Love Island's Joey Essex and Jessy Potts have broken their social media silence following the end of the ITV2 show, sharing a relationship update with fans in a loved-up Instagram post.
The day after the Love Island final, which crowned Mimii and Josh as the 2024 winners, Joey returned to Instagram to share a joint post with his show partner Jessy.
Posing next to a swimming pool in the Majorca sun, holding hands, Joey and Jessy could be seen looking into each other's eyes and smiling.
"Exclusive era," Joey captioned the post, along with a flame-heart emoji, confirming their relationship status.
Both Jessy and Joey also shared the post on their Instagram Stories, with Jessy adding a white love heart.
"Can't wait to squish you both," Joey's cousin Demi Sims commented on the picture, before signing off with a red heart.
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Former TOWIE star Georgia Kousoulou also wrote "love this" underneath, and Love Island host Maya Jama responded to the post with three red love heart emojis.
Joey's sister Frankie Essex, who saw the couple together when she entered the villa as part of the show's family day, also gave her approval.
"Couple goals," she commented, along with a series of hearts, adding: "Now get home so I can pull Jessy for a girlie big sis chat so excited to meet you properly love you both millions..."
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Joey and Jessy narrowly missed out on a spot in the live final, after being voted out in the penultimate episode by the returning cast of the 2024 series.
The former Islanders were gathered around the fire pit and asked to decide which vulnerable couple they considered to be the least compatible, and Jessy and Joey received the most votes.
Since leaving the villa, Joey has defended his romance with Jessy.
"I understand some people might be sceptical considering how my earlier connections in the villa ended up but ultimately the show is about finding a true connection and the best connection possible and that's what I did," Joey said.
Love Island airs on ITV2 and streams on ITVX.
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