How Does Love Island Joey Essex Make Money? His Net Worth

Joey Essex
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Joey Essex is one of the popular contestants of Love Island season 11. He became the first-ever celebrity to join the civilian version of the dating show.

While fans were adoring his chemistry with Samantha on the show, the arrival of his ex-girlfriend Grace brought a lot of drama to the villa.

Samantha has now left the show and days after her exit, she has slammed the actor for wasting her time and disregarding her feelings.

However, Samantha has admitted that she has no regrets about pursuing a romance with the TOWIE star.

Amidst all the relationship drama that is going on inside the villa, fans have been wondering how Joey from Love Island became rich and what he does for a living.

How Did Joey Essex Make Millions?

Did you know that Joey has appeared in almost every reality show?

Even if you have known Joey from Love Island, he was seen in TOWIE, I’m A Celebrity, Splash, Celebrity Chef, The Jump, MTV Cribs, Dancing on Ice, and more.

Joey appeared in The Only Way Is Essex in 2011 and became a main character in no time. His charm, humor, and willingness to become silly at times made him stand out in the cast.

He was also known for his on-and-off relationship with Samantha Faiers.

Back in the day, reality TV stars would tour the country, appearing in nightclubs for a fee.

His co-star Kirk Norcross has said that male reality stars would get around £4000 per evening. Likewise, he has also said that they would get around £100 per day to appear in TOWIE.

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Following the fame garnered from TOWIE, Joey made a brand Reem Ventures through which he sold D’Reem Hair, beach spray, extreme hold gel, styling wax, and perfume.

Meanwhile, Joey even tried his hands on music but his musical career was short-lived. Joey also collaborated with different brands like McDonald’s, Volvic, Batchelors Cup-a-Soup, Jaffa Cakes, and more.

Joey reportedly has a net worth of £10,000,000 by trying his hand in different fields. Recently, there has been news that Joey is thinking of shifting his career.

Before joining the cast of the ITV reality show Love Island, he had set up two production companies. He is the owner of Fusey Productions.

Well, there have been reports that Joey could face criminal charges because of his net worth and earnings.

Joey’s company has failed to file accounts for the past four years. According to The Sun, Joey’s company had £458,788 in reserves six years ago. Likewise, his accountants are ‘satisfied everything is in order.’

The penalty for not filing in the first year is £1,500 which doubles the following year and then keeps on increasing each year.

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