LOVE Island fans are convinced there is a secret feud between Joey Essex and Ciaran Davies.
Viewers were quick to spot the Welsh rugby player’s reaction when ex-Towie star Joey insisted the Casa Amor girls were interested in him.
During a chat with Ciaran and Wil, Joey said: “I ain’t found a girl like this in a long time.
“I normally move quick with girls and girls normally move quick with me.
“But with her, she’s taking her time, it’s all nice and slow and I’m like ‘wow, I’ve not had this in a long time’, this is why I want this, this could be me.
“I don’t think it’s worth the risk of trying to do anything here.”
But Ciaran seemed dubious at Joey’s claims and starred at him blankly.
Some fans think there could be some underlying issues with the pair that stemmed back to Joey’s row with dumped Islander Omar over Grace.
One wrote: “Ciaran is not believing a word Joey is saying. Clearly none of the Casa girls are interested in him.”
A second posted: “Joey makes me cringe…the way he’s talks like a lot of the younger lads, like your dad trying to friend with you and your mates.”
A third commented: “After hearing Joey talk about how he admires Jessy taking things slow, Wil realises how stupid he is for possibly fumbling Uma just to explore it w a blonde girl & I think Ciaran is tired of Joeys bs.
“He looks like he cant stand him since he got into that fight with Omar.”
“Ciaran knows Joey is talking s***, of course he’ll get with someone else,” another added.
Joey dumped Grace for new girl Jessy but has remained loyal to her despite being tempted by the Casa Amor girls and ex Emma.
It comes just days after Jessy leapt to Joey’s defence after Casa boy Blade mocked Joey’s intellect during the Raunchy Races challenge.
Joey kissed his former fling Emma Milton after the villa received a text telling the oldest boy to snog the oldest girl.
Blade suggested Joey wouldn’t be able to grasp the challenge quickly enough to win, describing him as “not the sharpest tool in the box”.
It didn’t sit well with Jessy, who had been pursuing Joey before the boys and girls were divided for Casa Amor.
She said: “He’s not that dumb, leave him alone.
“Come on now, he’s not.”
Her remarks were met with raised eyebrows from rival Grace, who had been partnered with Joey before Jessy arrived and stole him from her.
Jessy threw a spanner in the works when she chose to steal Joey from Grace and proceeded to snog him.
