Love Island’s Jessy Potts arrived for a night out at Sheesh restaurant in Mayfair on Wednesday, separated from boyfriend Joey Essex.
The couple, who met on the latest instalment of the ITV2 dating show, have been battling claims their romance is fake despite insisting they were “real” after the series ended.
But they arrived at the group outing separately with their Love Island co-star, with Jessy, 25, turning heads in a plunging black lace bodysuit.
Her daring look flaunted her ample assets and the sheer fabric left little to the imagination.
She completed the look with a pair of strappy heels and wore a chic cropped blazer as she styled her long blonde hair in loose waves.
Love Island’s Jessy Potts arrived for a night out at Sheesh restaurant in Mayfair on Wednesday separately from her boyfriend Joey Essex.
The couple, who met on the latest instalment of the ITV2 dating show, have been battling claims their romance is fake despite insisting they were “real” after the series ended.
Meanwhile, former TOWIE star Joey, 34, opted for an all-leather look and donned dark sunglasses.
This comes after Joey and Jessy were accused of faking their romance following their time in the Love Island villa, despite claiming the romance was “real”.
After missing out on a place in the ITV2 final and being voted ‘least compatible’, the pair returned to the UK and have been busy attending numerous events separately.
While Joey has been raking in around £250,000 on a club tour, Jessy has been partying with friends and attending film premieres.
The couple have appeared together in TV interviews and magazines, where Joey hinted at starting a family, but they have not appeared on each other’s Instagram accounts.
Tongues were set wagging even further when Joey recently revealed on This Morning that he was considering moving to the US in a bid to make a name for himself in that country.
Following the revelation, fans went on a rampage on Reddit, according to The sunwriting: ‘He never considered the fact that Jessy might or might not come with him to America and frankly I don’t think he’d give a damn if she does.’
While another said: “How is Jessy going to get to America? Is she going to America?”
But they arrived at the group outing separately with their Love Island co-star, with Jessy, 25, turning heads in a plunging black lace catsuit.
Meanwhile, former TOWIE star Joey, 34, opted for a full leather look and donned dark sunglasses.
After missing out on a place in the ITV2 final and being voted ‘least compatible’, the pair returned to the UK and have been busy attending numerous events separately.
Uma Jammeh and Wil Anderson from the last series looked to be still going strong as they arrived holding hands.
She put on a leggy display in a pale yellow dress which she paired with nude strappy heels and a small clutch.
She wore her dark hair in loose waves over her shoulders and opted for a bright makeup look.
Fellow Love Island stars Ronnie Vint and Harriett Blackmore also appear to still be seeing each other.
They arrived hand in hand and Harriett was wearing a tight black and white dress as they entered the restaurant.
MailOnline has contacted Jessy and Joey’s representatives for comment.
The former TOWIE star caused a stir when he entered the villa as the first celebrity contestant.
Despite being labelled the “pantomime villain” and known for his bachelor antics, he later claimed to have settled down with his “exclusive girlfriend” Jessy.
Joey claims the couple has already started thinking about their future even though they haven’t said the “L” word to each other yet.
Narration OK! Magazine:We have already talked about children.
“We both want a big family, but we’re having some discussions at the moment. She wants four, I want eight.
“Imagine how wonderful that would be. I’m ready. I would do it tomorrow. Maybe even tonight!”
But a source recently said: ‘There’s been huge interest in the US, and that was even before Love Island, so that’s her next move once she’s had some time off.
‘Joey is eager to take his career to the United States and make a name for himself there, where the reality market offers new and exciting options.
“They love the British, but they’ve never met anyone like Joey, so there’s a chance he could conquer America too.”
The source added: ‘His team, Neon Management, have been inundated with magazine cover shoots and podcast interviews since Love Island, plus more meetings with Netflix, so Joey has never been more in demand.’
Joey’s popularity doesn’t seem to have been affected by some of the negative headlines that arose following his time on Love Island, where he was accused of being cruel to his ex-girlfriend Grace Jackson and being “argumentative” in the villa.
But speaking after his exit, Joey said he deliberately caused a stir as show bosses encouraged him to lean on his reality TV experience and create as much drama as possible, admitting he was an “outsider” on the show.
She said during an appearance on This Morning: ‘Everyone is encouraged to stir the pot, the difference with me is that I don’t hesitate… I know what the producers want!
“Some people didn’t want to go out and bother people and I respect that, but the difference is with me and with 13 years of experience, I know what to do and that’s what I did.”
Joey admitted he played the “pantomime villain” and added: “I have no regrets, you know how it is, I played the pantomime villain. I did what I had to do, I wanted to have fun and find love and I found Jessy.”
After being asked if they had said the word “love” to each other yet, Jessy said, “We don’t want to rush things.”
Despite the criticism, Joey said he wanted people to focus on him and his new love as a couple and ignore all the noise surrounding them, insisting he was “genuine” during his time in the villa.
He added that neither of them had played a match and that neither could see any warning signs despite “testing each other”.
Lucinda Strafford, from a previous series of the show, also dined at Sheesh in Mayfair.
She wore a shiny nude dress which she paired with sleek black YSL heels and a leather handbag.
She said: ‘We took our time, we had fun and we enjoyed each other’s company. We didn’t rush into decisions because the next bomb was going to drop or because it was Casa Amor, we did things our way. We played the game properly. We weren’t there to win. We just wanted to be together.’
Model and influencer Jessy told the magazine that she is not affected by the skepticism surrounding Joey’s actions and that she has the full support of her friends and family.
She revealed that her family trust her to look beyond the headlines and choose someone nice, adding that they already really like the Essex-born reality star.
She added that even Joey’s distracted look didn’t faze her and explained that he is a veteran celebrity and that she completely trusts him not to fall victim to other girls’ intentions.
