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Joey Essex's fury as he bans Love Islanders from talking about TOWIE in villa
Joey Essex has reportedly banned Love Island contestants from quoting The Only Way is Essex while in the villa as they all "couldn't help" but reference the show
The 33 year old, who made history as the first celebrity to join the civilian version of ITV2's hit dating show this season, was not amused by the constant references to his old stomping ground in the villa, revealed Patsy Field, who was recently booted from the island. Despite the ban, Patsy explained that their intentions were pure, as they were actually paying tribute to Gemma Collins, 43, the queen of reality TV herself, rather than mocking Joey, who was coupled up with Samantha Kenny before his ex Grace Jackson joined the show. A source spilled the beans to MailOnline, saying: "Joey is being treated like any other Love Island contestant, he's playing by the same rules and won't be given any preferential treatment.
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