Joey Essex breaks heart of ex-girlfriend Grace Jackson as he ditches her for the second time in favour of Love Island bombshell Jessy Potts

Joey Essex breaks his ex-girlfriend Grace Jackson’s heart after ditching her for the second time in favor of Love Island’s new blonde bombshell.

The former TOWIE star, 33, claims his connection with newcomer Jessy Potts, 25, is stronger than the one he shares with Grace, who he dated last summer when they met on holiday in Ibiza.

Grace, 25, is left in tears after Joey returns from dating Jessy with changed feelings and completely sidelines her, despite the couple recently speaking about taking their relationship to the next level.

TV star Joey confesses he was immediately attracted to Jessy and the feeling is mutual after the Leicester-born influencer admitted he found him ‘handsome’ at the entrance to her villa.

Jessy’s presence on the show marks the beginning of the end for Joey and Grace, whose romance is hanging by a thread after heated arguments and hurt feelings in Wednesday night’s episode.

The former TOWIE star claims his bond with newcomer Jessy Potts is stronger than the one he shares with Grace, who he dated last summer when they met on holiday in Ibiza

Jessy’s presence on the show marks the beginning of the end for Joey and Grace, whose romance hangs in the balance after heated arguments and hurt feelings.

A TV source told MailOnline: ‘Grace is devastated… she believed in her romance with Joey, the history they share together and everything they have built since her arrival in the Love Island villa.

But Joey completely put their time as a couple aside in pursuit of his new connection, even claiming that his initial spark with Jessy was stronger than his feelings for Grace after two weeks.

‘Their impending break-up is causing massive disruption in the villa, with Wednesday’s episode set to be the most dramatic of the series.’

Joey revealed his instant connection with Jessy, saying, “I felt I went deeper with Jessy in twenty minutes than I did with Grace.”

Grace confided in co-star Harriett Blackmore and explained her feelings of confusion, saying: ‘I’m furious, I’ll be honest.

“With Joey he’s been like he’s been with me, this constant reassurance and the feeling that I really believe and trust everything he says. He’s been like that with me, so it’s made me open up and be like that with him.

‘That he then went on a date and came back. I felt like he was so cold to me… his energy was so off.”

Grace expressed her sadness and told Joey, “I’m so disappointed in you.”

Joey continues to get to know newcomer Jessy, despite his history with ex-girlfriend Grace, who breaks down as she is forced to see their growing bond.

Grace expressed her sadness and told Joey, “I’m so disappointed in you,” as the couple discussed Jessy’s arrival

TV star Joey admits he was immediately attracted to Jessy and the feeling is mutual after the Leicester-born influencer admitted he finds him ‘handsome’

Joey revealed his instant connection with Jessy, saying: ‘I felt I got deeper with Jessy in twenty minutes than I did with Grace’

At first, Joey seemed annoyed at the idea of ​​dating someone new, before meeting Jessy, still topless and wearing a crown after the show’s Heart Rate Challenge.

Jessy chose to go on a date with Joey after arriving in the villa after saying he ‘intrigued’ her and that she was keen to get to know the man behind the reality TV persona.

At first, Joey seemed annoyed at the idea of ​​dating someone new, before meeting Jessy, still topless and wearing a crown after the show’s Heart Rate Challenge.

Joey and Grace’s relationship has been on the rocks since they were placed in the bottom three following a public vote.

The couple met on holiday last year and their romance continued once they returned home. However, they eventually broke up because they didn’t spend enough time together. Grace now lives in Manchester and Joey in Essex.

Bombshell Konnor Ewudzi chose to team up with Grace and steal her from Joey, after the model refused to confirm whether they were ‘closed’ to pursuing new connections.