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Bombshell Grace Jackson left her ex-girlfriend Joey Essex completely stunned when she entered the Love Island villa last week.
Joey, who is paired with Liverpool make-up artist Samantha Kenny, has already shared multiple passionate kisses with Grace during their night together.
The former couple endured a brief holiday romance last year in Ibiza but it ended in an abrupt and bitter split.
Just days after her Love Island experience, Grace called her secret fling “intense” and revealed that her “month-long romance ended up pretty frosty.”
And as the duo pick up where they left off, MailOnline takes a look inside their previous romance.
Bombshell Grace Jackson left her ex-girlfriend Joey Essex completely stunned when she entered the Love Island villa last week.
The former couple endured a brief holiday romance last year in Ibiza but it ended in an abrupt and bitter split.
Joey, who is paired with Liverpool make-up artist Samantha Kenny, has already shared multiple passionate kisses with Grace during their night together.
And as the duo pick up where they left off, MailOnline takes a look inside their previous romance.
How did they meet?
While the couple have yet to divulge the ins and outs of their secret romance, Joey and Grace revealed that they met in Ibiza while on holiday last year.
Grace admitted that she and Joey continued their vacation adventure for months after the trip ended, spending almost every day together.
Joey and Grace, who stayed away from social media, continued dating despite her living in Manchester while Joey was in Essex.
During Friday’s episode, Grace told Nicole that Samuel said, “So, we met last year in Ibiza and it’s actually funny because he’s not my type at all.” We had a vacation romance. It continued when we returned home.
‘It was quite intense. We were dating for a few months. To be honest, it ended a little cold and we haven’t really talked since.
While the couple have yet to divulge the ins and outs of their secret romance, Joey and Grace revealed that they met in Ibiza while on holiday last year.
Grace admitted that she and Joey continued their vacation adventure for months after the trip ended, spending almost every day together.
Joey and Grace, who stayed away from social media, continued dating even though she lived in Manchester while Joey was in Essex.
Why did you break up?
During Sunday night’s episode, Joey, who lives in Essex, revealed he ended their romance due to their long distance.
When Grace, who lives in Manchester, asked Joey what he looks for in a relationship, Joey told her why their affair ended.
He said: ‘I’m looking for something serious. I don’t really get into something unless I know for sure it’s going to work.
‘With you and me, I felt like long distance was the only thing standing in the way. Aside from the long distance, I felt like we had come further.
‘Depending on what happens between you and me, we can make things work. You weren’t ready to move to Essex and I wasn’t ready to move to Manchester.
Grace said: “I actually want to move to London and am planning to do so.” Anyway, regardless of that situation. Then that would work better.’
During Sunday night’s episode, Joey, who lives in Essex, revealed he ended their romance due to their long distance.
When Grace, who lives in Manchester, asked Joey what he looks for in a relationship, Joey told her why their affair ended.
Joey said: ‘With me and you, I felt like long distance was the only thing getting in the way. Aside from the long distance, I felt like we had come further. Depending on what happens between you and me, we can make things work.
How long were you dating?
Grace revealed that she and Joey were dating for “months” after their adventure in Ibiza over the summer.
However, it now appears that the couple dated for longer than expected, as last October both Joey and Grace wore matching Halloween outfits.
On Instagram at the time, reality star Joey posed for photos while dressed as The Joker, while Grace looked incredible as Harley Quinn.
The pair posed for photos as the comic duo in a parking lot, suggesting they were together for the spooky holiday despite not sharing a photo together.
It seems they both missed their ‘intense romance’ as producers had to edit out the bedroom scenes, after they already kissed in the pool earlier that day.
A source said: “It’s been a long time since we’ve seen chemistry like this on Love Island.” We always wanted to bring sex back to the villa, but we weren’t expecting this kind of tension so soon.
“There really was so much footage of Joey and Grace in Casa Amor that the bosses were spoiled for choice and some scenes had to be left out of the edit.
‘As they knew each other before, their whole relationship moves quickly and is exciting. Joey can’t keep his hands off her.
Grace revealed she and Joey were dating for ‘months’ after their Ibiza fling over the summer.
However, it now appears that the couple dated for longer than expected, as last October both Joey and Grace wore matching Halloween outfits.
On Instagram at the time, reality star Joey posed for photos while dressed as The Joker, while Grace looked incredible as Harley Quinn.
