Love Island viewers were not impressed as Joey Essex came face to face with Emma Milton, another one of his exes, who also shares a bond with Jack Grealish.

The TOWIE legend was shocked during this Monday's instalment of the ITV2 show when the model, 30, entered the Mallorca villa as he recognised her as another woman he once had a connection with.

Prior to Emma's entrance, Joey only had eyes for Grace Jackson, with whom he shared a brief and intense romance last year, although bombshell Konnor Ewudzi soon got in their way.

Joey was shocked beyond words when Emma crashed into the boys' bedroom, and after viewers chuckled at the idea of upcoming trouble for Jess White, they shared another series of thoughts on X, also known as Twitter.

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Joey Essex earned the ire of viewers online as they believe he may have a stronger link with producers than expected (
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One commented: "Either Joey is a womaniser or a producer plant but the man is hopping from one girl to another and it’s getting jarring asf. Easter has already past mr rabbit." A second one chimed in: "Producers aren’t even trying to hide Joey being a plant", while another wrote: Joey never beating producer plant allegations." A third joined in: "Joey is such a producer plant like idgaf what anyone says."

Another added: "Why do they keep bringing in women that Joey already knows? Tell us without telling us that he’s a producer plant man." One also quipped: "Joey never beating producer plant allegations." Elsewhere, one viewer added: "Ok yh Joey is definitely a producer atp", just as another echoed: "Joey is a plant at this point cos wdym you know another bombshell??"

Earlier during the episode, reality TV fans have seemingly rumbled a twist ahead as Hugo Godfroy, Jake Spivey and Moziah Pinder have all walked into Casa Amor while they prepare to find their match in Mallorca. But just as they started to mingle with the residents that were already present, ITV2 viewers at home rumbled a twist ahead, particularly as Jess White was neglected by the boys in the villa after her split from Ronnie Vint.

Many TV watchers believed the boys may use Jess to get a spot in the main villa as one penned: "The only reason they wanna get to know Jess is cause she’s an easy ticket back to the villa. Cause u can’t tell me that u like someone w that attitude and bitterness." Another added: "are they seeing Jess as a ticket to main villa or…? because idgi…", while a third chimed in: "these casa boys just using jess for a ticket into the main villa." But could heartbreak be on the horizon again for Jess?

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