Joey Essex was mercilessly mocked by Love Island fans during his appearance on Monday’s final, which also happened to be his 34th birthday.
The TOWIE star, who was booted from the villa on Sunday, sported a baseball cap backwards while chatting with host Maya Jama.
Fans were left in hysterics by the fashion choice and claimed while trying to appear cool Joey was in fact ‘showing his age’.
Taking to X: ‘Joey is 34 today and he’s wearing a cap backwards. Oh brother’: ‘Not Joey with the backwards cap’: ‘Joey Essex’s backwards cap is revealing his age bad’: ‘Sorry why is Joey Essex wearing a backwards cap’.
While another added: ‘Wait ur tellin me Joey Essex’s 34… THIRTY FOUR n he’s gassed about being exclusive while wearing a backwards cap’.
Joey Essex was mercilessly mocked by Love Island fans during his appearance on Monday’s final, which also happened to be his 34th birthday
The TOWIE star, who was booted from the villa on Sunday, sported a baseball cap backwards while chatting with host Maya Jama
It comes following reports that Joey was set to earn a whopping £250,000 with a club tour following his Love Island dumping.
Despite not making the final Joey – who is already worth £8million – could be set for the last laugh with a potential quarter of a million to bank if he does a club tour.
The Sun reports that his team has a string of £6,000-an-hour UK dates lined up where fans can take selfies and party with the star.
It comes after it was revealed at the start of this year’s series of Love Island that he wasn’t being paid any more to be on the show than the other contestants – which is around £375 a week.
The £375 a week to appear on the show is to cover the Islanders’ rent and bills back at home while they are away, and Joey received the same as everyone else.
A TV source told MailOnline at the time: ‘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.
‘He hasn’t been paid an appearance fee or any money at all for signing up to the show, not a penny.
‘On Love Island, it is all about the exposure and for Joey, it means more than that too… He’s looking for someone to settle down with, so it’s not about the money he can make on the other side.’
Fans were left in hysterics by the fashion choice and claimed while trying to appear cool Joey was in fact ‘showing his age’ (pictured with Jessy)
Fans were left in hysterics by the fashion choice and claimed while trying to appear cool Joey was in fact ‘showing his age’
But he could be set to become one of the country’s wealthiest reality stars with his reported new string of club appearances.
A representative for Joey has been contacted by MailOnline for comment.
Joey and Jessy were dumped from the show on Sunday night.
The couple were sent packing just one day before the series final as their former co-stars from the seas on returned to settle scores.
Joey is reportedly set to earn a whopping £250,000 with a club tour following his Love Island dumping
He was sent packing from the villa on Sunday night’s show with his partner Jessy Potts after the ex Islanders voted them the least compatible couple
While they were tasked with picking who they believed to be the least compatible couple, Joey accused them of picking on him for personal reasons.
Ayo Odukoya and Jess Spencer also received several votes from the ex Islanders however it was ultimately Joey and Jessy who had to leave.
Joey and Jessy received a total of seven votes, while Ayo and Jess received four, meaning they were one of four couples who have made it to Monday’s final.
Matilda Draper and Sean Stone also received two votes from former contestants Omar Nyame and Ronnie Vint.
Before the decision was announced,’ host Maya Jama told the contestants: ‘Today, one final couple will be dumped from the villa, ending their Love Island journey and that decision isn’t in your hands.
‘Your future on Love Island will be decided by some very familiar faces.’
Then, a series of former Islanders made their way into the villa, and headed to the firepit.
The group were then asked to choose which couple they wanted to send home and they opted for Joey and Jessy.
Joey subsequently claimed that he was leaving the villa ‘at a good time’.
He explained: ‘It feels good to be leaving.
‘I feel like I had an amazing run in there, went through the full cycle of emotions you get in the villa, and if you have to leave, you might as well go out with a bang … It’s my birthday on Monday so feels like I’m going out at a good time.’
Joey – who first found fame on The Only Way Is Essex more than a decade ago – later explained that he ‘never expected to win the show’.
The couple were sent packing just one day before the series final as their former co-stars from the seas on returned to settle scores
While they were tasked with picking who they believed to be the least compatible couple, Joey accused them of picking on him for personal reasons
Asked how he’ll approach life after leaving the villa, Joey replied: ‘Visit my friends and family, maybe apologise to a few for keeping it a secret for them, and then crack on with life, Joey Essex style.’
Maya made a dramatic return to the Love Island villa a for the first time following her shock split from Stormzy to reintroduce the former Islanders.
