Joey Essex | |
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Born | Joey Donald Essex [1] 29 July 1990 |
Occupation | Television personality |
Years active | 2011–present |
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Joey Donald Essex (born 29 July 1990) [2] is an English television personality. From 2011 to 2013, he made appearances on the ITV reality series The Only Way Is Essex . In 2013 he participated in the first series of Splash! and the thirteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! , where he finished in fourth place. In 2015 he won the Channel 4 series The Jump . In 2020, he appeared on the first series of Celebrity Ex on the Beach . In 2022, he participated in the eighth series of the Australian version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! , finishing in sixth place and in 2023, he was the runner-up of the fifteenth series of Dancing on Ice . In 2024, he appeared on the eleventh series of Love Island , becoming the first celebrity to appear on the revived version of the show.
Essex attended West Hatch High School in Chigwell, Essex. [3] He left school in 2006, having received a U in Drama, a C in Art and a D in Design & Technology at GCSE. Ten years later, as part of a television series, he added a D in General Studies to his qualifications, commenting that "I still don't really know what GCSE stands for." [4]
Essex first appeared in The Only Way Is Essex (TOWIE) as a supporting cast member in the second series with his cousin Chloe Sims but was then promoted to a main cast member in the third series. In 2011, the TOWIE cast recorded and released a single titled "Reem". [5] In 2013, Essex competed in the first series of Splash! where he was eliminated during the "splash-off" in the second heat against television presenter Charlotte Jackson. [6] On 13 November 2013, it was announced that Essex had quit The Only Way Is Essex. [7] Essex also appeared in the thirteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! , [8] and was voted out on 6 December 2013 after 20 days in the jungle, finishing in fourth place. [9]
In March 2014, Essex starred in a one-off documentary called Educating Joey Essex , taking place in South Africa, narrated by Phillip Schofield. ITV2 later ordered a full series that began in June 2014. [10] In 2016, ITV announced that the series has been picked up for a seven part second series; the series aired in the summer of that year with the first episode titled "The Queen's 90th Birthday". [11] In 2015, Essex won the second series of Channel 4's reality show The Jump in 2015, and in 2016, Essex took part in the E4 reality dating series Celebs Go Dating . It was later confirmed that Essex would return to the show for its second series in 2017. [12]
In 2017, he ranked in fourth place on the Essex Power 100 list, being named the fourth most powerful person in Essex. [13] In 2018, Essex was a guest in the fourth series of BBC One's Michael McIntyre's Big Show . In 2020, Essex appeared on the second series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins , as well as MTV's Celebrity Ex on the Beach . [14] In 2021, he appeared in the E4 series Celebs Go Dating: The Mansion . [15]
In 2022, he participated in the eighth season of the Australian version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! , entering the camp as an intruder in the second episode and finishing the show in sixth place. [16] [17] In 2023, Essex came second place on the fifteenth series of Dancing on Ice .
In June 2024, Essex entered the Love Island villa as a contestant on the eleventh series. He entered on the evening of Day 1 as the first "bombshell" of the series. Essex is the first celebrity to appear on the revived version of the show. [18]
On 8 March 2013, Essex launched a hair products range, Joey Essex: D'Reem Hair. [19] [20] On 23 March 2013, he opened his shop Fusey in Brentwood. [21] The shop closed in 2016. On 12 September 2013, Essex launched two fragrances, Fusey aftershave for men and My Girl perfume for women. [22] In February 2016, Essex appeared in adverts for Batchelors Cup-a-Soup. [23] In May 2017, it was announced that Essex would be launching a clothing line titled DAFDEA. [24]
Essex was engaged to fellow TOWIE cast member Sam Faiers, but later split up. They reconciled later in 2012. [25] He then proposed to Faiers again in March 2013 and she accepted. However, the couple split up again on-screen in June 2013 following several arguments between the pair. In October 2014, they announced they had split up "for good". [26]
In June 2012, Essex was mugged at knifepoint in Hammersmith, London. [27]
Essex, whose mother took her own life when he was ten years old, has been an ambassador for Child Bereavement UK since 2014. [28] He addressed her suicide and his grief in the BBC Three documentary Joey Essex: Grief and Me broadcast on 3 June 2021. [29]
Essex moved to Dubai in 2023, following his stint on Dancing on Ice , after thieves reportedly broke into his home in January 2023. [30]
Year | Title | Notes |
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2011–2013 | The Only Way Is Essex | 109 episodes; series 2–10 [31] |
2013 | Splash! | Contestant; series 1 |
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Contestant; series 13 | |
2014–2016 | Educating Joey Essex | Presenter |
2015 | The Jump | Contestant; series 2 (winner) |
2016–2019 | Celebs Go Dating | Participant (series 1–2); Online presenter (series 4–5) |
2018 | Five Star Hotel | Contestant [32] |
2019 | Can I Improve My Memory? | Television special |
MTV Cribs UK | 1 episode | |
Celebrity MasterChef | Contestant | |
2020 | Celebrity Ex on the Beach | Main cast |
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins | Contestant | |
2021 | Celebs Go Dating: The Mansion | Main cast |
Joey Essex: Grief and Me | Himself / presenter | |
2022 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Australia | Contestant; season 8 |
All Star Shore | Contestant; season 1 | |
2023 | Dancing on Ice | Contestant; series 15 [33] |
2024 | Love Island | Contestant; series 11 |
Title | Details |
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Joey Essex Presents Essex Anthems |
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Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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UK | |||
"Reem" | 2011 | — | Non-album singles |
"Last Christmas" (featuring cast of TOWIE series 3) | 33 | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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