Joey Don Essex (born 29 July 1990) is an English television personality. From 2011 to 2013, he made appearances on the

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The Only Way Is Essex ''The Only Way Is Essex'' (often abbreviated as ''TOWIE'' ) is a British reality television series based in Brentwood, Essex, England. It shows "real people in modified situations, saying unscripted lines but in a structured way." Originally b ...

''. In 2013 he participated in the first series of '' Splash!'' and the thirteenth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'', where he finished in fourth place. In 2015 he won the

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series '' The Jump''. In 2022, he participated in the eighth series of the Australian version of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'', finishing in sixth place and in 2023, he participated in the fifteenth series of '' Dancing on Ice''.

Education

Essex attended

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, Essex. He left school in 2006, having received a U in

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, a C in

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and a D in Wood Tech at GCSE. Ten years later, as part of a television series, he added a D in GCSE

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, commenting that "I still don't really know what GCSE stands for."

Career

Television

Essex first appeared in ''

'' (''TOWIE'') as a supporting cast member in the second series with his cousin Chloe Sims, but was then promoted to a main cast member in the third series. In 2011 the ''TOWIE'' cast recorded and released a single titled "Reem". In 2013 Essex competed in the first series of '' Splash!'' where he was eliminated during the "splash-off" in the second heat against television presenter

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. On 13 November 2013 it was announced that Essex had quit ''The Only Way Is Essex''. Essex also appeared in the thirteenth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'', and was voted out on 6 December 2013 after 20 days in the jungle, finishing in fourth place. In March 2014 Essex starred in a one-off documentary called ''

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'', taking place in

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, narrated by

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later ordered a full series that began in June 2014. In 2016, ITV announced that the series has been picked up for a seven part second series; the series aired in the summer of that year with the first episode titled "The Queen's 90th Birthday". In 2015 Essex won the second series of

's reality show '' The Jump'' in 2015, and in 2016 Essex took part in the E4 reality dating series ''

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''. It was later confirmed that Essex would return to the show for its second series in 2017. In 2017 he ranked in fourth place on the ''Essex Power 100'' list, being named the fourth most powerful person in Essex. In 2018 Essex was a guest in the fourth series of

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's ''

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''. In 2020 Essex appeared on the second series of '' Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins'', as well as MTV's ''

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''. In 2021 he appeared in the E4 series '' Celebs Go Dating: The Mansion''. In 2022, he participated in the eighth season of the Australian version of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'', entering the camp as an intruder in the second episode and finishing the show in sixth place. In 2023, Essex came second place on the fifteenth series of '' Dancing on Ice''.

Other ventures

On 8 March 2013, Essex launched a hair products range, Joey Essex: D'Reem Hair. On 23 March 2013, he opened his shop ''Fusey'' in Brentwood. The shop closed in 2016. On 12 September 2013, Essex launched two fragrances, ''Fusey'' aftershave for men and ''My Girl'' perfume for women. In February 2016 Essex appeared in adverts for

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Cup-a-Soup. In May 2017 it was announced that Essex would be launching a clothing line titled DAFDEA.

Personal life

Essex was engaged to fellow ''TOWIE'' cast member

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, but later split up. They reconciled later in 2012. He then proposed to Faiers again in March 2013 and she accepted. However, the couple split up again on-screen in June 2013 following several arguments between the pair. In October 2014 they announced they had split up "for good". Essex, whose mother took her own life when he was ten years old, has been an ambassador for Child Bereavement UK since 2014. He addressed her suicide and his grief in the

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documentary ''Joey Essex: Grief and Me'' broadcast on 3 June 2021. He lives in Chigwell, Essex.

Filmography

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'' (25 December 2011) – Contestant (''TOWIE'' vs ''Benidorm'') – 1 episode *'' The Xtra Factor'' (2011) – Guest *''

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'' (11 November 2011) – Panellist – 1 episode *'' Daybreak'' (2011, 21 February 2013) – 2 episodes *'' Loose Women'' (2011) – Guest – 1 episode *'' This Morning'' (17, 31 August, 15 December 2011, 30 November 2012, 21 February 15 July, 12 December 2013, 28 October 2014) – Guest – 1 episode *''

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'' (2012) – Contestant, with

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'' (22 May 2013) – Contestant, with

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'' (28 September 2013) – Celebrity homeowner – 1 episode *''Through the Keyhole'' (4 October 2014) – Panellist – 1 episode *'' The Cube: Celebrity Special'' (11 April 2014) – Contestant *''

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'' (27 April 2014) – Guest *''Utterly Outrageous Frock Ups'' (2014) – Guest *''

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'' (12 September 2014) – Dictionary Corner *''

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'' (29 May 2015) – Panellist *'' Celebrity Benchmark'' (26 September 2015) – Benchmarker *''

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'' (31 October 2015) – Halloween Special – 1 episode *''

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'' (30 June 2017) *''CelebAbility'' (13 July 2017) – Contestant – 1 episode *'' The Chase'' (11 November 2017) – Celebrity special *''

'' (1 December 2018) – Midnight Gameshow Guest *''

'' (16 February 2019) – Celebrity homeowner *''

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'' (Series 5) - Guest host – 1 episode *''

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'' (December 2020) – Celebrity expert on Dating

Discography

Album

Singles

References

Bibliography

External links

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