The Love Island presenter, 29, and the rapper, 30, confirmed their breakup is ‘final’ in a statement earlier this month, after previously going their separate ways in 2019 and reconnecting in August last year.
And after enjoying a lavish girls holiday in Ibiza, Maya is throwing herself back into work as she makes a shock entrance into the villa just one day before the ITV2 final.
Maya showed off her jaw-dropping figure in a stylish pink minidress and towering heels as she strutted into the villa.
LOVE ISLAND 2024: MEET THE CONTESTANTS
NAME: Mimii Ngulube
AGE: 24
FROM: Portsmouth
OCCUPATION: Mental Health Nurse
WHY LOVE ISLAND? The pool in Portsmouth is not giving. I’ve tried dating and speaking to people on social media and it just hasn’t been successful. Applying was a spontaneous thing, I didn’t expect to get here!
WHAT WILL YOU BRING TO THE VILLA? My girls are my rocks and I’m theirs, so I’ll be a good friend as well as going in there to find a man. I like dressing up, so I’ll bring style, and I’d like to think I’m quite funny so I’ll make people laugh. Bringing honesty as well – I’m good at picking up on people’s personality traits and side-eyeing those who might be liars.
NAME: Sean Stone
AGE: 24
FROM: Hertford
OCCUPATION: Sweets Salesman
WHY LOVE ISLAND? I’ve always been one for relationships, and when you have found someone you want to be with it’s the best feeling. Now is the perfect time, the one thing that is missing is my soulmate.
HOW WOULD FRIENDS/FAMILY DESCRIBE YOU? Very loving, caring and thoughtful. I’m the kind of guy that, if you broke down on the motorway and needed your tyre changed, I’d be there at any time of night.
NAME: Ayo Odukoya
AGE: 25
FROM: Canning Town
OCCUPATION: Model
WHAT WILL YOU BRING TO THE VILLA? I think I’d bring excitement and joy. I think people would have someone to come to and talk to and feel comfortable being around or to have a laugh with. I think I’m somebody everyone would take to.
WHY SHOULD SOMEBODY DATE YOU? I feel like the way I carry myself is very respectful and I think people take to that and once you show who you are to somebody you get it back tenfold. The way I am gives off a good enough energy for people to feel comfortable around me.
NAME: Nicole Samuel
AGE: 24
FROM: Aberdare, Wales
OCCUPATION: Accounts Manager
WHY ARE YOU SINGLE? I’ve been enjoying single life and the attention of different boys, it’s fun. I’ve enjoyed being able to go on holiday with the girls and not having to worry about someone back home. All the girls are there texting in their room and I’m out till 4 in the morning living my best life.
WHAT IS SOMETHING NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT YOU? I became a world champion dancer in 2011, not many people know that. I was a professional street dancer.
NAME: Ciaran Davies
AGE: 21
FROM: Pencoed, South Wales
OCCUPATION: Surveyor
WHAT’S YOUR TYPE ON PAPER? Obviously looks but humour is a big thing for me, I’m a bit of a wind up so I want a girl who can give it back. Loyalty is another one for me: I think that’s the most important thing to look for in a relationship.
WHAT IS SOMETHING NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT YOU? When I was in Malia on a boys holiday I pretended to be Liam Reardon from series 7 to get into a club because they wouldn’t let us in. It worked and we ended up getting a private booth and free drinks all night.
NAME: Matilda Draper
AGE: 24
FROM: Beckenham
OCCUPATION: Recruitmant Consultant
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL BRING? I want to bring sunshine to the Villa. I’m lighthearted and don’t take myself too seriously. If things get too serious in the Villa I’m going to throw in a little joke or a ‘would you rather’.
Jessica Spencer
NAME: Jessica Spencer
AGE: 25
FROM: London
OCCUPATION: Fashion Stylist
WHO DO YOU HAVE YOUR EYE ON IN THE VILLA? I have my eyes on Ayo, despite his connection with Mimii. I fancy Ayo so much. Wil also seems like a catch and someone I want to explore a connection with.
WHAT KIND OF ISLANDER ARE YOU GOING TO BE? I’m funny, flirty, sassy and ready to find love
Josh Sunday Oyinsan
NAME: Josh Sunday Oyinsan
AGE: 29
FROM: London
OCCUPATION: Semi-pro footballer
WHO DO YOU HAVE YOUR EYE ON IN THE VILLA? All of them!! Mimii, Uma, Grace and Jess S. All of the girls there are beautiful.
WHAT KIND OF ISLANDER ARE YOU GOING TO BE? I am not afraid to speak my mind! I’m not afraid of treading on any toes…