Love Island’s Joey Essex and ex Jessy Potts risk awkward run in as they both attend Shoktober Fest just weeks after confirming their split

Joey Essex and Jessy Potts risked an awkward encounter on Friday during Tulleys Shocktober 2024.

The former TOWIE star, 34, started dating Jessy, 25, when they appeared together on Love Island last summer.

But their time together was short-lived and they confirmed their split in September, but both happened to be at the annual ghost festival on launch night.

Looking casual in a light gray tracksuit, Joey seemed in good spirits upon his arrival.

Meanwhile, Jessy looked sensational as she put on a leggy show in her mini skirt and leather boots, while keeping the chill out with a fur-lined jacket.

Jessy looked sensational as she put on a leggy show in her mini skirt and leather boots and kept the chill out with a fur-lined jacket.

It’s unknown if the former couple crossed paths at the annual pre-Halloween event, but feuding sisters Lauryn and Chloe Goodman narrowly missed a confrontation.

No concrete reason has yet been given for the split, but things appeared to have ended amicably.

Joey said: ‘Unfortunately we have decided to end the relationship, but I hope we can remain friends.

“I really wish Jessy all the best with whatever she does in the future.”

Just weeks after the 11th series’ grand finale, rumors emerged that Joey and Jessy were ‘barely speaking’ amid their busy schedules.

A source said The sun: ‘Joey and Jessy have hardly spent any time together because he’s so busy with nightclub PAs – it causes a lot of friction between them.

‘At Ronnie Vint’s Eggiboff event, many people noticed that they hardly spoke. Unfortunately, it seems like it’s only a matter of time before they break up.”

Jessy herself recently commented that things had become ‘difficult’ as they tried to move their relationship away from the bubble of the villa.

She told heatworld: ‘We organize when we can see each other, and I think it’s difficult because you compare it to the other couples.

Jessy herself recently commented that things had become ‘difficult’ as they tried to move their relationship away from the bubble of the villa (featured on Love Island in July)

Jessy also noted that things would always be “different” for them as Joey resumed his “normal life” as a celebrity while she had to deal with her newfound fame (pictured in August 2024)

Joey became the first celebrity to take part in Love Island earlier this year (pictured during his first TOWIE fame in 2013)

It was claimed the couple struggled to see each other amid their hectic schedules (pictured on This Morning in August 2024)

Jessy also noted that things would always be “different” for them as Joey resumed his “normal life” as a celebrity while she had to deal with her newfound fame.

She added: “They are together 24/7, while we always knew it would be different because he was catching up on his normal life, while the rest of us are thrown into a new life.

‘Everything is new and we are waiting for things to come. It would always be a little different.

‘We’re both trying our best and everyone is speculating that we’ve broken up. We are working it out