LOVE Island fans were in shock tonight as Joey Essex officially shut down his romance with ex Grace Jackson.
The pair had been head over heels following bombshell Grace’s arrival two weeks ago.
Joey ditched his then partner Samantha Kenny to reconnect with Grace and faced a backlash as a result.
But days ago new arrival Jessy Potts threw a spanner in the works when she chose to steal Joey from Grace and proceeded to snog him.
Now a new batch of girls have arrived in Casa Amor and Joey has once again seemingly had his head turned.
As the fresh crop of beauties introduced themselves to the lads, they asked Joey about his relationship with Grace.
He brutally replied: “That whole grace situation. That’s finished. That’s done!
“I have recoupled. I got chosen the other night by Jessy but her options are open, my options are open.”
The lads seemed just as surprised as the girls by his forthright answer, while viewers at home shared their surprise on X.
One person posted: “The grace situation is finished» Joey is a madman tbh.”
Another said: “I don’t understand how Joey got over Grace just like that. What happened behind the scenes please.”
A third posted: “Joey. What. The. Hell.”
A fourth said: “‘the whole grace situation that’s finished’ but Joey weren’t you basically on your knees just two days ago? ew.”
Casa Amor model Emma Milton, 30, had a “brief thing” with Joey a few years ago.
She said ahead of her arrival: “I had a brief thing with Joey a few years ago.
“We’ve been friends for years and I would be open to reconnecting with Joey.
“We get on really well and we have a lot of mutual friends.
“I am also friends with Grace in Manchester, so it’s a little bit awkward.”
She added: “I have travelled around the world, I have partied, I’ve been crazy but I feel like now I am at a stage in my life where I’m ready to find someone.”
THE BOYS
Hugo Godfroy, 24, electrician from Southampton
Jake Spivey, 25, electrician from Essex
Moziah Pinder, 29, personal trainer from Brighton
Blade Siddiqui, 29, naked butler from Stevenage
Joel Kirby, 22, economics and politics post-grad from Devon
Lionel Awudu, 24, financial advisor from Reading
THE GIRLS
Diamanté Laiva, 21, business owner from London
Lucy Graybill, 26, retail store manager from Glasgow
Ellie Jackson, 22, senior executive assistant from Cardiff
Jessica Spencer, 25, fashion stylist from London
Ruby Dale, 23, social media content creator from Surrey
Emma Milton, 30, fashion content creator from Manchester
