The courting sequence returned on June 3 and launched extra contestants to the villa with host Maya Jama getting into in a white gown.
Jama instructed the contestants: “Properly it’s good to see you’re all settled in, as you’re in Love Island, you need to all the time count on the sudden.
“So please welcome Joey.”
The TV star mentioned he was “the king of Essex” who needed to search out his “queen”.
ITV says Essex represents the present’s “first superstar contestant”.
The 33-year-old actuality TV star returned rose to fame on The Solely Manner Is Essex (Towie) earlier than showing on related reveals together with I’m A Superstar… Get Me Out Of Right here!, Superstar SAS: Who Dares Wins, Superstar MasterChef, Celebs Go Courting and Dancing On Ice.
Love Island followers “gobsmacked” to see Joey Essex enter villa
Because the official Love Island X (previously Twitter) account shared the information that Essex can be getting into the villa, followers reacted within the feedback of the submit.
One commented a laughing crying emoji and mentioned: “No means! I used to be gobsmacked”.
With laughing crying and fingers raised emojis, one other mentioned: “Did not see that coming yaaass love island”.
A 3rd mentioned: “omg was not anticipating that i am hooked now”.
The one means is… Essex 🔥 The #LoveIsland Villa simply acquired a bit extra ‘reem’ as Joey Essex has arrived to search out his future spouse ❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/Xf0C9nFWNE
— Love Island (@LoveIsland) June 3, 2024
Earlier, Jama instructed the residents: “First impressions rely. Girls and boys, I now need you to fee one another so as of who you suppose has come throughout probably the most like boyfriend and girlfriend materials, proper all the way down to who has given the least relationship vibes.”
Jama then revealed the rankings would imply who they had been paired with.
Beneficial studying:
Who’re the Love Island {couples} after the primary episode?
The primary episode noticed the next {couples} kind:
- Mimii Ngulube, 24, a psychological well being nurse from Portsmouth and Munveer Jabbal, 30, a recruitment supervisor from Surbiton
- Nicole Samuel, 24, an accounts supervisor from Aberdare and Sean Stone, 24, a salesman from Hertford
- Samantha Kenny, 26, a make-up artist from Liverpool and Sam Taylor, 23, a hair stylist from Chesterfield
- Harriett Blackmore, 24, a dancer and private shopper from Brighton and Ciaran Davies, 21, a surveyor from Pencoed, South Wales
- Jess White, 25, a retail supervisor from Stockport and semi-professional footballer Ronnie Vint, 27, from London
- Ayo Odukoya, 25, a mannequin from Canning City and Patsy Discipline, 29, an workplace administrator from Orpington
Love Island continues at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX tonight (June 4).