Dumped Love Islanders say 'something wasn't right' about Joey Essex and Grace
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.
“Did the romance ever stop? Did it ever end?” Patsy, 29, laughs. “It didn’t look like they were picking up after a long time of being apart at all.”
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. Joey and his former summer fling Grace were reunited when she entered the villa as a bombshell.
Munveer, 30, also suspects that Grace and Joey’s relationship could have been rekindled just before Love Island started. He adds, “The way it looks, I wouldn’t be surprised.”
Office administrator Patsy and recruitment manager Munveer made it to 10 days in the Love Island villa before being dumped by their fellow co-stars - shortly followed by Samantha Kenny, 26. Liverpudlian star Samantha was coupled up with Joey, but when Grace chose to couple up with the TOWIE star, Samantha was left single and dumped from the show.
“Our jaws were on the floor when we were watching,” pal Patsy says. “Samantha and Joey were compatible and he never verbalised that they were in a friendship couple at all.”
She adds that despite telling Samantha that he wanted to be with her, Joey wouldn’t put in the work. “There were some nights when he wouldn’t go near her for hours. We said to her in there, ‘Babe, that’s weird.’
“So she knew something wasn’t right and she wasn’t getting full level commitment from him. But no one expected his ex to walk in and she was kicked to the curb.”
Samantha has now returned to the UK, sharing a video of herself tearfully reuniting with her family, crying and hugging them as she arrived back home.
She’s been flooded with tons of support on social media with how she handled the situation, and she’s now issued a statement to thank fans. “I have no words for how I’m feeling right now,” she wrote over a picture of herself on the ITV2 show on her Instagram story. “I am blown away by all your kind words and support. I see them all and they haven’t gone unnoticed,” she continued. “I was true to myself since day 1 and I will continue to be,” the star concluded.
