ITV Love Island star kicked out of villa 24 hours after show starts

One Love Island star has been brutally axed from the villa after just 24 hours.

In scenes set to play out over the coming days, one Islander will find themselves kicked out of the show. A host of boys and girls - 12 in total - entered on the first day, with Joey Essex soon making an arrival as the first bombshell of the series.

However, in a surprise twist, there will be an unexpected early dumping - when one of the Islanders will be sent home after Joey makes his decision on who he wants to couple up with. Joey is the first every celebrity bombshell to enter the Love Island villa, and fans were left reeling when they saw The Only Way Is Essex star make his way into the famous villa.

Maya Jama was there to welcome the Islanders into the villa, with her revealing the first twist of the series. The contestants were asked to rank the opposite sex on who they thought was most boyfriend or girlfriend material, and who wasn't. It was then that Maya revealed they had coupled themselves up - with the most boyfriend material and most girlfriend material being paired together, and the least boyfriend and the least girlfriend material Islanders being coupled up too.

Joey has been given a big decision to make just moments after walking into the villa

"The islanders were all in shock when it happened. They thought Joey coming in was the only twist. Nobody was expecting a dumping to happen so soon. The dumped star was gutted they hardly got to spend any time in the villa and feels like they've been cheated of the whole experience," a source told The Sun, "There were tears around the firepit. The islanders haven't known each other long but this has sent them reeling. It shows that bosses aren't messing around this series and they need to expect the unexpected."

Joey revealed in a pre-show interview that he had not been approached for the show and had instead signed up himself. He revealed the extreme lengths he had to go to to be able to hide himself and keep his villa entry a big secret.

He warned that the 'King of Essex' was ready to find love, and said he was ready to steal one of the guys' girls - but who will he choose, and who will he send packing after less than a day in the villa?

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