Joey Essex spent the night on Love Island Hideaway with his ex-girlfriend Grace Jackson, and the pair confessed their growing feelings for each other.
Bombshell Grace, 25, stripped down to her underwear as she hugged the former TOWIE star, 33, and the pair kissed passionately under the sheets in the villa’s private rooms.
Producers have given non-coupled islanders unlimited access to the famous Hideaway, and Joey and Grace became the first contestants to get intimate in scenes to be shown during Tuesday night’s installment.
Grace and Joey enjoyed a holiday in Ibiza last year before their romance collapsed when neither party moved away so they could be together.
But now Grace, who is from Manchester, has told Joey she is ready to move to London – and the reality TV star is smitten with her arrival in the villa.
Joey Essex spent the night on Love Island Hideaway with his ex-girlfriend Grace Jackson and the pair confessed their growing feelings for each other.
Bombshell Grace stripped down to her underwear as she snuggled up to the former TOWIE star, and the pair shared a passionate kiss under the sheets in the villa’s private rooms.
Producers have given non-coupled islanders unlimited access to the famous Hideaway, and Joey and Grace have become the first contestants to get intimate.
A source told MailOnline: ‘Joey and Grace couldn’t stand being apart… they wanted to be the first to spend the night at the Hideaway and didn’t let anything get in their way.
“It was very passionate between them and they are certainly making up for lost time, but so far they have refrained from having sex.
“They know what it’s like to be intimate together, but their feelings are stronger than ever now, who knows if they can contain themselves in the coming weeks.”
Grace whispered to each other at the Hideaway and told Joey: “I’ve missed you,” and the Essex star echoed the sentiment.
Joey has been paired with Scouse makeup artist Samantha Kenny, who threatened to quit the show over her feelings of embarrassment.
Grace encouraged Joey to tell Samantha of his plan to stay at the Hideaway, with the Liverpool man furious: ‘I’ve seen you kiss there before… a little out of character, don’t you think?’ I was crying there two hours ago and then you’re kissing on the couch.
To reassure Grace about her decision, Joey said, “We need to make the most of this night, stop worrying about what other people think because, at the end of the day, how we feel about each other…they’re not involved.” in our connection.” absolutely.’
Joey’s night at the Hideaway with Grace follows their stay together at Casa Amor, where they kissed in the pool for everyone to see.
Grace whispered to each other at the Hideaway and told Joey: “I’ve missed you,” and the Essex star echoed the sentiment.
Joey has been paired with Scouse makeup artist Samantha Kenny, who threatened to quit the show over her feelings of embarrassment.
Samantha told Joey he was “out of line” for kissing Grace in front of her just hours after she had been crying about the situation.
Newcomers Tiffany Leighton, Wil Anderson and Grace chose an islander to spend the night with them in a move producers called a “slumber party.”
After choosing Joey, the couple’s connection was re-established, with them hugging and kissing in the pool, while Uma Jammeh and Ronnie Vint looked on.
Elsewhere in the villa, Harriett Blackmore has been left confused by her relationship with Ronnie, who passionately kissed Tiffany and has emphasized that she is his type.
Ronnie was with Jess White until he re-coupled with Harriett, but now his attention has turned to Tiffany.