Joey Essex has ‘run away’ as Cornish bombshell rocks Love Island villa

Monday night’s episode of Love Island was full of explosive drama as the ITV2 dating series aired a strained relationship, seeing Cornwall native Konnor Ewudzi rock the villa. The recovery came just hours after Omar Nyame and Tiffany Leighton were unexpectedly sent packing.

But the villa’s drama didn’t end there, when Jess White received a message instructing all the islanders to gather around the fire immediately. As they sat around the fire, Harriet Blackmore received a message that it was time to straighten up.

This time, however, the girls were given the power to choose, a change from the last rematch where the boys had the power to choose. Adding to the tension, new arrivals Matilda Draper and Konnor Ewudzi from Cornwall were allowed to make their first selections.

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Matilda made her move first, choosing Sean Stone, followed by Konnor who chose Grace Jackson. This decision has left Joey Essex hot as he only recently rekindled his relationship with his ex outside the villa.

In his recoupling speech, Konnor expressed, “I would love to pair up with this girl because it was hard to get into this villa, a lot of strong bonds were already made, which made certain conversations difficult for me. But this girl I see maybe heading towards outside the villa, so the girl I’d like to pair up with is… Grace.

This shocking decision left a sentient Joey fuming with a large vein sticking out of his forehead as he tried to remain calm while Grace looked confused and upset. Viewers on X, formerly known as Twitter, were quick to accuse Grace of having a “game plan”, noting her flirty chat with Konnor before the reunion and suggesting that no one in the villa was “locked up “.

Fans speculated about Grace’s intentions on ‘Love Island’ with one fan commenting: ‘Has anyone seen Grace’s smile yet #loveIsland’, while another noted: ‘This is 100% what Grace wanted See that smile on her face’ with a third expressing suspicion: ‘I don’t think grace has a game plan she didn’t expect to be the least favorite so now she’s trying to graft other people hmmmmm susss #loveIsland.’

Other opinions came in when someone said, “Grace is playing the game. You know what you’re doing #LoveIsland,” while another remarked: “Feels like Grace wants to get over it, she doesn’t want to be with Joey anymore #loveIsland. “. Another viewer commented: “Grace is good at this game lol #LoveIsland” and yet another suggested: “I think Grace is playing a very sneaky game. #loveIsland.”

Meanwhile, Joey’s visibly upset reaction didn’t go unnoticed by viewers with reactions including: ‘LOOOOL Joey is Fuming #loveIsland’, with others echoing the sentiment: ‘Joey’s fuming lol. #loveIsland” and “Joey is smoking #loveIsland”.

Joey, 33, and model Grace, 25, who previously dated for around a year after meeting in Ibiza, couldn’t keep their hands off each other as they reunited earlier in the series, the Mirror reported. This reunion resulted in Joey’s former housemate Samantha Kenny being abruptly eliminated from the competition.