Joey Essex's alleged stalker who threatened to 'shoot' ex-girlfriend is arrested

The Only Way is Essex prima Joey Essex reported an alleged stalker to the constabulary aft getting thousands of threatening messages against himself and ex Jessy Potts, and a pistillate has present been arrested

A pistillate has been arrested aft allegedly stalking Joey Essex.

The TV property who recovered fame connected The Only Way is Essex is said to person have raised a lawsuit with constabulary aft an idiosyncratic sent him implicit "100,000 messages" and allegedly threatened to sprout his ex-girlfriend, Jessy Potts. In August, it was claimed that his alleged stalker had near "hundreds" of notes nether his societal media posts.

It was reported that the idiosyncratic had threatened to "shoot the s**t" retired of Jessy, who Joey met connected Love Island. Now, section constabulary are said to person seized physics devices, including a laptop and mobile telephone from an idiosyncratic relating to the case. The idiosyncratic has since been bailed connected the conditions that she does not interaction Joey, oregon question to Essex oregon London.

A spokesperson for Cheshire Constabulary told the Mirror: "We tin corroborate a 34-year-old pistillate from the Poynton country has been arrested connected suspicion of stalking. The pistillate has been released connected conditional bail until February portion enquiries continue."

An insider claimed that Joey “loves” being capable to prosecute with his fans online, and is utilized to the unusual nasty connection oregon troll. However, contempt years of signifier dealing with haters alongside fans, helium claims the caller messages crossed the line.

The root told The Sun: “When helium was successful the Love Island villa, his squad noticed a existent uptick successful messages from 1 idiosyncratic successful particular, which grew progressively frightening with immoderate targeted, carnal threats and it became origin for concern. Joey is relieved... and grateful to Cheshire Constabulary.”

Last August, Joey contacted constabulary aft helium says helium received 100,000 messages from his alleged stalker. The idiosyncratic liable is said to person sent Joey backstage messages and near "hundreds of notes" nether his posts connected societal media. At the time, the The Sun reported that online messages from the alleged stalker look to endanger to "shoot the s**t" retired of Jessy, who was reportedly besides branded a "fat s**g" and a "b***h".

According to the outlet, Joey "called successful police," with it reported that the world TV prima and his squad are owed to talk to constabulary to motorboat "a ceremonial probe" aft helium became "increasingly concerned" erstwhile the contented of the messages "grew much menacing.” The alleged stalker is said to person written successful a rant: "Just telephone maine annoying again that's what you get your insecure successful yourself."

Joey broke his soundlessness to The Sun, explaining however things went truthful acold that helium had nary prime but to instrumentality action. He shared: "We person had to instrumentality the determination to study the stalker to the constabulary due to the fact that the messages person started to go much threatening. I emotion my fans and privation to beryllium capable to speech to them online but determination has to beryllium a enactment determination and sadly this is it."

While Jessy was a people of Joey’s alleged stalker, they divided conscionable weeks aft leaving the villa. After being dumped from the show, Jessy reflected connected their travel successful a station connected Instagram. She wrote: "I had the astir astonishing clip successful the villa. It was an implicit imagination travel existent from opening to end. I person made friends for life, laughed til I cried, and recovered my Joey. It was an acquisition I'll ne'er hide and I made memories that volition past forever."

The Mirror has approached Joey's spokesperson for comment.

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