Love Island's Joey Essex 'real reason' for Grace Jackson split revealed as exes reunite in villa
The real reason TOWIE star Joey Essex split from ex Grace Jackson has been revealed on Love Island. Joey and his former summer fling Grace were reunited when she entered the villa as a bombshell. The 33 year old shocked the cast when he revealed that he and the 25 year old model had briefly dated.
The pair had met a year ago in Ibiza, but it was then revealed that they had only split due to long distance. In a heart to heart, Joey told Grace that the 'distance' had been the only thing getting in their way. "You weren't prepared to move to Essex and I wasn't prepared to move to Manchester," he said.
But Grace has shared on the show that she would be willing to relocate to London. The pair vowed to make it work on the outside as Joey declared he was 'done' with devastated Samantha.
Joey appeared gobsmacked when stunning ex Grace walked into the villa as he revealed to the islanders that they had shared a romantic past. Grace confirmed that the pair had 'had a thing' last summer but had since parted ways. But the Daily Mail reports that they may have dated for longer than they made out, as last October both Joey and Grace wore matching Halloween outfits.
Joey posted pictures dressed up as The Joker while Grace dressed as the character's lover Harley Quinn. Both appeared to pose for the snaps in the same car park, suggesting they may have been together. The pair have experienced an undeniable chemistry since being reunited in the villa, enjoying a passionate kiss during a loved-up sleepover, despite Joey still being coupled up make-up artist Samantha, 26.
The Sun newspaper reports that their night away from the main villa over the weekend had been so X-rated that producers had to tone it down by editing some of the footage. The source said: "It's been a long time since we've seen chemistry like this on Love Island. We always wanted to bring sex back to the villa but didn't expect this kind of tension so soon.
"There was genuinely so much footage of Joey and Grace at it in Casa Amor, bosses were spoilt for choice and some scenes had to be left out of the edit. Because they knew each other before, their entire relationship is on fast forward and it's steamy stuff. Joey can't keep his hands off her."
