Joey Essex is set to bring his £10million fortune to the glamorous world of Selling Sunset.
Fans of The Only Way is Essex are already familiar with Joey and his cousin Chloe Sims, and the latter has just confirmed Joey’s next venture.
Sims recently dished the dirt on her cousin’s upcoming appearance on another iconic reality show. Joey, currently seeking love on Love Island, is reportedly set to appear on Netflix’s hit reality real estate show, Selling Sunset.
Joey has amassed his enormous fortune partly due to real estate investments, making a show all about buying and selling houses a natural next step for him.
Chloe, who has been living in Los Angeles for the past 18 months, confirmed the rumors about Joey’s involvement with Selling Sunset in a recent interview with OK! Magazine.
‘He stayed with me in LA for six weeks while he filmed,’ Chloe said.
‘He took Maddie’s room while she was out of town and made himself comfortable! I loved having him – it was good to have quality time with him,’ she continued.
Joey’s introduction to Selling Sunset came through Chloe, who introduced him to Chelsea Lazkani, one of the real estate agents featured on the show.
Chelsea, who joined the series in its fifth season, moved to the United States from the UK after meeting her husband Jeff Lazkani in 2015.
While Chloe was aware of Joey’s involvement in Selling Sunset, she was as surprised as the rest of us to learn about his participation in this summer’s Love Island.
‘I was completely shocked!’ Chloe told the magazine. ‘Then I realized his agent had actually reached out and sent me a text pre-written by Joey. I was absolutely fuming because I thought, “I can’t watch this in the US,” and I really want to watch because he’s there, and because I love Love Island!’
Joey has stirred up plenty of controversy with his antics on the reality show, most recently after telling his ex to ‘shut your mouth’ during a moment of conflict.
Joey first coupled up with make-up artist Samantha, but the arrival of his ex-girlfriend Grace quickly sent that romance up in flames.
On a recent episode, the contestants gathered to watch playback clips from the series, which included plenty of problematic moments from Joey.
‘We both knew you were saying one thing to one of us and the same to the other,’ Grace said to him in the midst of the film night.
They then shared some tense words that culminated in Joey telling her: ‘Shut your mouth.’
Although she hadn’t participated in the argument, Jessy stepped in and made it clear she wasn’t happy with what he said.
Many viewers found the exchange upsetting, and it seemed almost universally agreed that Joey was at fault.
But Chloe’s take on her cousin’s behaviour was pretty measured when asked about it, saying: ‘Well, I think we know why he’s single! I know how much he wants to settle down and he’s definitely looking for love, but I think he thinks, “he grass is always greener.”‘
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Hopefully, Joey will continue to bring his specific brand of entertaining drama to Selling Sunset.