Love Island fans have branded a brutal dumping ‘savage’ as one of the men will be sent home just 24 hours after entering the villa.
Former The Only Way Is Essex star Joey Essex, 33, made a shock arrival at the end of Monday night’s launch and Tuesday’s episode kicked off with Maya Jama delivering bombshell news.
The host, 29, told islanders Joey has to steal one girl from one of the pairings, meaning the now single male will be sent home.
As the ladies gushed over their celebrity resident, fans took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to joke the ‘lads are bricking it’.
They wrote: ‘This is going to cause carnage’ and ‘The lads are BRICKING it #loveIsland I live for these moments’.
Love Island fans have branded a brutal dumping ‘savage’ as one of the men will be sent home just 24 hours after entering the villa after Joey Essex’s arrival
Maya Jama told islanders Joey has to steal one girl from one of the pairings, meaning the now single male will be sent home
‘The boys are stressed’ and ‘Joey better not send Munveer or Ayo home, I like their personalities in the villa!’
‘I was literally just saying how it’s only a matter of time till they bring back the early dumping at the first recoupling. It’s been years!!!!’.
Others questioned Joey’s motive after he said he had gone on the villa to ‘find love’.
One wrote: ‘Joey Essex is not a serious somebody, he’s here for the money’, while another said: ‘still feel like putting a celebrity in there with all newbies is weird. It’s such a massive advantage to already have such a huge following. Joey would’ve been a better fit in the All Stars show.’
Joey wasted no time getting settled into the villa and has snogged three bikini-clad beauties on his first day.
And while this might not make him very popular with the other men in the villa, he’s already been voted odds-on favourite to win.
During a game of dares, Joey found himself kissing Samantha Kenny, Harriett Blackmore and Nicole Samuel.
Yet it seems Samantha’s head was elsewhere because when Samantha was dared to kiss the Islander who she had an instant connection with, she immediately turned to Ronnie Vint.
Others questioned Joey’s motive after he said he had gone on the villa to ‘find love’
As the ladies gushed over their celebrity resident, fans took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to joke the ‘lads are bricking it’
During a game of dares, Joey found himself kissing (L-R) Nicole, Samantha and Harriett
Ronnie didn’t return the favour, however, as when dared to kiss the two Islanders with the ‘best bodies’ he chose Jess White and Harriett, leaving Samantha less than impressed.
Elsewhere during the episode, Samantha was dared to kiss the Islander who she had an instant connection with and wastes no time in leaning in for a smooch with Ronnie.
Ronnie was then dared to kiss the two Islanders who he thinks have the best bodies and he chose Jess and Harriett, leaving Samantha less than impressed.
It appears the kiss set off a spark between himself and Jess as they soon headed up to the terrace for a chat.
Jess said: ‘I’m happy with how things are going. I’m not going to complain.’
Ronnie replied: ‘First kiss done.’ Jess then asked: ‘What do you rate it out of ten?’ Ronnie said: ‘9.6.’
Getting flirty, Jess said: ‘What was the room for improvement?’
Ronnie replied: ‘I don’t know. Do you want to see now?’ before they lock lips once more.
Things also heat up between Love Island’s Mimii Ngulube and Ayo Odukoya during the sexy game of dares.
While sat around the firepit, each Islander will pick a phone out of a box and whoever’s phone it is will have to complete a dare.
Mimii, who is currently in a couple with Munveer Jabbal after they were both voted ‘most relationship material’, is dared to snog the Islander she’d rather be coupled up with.
The mental health nurse, 24, heads over to model Ayo, 25, and the pair share a passionate kiss, just hours after their flirty chat.
Reflecting on the kiss in the Beach Hut, Mimii says: ‘I’ll give him his accolades – it was a good kiss.’
Elsewhere during the episode, Jess White and Ronnie Vint shared a kiss on the terrace
The kiss left Samantha (pictured) less than impressed after she had chosen Ronnie as the islander who she had an instant connection with
The news comes after it emerged Joey is ‘looking for a wife in the villa’ after signing up to the show for the ‘right reasons.’
The former TOWIE star, who at 33 is the oldest contestant in the lineup, already has fame and 1.8million Instagram followers, with sources close to the TV personality saying he doesn’t ‘need’ the exposure.
Joey made Love Island history on Monday night when he became the first celebrity to join the cast of singletons, who are otherwise unknown.
His arrival led to the show being streamed 2.1 million times, an uplift of 24 percent on the same episode last year and gave ITVX its best day for six weeks.
According to insiders, Joey, who’s also starred on I’m A Celeb, Dancing On Ice, Ex on the Beach, and Celebs Go Dating, wants to ‘settle down’ and find someone he can start a family with.
And ITV bosses are hoping the format twist will boost ratings and fans of Joey will engage with his love story.
A TV source told MailOnline: ‘Joey has signed up to Love Island for all the right reasons.
‘He’s 33 years old and really wants to find someone he can settle down with, he wants a wife and to have children one day.
‘Not many people know the real Joey, over the years he’s hidden behind his reality TV persona but being on Love Island will give him the opportunity to show his true self.
‘He doesn’t need fame, followers, or the prize money… He’s excited to meet someone and can’t wait to start dating.’