Love Island fans slam Joey Essex for telling Grace to 'shut your mouth' in a heated row during movie night - as viewers are left in hysterics as he challenges Blade to a race
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Love Island fans have slammed Joey Essex after he told his ex-flame Grace Jackson to 'shut your mouth' during a heated row at movie night.
The Islanders gathered in the garden on Sunday's to settle in for the iconic movie night, rebranded as the glossy A-list style Love Island film Fest.
But it was a tense evening for Joey as he snapped at Grace while she criticised him for his behaviour towards both her and Jessy Potts.
At one point, the conversation got so heated that Joey told Grace to 'shut your mouth' - which left fans fuming as they called out the way he speaks to women.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, viewers wrote: 'Joey telling Sam to shut her mouth….thats a boy talking to a woman like that. It's very disrespectful,';
Love Island fans have slammed Joey Essex after he told his ex-flame Grace Jackson to 'shut your mouth' during a heated row at movie night on Sunday
It was a tense evening for Joey as he snapped at Grace while she criticised him for his behaviour towards both her and Jessy Potts
'Joey switching on Grace was very random and unexpected cos how did he go from worshipping the ground she walks on to being like that towards her?';
'Joey has shown his true colours, a really nasty man. To speak to a woman like that is absolutely disgusting,';
'Joey calling Grace bitter because she doesn't talk to him anymore makes no sense Like is that not what he wanted??'; 'The way Joey talks to Grace is a bit off putting,';
'Someone really needs too have a word with joey big 33 years of age talking too women like that pfftttt,';
'The narcissistic discard of Grace by Joey Essex is difficult to watch,'; 'Why is Joey so mean to Grace? Like, what has she actually done to get that reaction?';
'Joey Essex needs to go. The way he told Grace to shut her mouth was disgusting.'
Later in the evening, a clip showed Blade making a comment about Joey's intelligence, where he said the former TOWIE star was not 'the sharpest tool in the box'.
The comment infuriated Joey, who quipped back that he was a 'street smart' before challenging Blade to a foot race - sending fans into hysterics.
At one point, the conversation got so heated that Joey told Grace to 'shut your mouth' - which left fans fuming as they called out the way he speaks to women
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, viewers wrote: 'Joey telling Sam to shut her mouth….thats a boy talking to a woman like that. It's very disrespectful,'
Later in the evening, a clip showed Blade making a comment about Joey's intelligence
Some viewers were confused that Joey was so offended as they felt he had made a career out of portraying himself to not be smart.
Fans wrote: 'Joey made a career out of pretending to be thick, but tonight he's offended by someone saying he's not smart. Give it a rest Joey,';
'Wtf is #joey so vexed at being described as 'Not the sharpest tool' when that's been his USP for years?';
'Nah Joey is still killing me, a man basically called him dumb & he said yeah but I'll beat you in a race,'; 'Producers make it happen, Blade vs. Joey in a race. ASAP!';
Some viewers were confused that Joey was so offended as they felt he had made a career out of portraying himself to not be smart
Blade said the former TOWIE star was not 'the sharpest tool in the box'
'Joey said 'I'm smarter than you… STREET WISE' he lost from there,'; 'Joey heard 'you're not the quickest' and then challenged Blade to a foot race ffs,';
'I'm so confused how joey is getting offended at someone saying 'he's not the sharpest tool in the shed'. i thought that was his whole gimmick his entire career? that he even plays up to that sometimes. like???';
'Joey saying he's smarter than blade was the funniest thing ever, like I vividly remember him thinking richard and judy were adam and eve.'
