He took viewers by complete surprise with his shock entrance into the Love Island villa last Monday night.
However it seems fans are getting a bit sick of Joey Essex as they accused him of dominating the episode once again during Love Island Unseen Bits on Saturday evening.
The former TOWIE star, 33, featured in
In one feature the star was shown being repeatedly unable to say 'gravitate' as he even admitted at one point 'I don't even know what that word means?'
Another clip saw him eating ham from the packet, while in another he explained that his phrase 'reem' was 'almost added into the official dictionary but then the government decided not to'.
Love Island fans grow tired of Joey Essex as they claim he is taking up too much air time and accuse him of being 'messy' and 'loving the drama'
The former TOWIE star, 33, featured in most of the unseen clips shown as producers focused in on his silly comments in Saturday's episode
most of the unseen clips shown as producers focused on his silly comments.
And it seems some fans have grown tired of the reality star, as they took to Twitter to write: 'Urgh, why is there so much time given to Joey Essex on #loveIsland? I'm not here for it.'
Others added: 'Can we move on from Joey Essex not being able to say words and onto the girls screaming at each other?'; 'Joey is 33 and talks like a teenager, what’s with the “sick”'.
Another joked: 'joey essex makes me feel like albert einstein sometimes'.
After watching another clip of Joey and Samantha discussing their dislike of Avatar, another wrote: Get Joey and Samantha out of the damn villa… Anime and Avatar slander?'
Meanwhile other viewers included the star of being 'messy' and 'loving the drama' after he instigated the fall out between Harriett and Ciaran on Friday night's episode.
After Joey told Harriett that he thought Ciaran liked Nicole more than her, Joey called Ciaran over to tell Harriett whether he liked her more or not.
After Ciaran confirmed he liked Nicole more, Harriett was left furious as Joey sat back and watched the drama unfold before encouraging her to spread her wings.
Fans wrote: 'Joey instigated too much of what happened last night'; 'Joey loves mess and drama. wym you’re calling mans to ask “who do you like more?'
After Joey told Harriett that he thought Ciaran liked Nicole more than her, Joey called Ciaran over to tell Harriett whether he liked her more or not
And it seems some fans have grown tired of the reality star, as they took to Twitter to write: 'Urgh, why is there so much time given to Joey Essex on #loveIsland? I'm not here for it'
Meanwhile other viewers included the star of being 'messy' and 'loving the drama' after he instigated the fall out between Harriett and Ciaran on Friday night's episod
'Joey thinking about his next plot for tomorrow'; 'joey essex is so MESSY AND IM LOVE IT'.
However another seemed to be enjoying the male drama as they added: 'Joey, Ronnie and Ciaran are really carrying the show'.
Bosses at the network are thrilled to have signed Joey for this summer's series, which has put the show back on the map after several series that not only struggled with ratings but also failed to dominate the TV conversation as it did for the first four years since its launch in 2015.
The 2019 finale drew an audience of six million, compared to just one million for the Love Island All Stars finale earlier this year.
'It was a proper light bulb moment,' an ITV insider tells me, of the decision to recruit him. 'Joey is a friend of the channel and it is well known that he was looking for love so a brainwave came.'
Fans were divided by Joey's surprise entrance, some called it 'iconic' while others argued that the dating show should be for 'normal people' and not existing celebs.
Joey is currently coupled up with Samantha, 26
Fans say that at the age of 33, he is 'way too old' to be in there. Many are asking why he would want to be on there because 'he's closer to 40 than some of the other contestants are to 30'
In particular, it prompted discussion because, at 33, he is significantly older than the other contestants.
In previous series participants have been as young as 19, though this year's crop is slightly older, with the youngest male 21 and the youngest female 24.
Fans say that at the age of 33, he is 'way too old' to be in there. Many are asking why he would want to be on there because 'he's closer to 40 than some of the other contestants are to 30'.
One said on social media: 'Transfer him to [reality dating show] My Mum Your Dad immediately.'
But as a TV insider pointed out: 'Joey is older than the normal cast but he doesn't necessarily act or seem 33. But the one thing is that he is very good television, he's game and he is a laugh.
'He has got people talking about Love Island again and he has also put himself back on radar.'
