Jessy Potts took a savage swipe at ex Joey Essex after Grace Jackson revealed she met up with him shortly after his split.
Joey and Grace briefly rekindled their romance in the villa last year, before he pursued a connection with Jessy.
Despite leaving the villa smitten, Joey and Jessy announced their split just seven weeks after.
After Grace revealed during Wednesday night’s episode that she and Joey met up and had a flirty exchange after his split, Jessy had a few words to say.
Reposting a clip of Grace’s chat on her Instagram, she wrote: ‘Lol it’s all coming out now isn’t it.’
During the chat that sparked rage from Jessy, Olivia Hawkins asked Grace: ‘Have you spoke to him [Joey] since you left?’
Jessy Potts (pictured) took a savage swipe at ex Joey Essex after Grace Jackson revealed she met up with him shortly after his split
Joey and Grace (pictured) briefly rekindled their romance in the villa last year, before he pursued a connection with Jessy
After Grace revealed during Wednesday night’s episode that she and Joey met up and had a flirty exchange after his split, Jessy had a few words to say
Grace said: ‘He reached out to me. We didn’t speak for like four months and then he text me and was just like “Can we speak” type of thing.’
‘Did you meet up?’, Olivia asked.
Grace replied: ‘Yeah’, Olivia added: ‘Was it flirty?’
‘A little bit. When I saw his name on my phone I was like [gasps]. I really liked him, I think I’ll always have a soft spot for him. I’ll always care about him.
‘It’s amazing in here with him but then it’s his outside life’, Grace added.
At the time, Joey and Jessy said they ‘tried to make their relationship work’ but after leaving the Love Island villa it ‘just wasn’t meant to be’.
Joey told The Sun: ‘Unfortunately, we have decided to call an end to the relationship but I hope we can continue to be friends. I truly wish Jessy the very best with whatever she does in the future.’
Jessy added: ‘I appreciate the Love Island experience I had with Joey, we tried to make it work but it wasn’t to be.
Reposting a clip of Grace’s chat, she wrote: ‘Lol it’s all coming out now isn’t it’
![During the chat that sparked rage from Jessy, Olivia Hawkins (pictured) asked Grace: 'Have you spoke to him [Joey] since you left?'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/12/94430859-14317051-image-a-8_1737634384384.jpg)
During the chat that sparked rage from Jessy, Olivia Hawkins (pictured) asked Grace: ‘Have you spoke to him [Joey] since you left?’
Grace said: ‘He reached out to me. We didn’t speak for like four months and then he text me and was just like “Can we speak” type of thing’
!['Did you meet up?', Olivia asked. Grace replied: 'Yeah', Olivia added: 'Was it flirty?' 'A little bit. When I saw his name on my phone I was like [gasps]. I really liked him, I think I'll always have a soft spot for him. I'll always care about him'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/12/94430745-14317051-_Did_you_meet_up_Olivia_asked_Grace_replied_Yeah_Olivia_added_Wa-a-12_1737634464730.jpg)
‘Did you meet up?’, Olivia asked. Grace replied: ‘Yeah’, Olivia added: ‘Was it flirty?’ ‘A little bit. When I saw his name on my phone I was like [gasps]. I really liked him, I think I’ll always have a soft spot for him. I’ll always care about him’
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Love Island: All Stars' Grace Jackson reveals the REAL reason she ended romance with Marcus Rashford
‘I’m so grateful to everyone who supported us and look forward to all of the exciting opportunities ahead.’
As Grace discussed her dating history with the girls, Olivia asked the downlow on her and Marcus Rashford.
It was reported that the pair had enjoyed a series of dates, but called it quits just weeks before Grace entered the villa.
Grace said: ‘We weren’t dating, but we were like chatting a little bit.’
‘Fancied each other?’, Olivia chipped in.
Grace added: ‘Yeah, but it’s difficult because he can’t just go out and just like go on a normal date.
‘All these f****** United fans were, like commenting thousands of comments on my pictures because they loved me.
‘Because when the article came out, he scored two goals and he hadn’t scored for ages. So they [fans] were lie: “You’ve fixed him! Thank you so much, you’re our queen”.’
As Grace discussed her dating history with the girls, Olivia asked the downlow on her and Marcus Rashford (pictured in November)
The couple had been on multiple dates with the footballer around the Cheshire area over the past few months. A spokesperson close to the footballer last month denied they were in a relationship
Grace went onto add that things ‘got weird’ between her and Marcus given the attention on their romance, saying: ‘It just changed the vibe a bit cause everyone knew and there wasn’t anything to know.’
The couple had been on multiple dates with the footballer around the Cheshire area over the past few months, according the The Sun.
A spokesperson close to the footballer last month denied they were in a relationship.
Marcus had previously been in a long-term relationship with childhood sweetheart Lucia Loi before they split over the summer of 2023.
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SERIES 5 LOVE ISLAND
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AGE: 36
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AGE: 28
SERIES 11 LOVE ISLAND
Why do you want to return to Love Island?
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LUCA BISH
AGE: 25
SERIES 8 LOVE ISLAND
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AGE: 28
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AGE: 29
SERIES 2 LOVE ISLAND
Why do you want to return to Love Island?
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MONTEL MCKENZIE
AGE: 27
SERIES 10 LOVE ISLAND
Why did you want to return to Love Island?
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CURTIS PRITCHARD
AGE: 28
SERIES 5 LOVE ISLAND
Why do you want to return to Love Island?
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AGE: 28
SERIES 6 LOVE ISLAND
Why do you want to return to Love Island?
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CATHERINE AGBAJE
AGE: 24
SERIES 10 LOVE ISLAND
Why do you want to return to Love Island?
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ELMA PAZAR
AGE: 32
SERIES 5 LOVE ISLAND
Why do you want to return to Love Island?
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SERIES 9 LOVE ISLAND
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GRACE JACKSON
AGE: 26
SERIES 11 LOVE ISLAND
Why do you want to return to Love Island?
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RON HALL
AGE: 27
SERIES 9 LOVE ISLAND
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AGE: 24
SERIES 11 LOVE ISLAND
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