Woman in her 40s arrested after Joey Essex was bombarded with more than 100,000 messages including 'death threats' to his Love Island girlfriend Jessy Potts
A woman has been arrested after Joey Essex was bombarded with more than 100,000 messages including 'death threats' to his partner, Jessy Potts.
The woman, in her 40s, allegedly sent the former The Only Way Is Essex star messages about his Love Island girlfriend in which she allegedly threatened to 'shoot the s**t' out of Jessy, while others brand his girlfriend a 'fat s**g' and a 'b***h'.
Joey, 34, contacted Cheshire Police in August of last year after becoming concerned about the violent nature of some of the sinister messages, some of which were left underneath his social media posts.
Officers seized electronic devices, which included a mobile phone and a laptop, from the woman who is from the Stockport area.
She has since been bailed and order not to contact Joey and his family, or to travel to London and Essex.
A source told the Sun that Joey 'is relieved the woman has been found and [is] grateful to Cheshire Constabulary'.
They added that while Joey is used to receiving messages and has been trolled, 'his team noticed a real uptick in messages from one user in particular' while he was in the Love Island villa, which 'became cause for concern'.
The woman, in her 40s, allegedly sent the former The Only Way Is Essex star messages about his Love Island girlfriend, Jessy Potts (pictured)
The pair dated for a short while after leaving the villa but split for good in September last year
The couple were sent packing just one day before the series final after being voted the 'least compatible' couple by their fellow islands in the series last summer
Joey met Jessy on Love Island last summer, and despite the couple being voted off the island before the final, they continued remained close upon returning home.
The pair split up in September, citing their busy schedules as the reason for their break up.
MailOnline has contacted a representative for Joey Essex for comment.
