix so Joey has never been more in demand.’
Joey’s popularity doesn’t seem to have been affected by some of the negative headlines sparked by his stint on Love Island where he was accused of being unkind to his ex-girlfriend Grace Jackson and ‘argumentative’ in the villa.
But speaking after his exit, Joey said he deliberately caused a stir as show bosses encouraged him to lean on his reality TV experience and create as much drama as possible, admitting he was a show ‘plant.’
He said during an appearance on This Morning: ‘Everyone is encouraged to pot stir, the difference with me is that I don’t hesitate… I know what the producers want!
‘Some didn’t want to go out there and upset people and I respect that, but the difference with me and 13 years experience, I know what to do and that’s what I did.’
Admitting he played the ‘pantomime villain’, Joey added: ‘I have no regrets, you know what it’s like, and I played the pantomime villain. I did what I had to do, I wanted to have fun and find love and I found Jessy.’
After being asked if they’ve said the ‘love’ word to each other yet. Jessy said, ‘We don’t want to rush things.’
Despite the criticism, Joey said he wanted people to focus on him and his new flame as a couple and ignore all the noise around them, insisting he was ‘genuine’ during his time in the villa.
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Despite being labelled as the ‘pantomime villain’ the TV personality, well known for his bachelor antics, later claimed to have settled down with ‘exclusive girlfriend’ Jessy
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The couple were sent packing just one day before the series final after being voted the ‘least compatible’ couple by their fellow islands
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They were snapped together on their ‘first real date’ earlier this month
He added neither of them had played any games and neither could see any red flags despite ‘testing each other’.
He said: ‘We took our time, had fun and enjoyed each other’s company. We weren’t jumping to make decisions because the next bombshell was coming in, or because it was Casa Amor, we did things our way. We played it correctly. We weren’t in it to win it. We just wanted to be together.’
Model and influencer Jessy told the magazine the she isn’t phased by the scepticism around Joey’s actions and is fully supported by her friends and family.
She revealed that her family trust her to see beyond the headlines and chose someone nice adding that they already really like the Essex-born reality star.
She added that she wasn’t even phased by Joey’s wandering eye and explained that he’s a veteran celebrity and she trusts him completely not to fall victim to other girls’ intentions.
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