Joey Essex and Jessy Potts debunk fake romance rumours

Joey Essex and Jessy Potts have shut down rumours they’re ‘faking’ their ‘real deal’ romance as they held hands and shared a kiss outside a Mayfair restaurant.

The couple, who missed out on the final of Love Island and voted ‘least compatible’, were spotted packing on the PDA as they stepped out for dinner in London on Sunday.

Jessy, 25, wore a white and blue patterned mini dress for the outing which she paired with a pair of white trainers and a cream handbag.

She accessorised with a pair of large sunglasses and dainty gold earrings as she walked hand in hand with her reality star boyfriend. 

Joey, 34, contrasted the blonde beauty and opted for an all black outfit for their romantic dinner at high-end restaurant Roka. 

Joey Essex, 34, and Jessy Potts, 25, have shut down rumours they’re ‘faking’ their ‘real deal’ romance as they held hands and shared a kiss outside an exclusive Mayfair restaurant

The couple, who missed out on the final of Love Island and voted ‘least compatible’, were spotted packing on the PDA as they stepped out for dinner in London on Sunday

The pair strolled along hand in hand and appeared in good spirits as they laughed and chatted

The former TOWIE star wore a pair of baggy black jeans, a T-shirt and a chunky leather jacket. 

He finished off his look with a pair of shades and white and black trainers. 

The pair strolled along hand in hand and appeared in good spirits as they laughed and chatted before stopping for a kiss in a park. 

The PDA comes after fans of the ITV2 reality show accused the pair of faking their romance following their stint in the Love Island villa.

Joey and his girlfriend have denied this and claimed their romance is the ‘real deal’.

But people have been quick to notice that while the new couple have appeared together for TV and magazine interviews, where Joey hinted at them starting a family, they have not made an appearance on each other’s Instagram grids since going official.

Tongues were sent wagging further when Joey revealed on This Morning that he was considering a move to the US in a bid to make a name for himself stateside.

And the pair seem to be living separate lives with Joey travelling the country, raking in a reported £250,000 on a club tour while Jessy has been partying with pals and attending movie premieres solo. 

MailOnline have contacted Jessy and Joey’s reps for comment.

Jessy wore a white and blue patterned mini dress for the outing which she paired with a pair of white trainers and a cream handbag

Joey, contrasted the blonde beauty and opted for an all black outfit for their romantic dinner at high-end restaurant Roka

The former TOWIE star caused a stir when he entered the villa as the first celebrity contestant.

Despite being labelled as the ‘pantomime villain’ and well known for his bachelor antics, later claimed to have settled down with ‘exclusive girlfriend’ Jessy.

Joey claims the pair have already started thinking about their future despite not the ‘L’ word to each other yet.

He told OK! Magazine: ‘We’ve already spoken about kids.’

‘We both want a big family. But we’re having a bit of a tiff at the moment. She wants four, I want eight. 

He continued:  ‘Imagine how great that would be? I’m ready. I’d do it tomorrow. Maybe even tonight!’.

The star has also revealed he has received a lot of interest from the US and is considering exploring opportunities out there. 

A source said: ‘There has been big interest in the US, and that was even before Love Island, so that’s his next move once he’s had some time off.

‘Joey is keen to move his career Stateside and make a name for himself out there, where the reality market has some fresh and exciting options.

Fans are convinced the pair’s relationship is fake after Joey has been spotted travelling the country, raking in a reported £250,000 on a club tour 

Jessy has been partying with pals and attending movie premieres solo (pictured at It Ends With Us premiere August 8) 

‘They love a Brit but they’ve never come across anyone quite like Joey so there is every possibility he could well conquer America too.’

The source added: ‘His team Neon Management have been inundated with magazine cover shoots and podcast interviews since Love Island, plus more meetings with Netflix so Joey has never been more in demand.’

Joey’s popularity doesn’t seem to have been affected by some of the negative headlines sparked by his stint on Love Island where he was accused of being unkind to his ex-girlfriend Grace Jackson and ‘argumentative’ in the villa.

But the star is also battling negative reactions from his followers. 

The former I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! contestant has found himself at the centre of a Baby Reindeer-style stalking hell after being targeted by an obsessed fan online, it is claimed.

The reality star has been bombarded with 100,000 messages, including some which contain apparent death threats towards his girlfriend Jessy.

People have been quick to notice that while the new couple have appeared together for TV they have not made an appearance on each other’s Instagram grids since going official (pictured) 

The couple have appeared together for TV (pictured) and magazine interviews, where Joey hinted at them starting a family, but have not made an appearance on each other’s Instagram 

Joey has been forced to involve the police after becoming concerned about the violent nature of some of the sinister messages.

It is reported these include apparent threats to ‘shoot the s**t’ out of Jessy, while others brand his girlfriend a ‘fat s**g’ and a ‘b***h’.

A source close to Joey claimed that in recent months the messages he has received from one person in particular have become ‘increasingly frightening’.

Joey told The Sun that he had been forced to ‘report the stalker to the police because the messages have started to become more threatening’.

He said: ‘I love my fans and want to be able to talk to them online but there has to be a line somewhere and sadly this is it.’