Joey Essex's pal Arg addresses Love Island bombshell rumours

Could Arg be the next bombshell?

Author: Alex RossPublished 11th Jun 2024

It's safe to say Joey Essex's arrival into the Love Island villa as the first ever celebrity bombshell was one of the biggest shocks in the show's history, and luckily for us, Joey is certainly not disappointing!

Despite being coupled up with Samantha, it appears cracks are beginning to appear in their early relationship, and now his best mate and former TOWIE star James 'Arg' Argent has admitted he went in to find a 'deep and meaningful' connection.

Appearing on Good Morning Britain, Arg told hosts Susanna Reid and Ed Balls: "You compare it to the real world and celebrities want to find love, sometimes they don't want to find love with other celebrities, they want to find it with real people.

"I don't think Joey necessarily finds it hard to find a woman, like myself, there's a time when you want to find something deep and meaningful.

"I feel like in the villa he'll have potentially the opportunity to find someone."

Since Joey's shock arrival, fans of the show have been wondering if any other famous bombshells will be entering this series, with many thinking Arg could also sign up following his split from his girlfriend.

After Susanna asked the question, 36-year-old Arg said: "I don't really think Love Island is particularly for me, I'm a wedding singer.

"So I mean, its wedding season for me right now, so I don't think I'll have enough time to go into a Love Island villa, but the funny thing is, I've actually got my band in Majorca.

"I'll be in touching distance."

Check out the current couples on Love Island now:


Grace and Konnor

New boy Konnor shocked the villa by choosing to couple up with Grace, stealing her from Joey!

Nicole and Ciaran

Despite a few minor squabbles, Nicole chose to couple up with Ciaran, with the pair looking one of the strongest in the villa.

Mimii and Ayo

Things are going very well for Mimii and Ayo, with the pair coupling up once again!

Harriett and Ronnie

Despite it looking like Harriett and Ronnie's relationship was over, the pair have become close again following the departure of Tiffany, with Harriett choosing to couple up with Ronnie. Not long after the recoupling, bosses sent them out on their first date.

Uma and Will

After enjoying getting to know him further, Uma once again chose to couple up with Geordie boy Will.

Matilda and Sean

New girl Matilda had first pick, choosing to couple up with Sean. The pair enjoyed their first kiss later that night, much to Sean's delight.

Jess and Joey

Joey was the last boy standing for Jess, with the pair coupling up as friends.


Grace and Joey

New girl Grace chose to couple up with former flame Joey, in turn sending Samantha home.

Nicole and Ciaran

Despite a little bump after Ciaran admitted he'd have liked to kiss Grace during the game of beer pong, Ciaran chose to couple up with Welsh girl Nicole once again.

Uma and Will

After getting to know each other following their stay away from the main villa, new boy Will chose to couple up with Uma.

Tiffany and Ronnie

New girl Tiffany chose to couple up with Ronnie following their night away from the main villa, leaving Harriett annoyed.

Harriett and Sean

With Ronnie coupling up with new girl Tiffany, Sean chose to save Harriett by coupling up with her.

Jess and Omar

Omar chose to couple up with Jess during the fourth recoupling.

Mimii and Ayo

Ayo once again chose to couple up with Mimii.


Harriett and Ronnie

Harriett decided to follow her head and heart and couple up with Ronnie, after sharing a few kisses in the days leading up to the recoupling, despite him being couple up with Jess at the time.

Nicole and Ciaran

Gushing over her strong connection with Ciaran, Nicole decided to couple up with the Welsh surveyor, calling him "lush".

Samantha and Joey

Samantha chose to couple up with Joey once more, following the pair heading on their first date outside of the villa.

Uma and Omar

Uma decided to stay in her couple with Omar, following him choosing to pair up with her. Although she had been getting to know Ayo, she opted to 'protect herself' and stay out of the triangle with him and Mimii.

Mimii and Ayo

Mimii also chose to stick with her currently couple, staying with Ayo after previously stealing him from Uma.

Jess and Sean

Following days of drama with Ronnie and Harriett, involving him kissing both girls and not 'making his mind up', Jess took matters into her own hands and decided to couple up with Sean, after the pair grew closer.


Uma and Ayo

New girl Uma had first pick, and despite a number of the boys being on her radar, it was Ayo she chose to couple up with.

Samantha and Joey

Despite gaining attraction from a lot of the girls, it was Scouse girl Samantha that Joey chose to couple up with, after stealing her from Sam earlier in the week.

Nicole and Ciaran

Following a dramatic week, which saw Nicole, Ciaran and Harriett involved in a love triangle, Ciaran chose to couple up with Welsh girl Nicole.

Jess and Ronnie

Ronnie chose to couple up with Jess during the second recoupling, but got himself into hot water when he confessed during his speech that he's very open to getting to know Harriett, something which left Jess fuming.

Harriett and Sean

With Ciaran choosing to couple up with Nicole, Sean wasted no time in expressing his feelings for Harriett, choosing to couple up with her during the second recoupling.

Mimii

Following the recoupling, Mimii was left single and later headed off to a date with new boy Omar.


Samantha and Sam

The results of the ratings on Day 1 paired Samantha and Sam together.


However, things didn't last long when Joey Essex entered and chose to steal Samantha, meaning Sam was brutally sent home.

Jess and Ronnie

The results of the ratings on Day 1 paired Jess and Ronnie together.

Patsy and Ayo

The results of the ratings on Day 1 paired Patsy and Ayo together.

Nicole and Sean

The results of the ratings on Day 1 paired Nicole and Sean together.

Mimii and Munveer

The results of the ratings on Day 1 paired Mimii and Munveer together.

Harriett and Ciaran

The results of the ratings on Day 1 paired Harriett and Ciaran together.

Joey entered as the first bombshell of the series during the launch show on Monday 3rd June, going on to steal 26-year-old Samantha Kenny from sweet salesman Sean Stone, in turn sending Sean home after just 24-hours.

Despite Joey coupling up with Scouser Samantha during the second recoupling, the make-up artist seemed to express a little bit of jealously during Monday night's (10th June) episode, when Joey was giving advice to fellow Islander Harriett.

With more bombshells set to enter in the coming days, will Joey and Sam last?

Love Island continues every night at 9pm on ITV2/STV2.

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