Joey Essex and Jessy Potts risked an awkward run-in at Tulleys Shocktober 2024 on Friday.

The former TOWIE star, 34, struck up a relationship with Jessy, 25, when they appeared on Love Island together over the summer.

But their time together was short-lived and they confirmed their split in September, but both happened to be at the annual spook festival on launch night.

Joey cut a casual figure in light grey tracksuit and seemed in good spirits upon his arrival.

Meanwhile, Jessy looked sensational as she put on a leggy display in her miniskirt and leather boots, keeping out the chill with a fur-lined jacket.

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Joey Essex and Jessy Potts risked an awkward run-in at Tulleys Shocktober 2024 on Friday

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Jessy looked sensational as she put on a leggy display in her miniskirt and leather boots, keeping out the chill with a fur-lined jacket.

It is not known whether the former couple did cross paths at the annual pre-Halloween event, but feuding sisters Lauryn and Chloe Goodman narrowly missed a confrontation.

No concrete reason has been given for the split yet, but things seemed to have ended in an amicable fashion.

Joey said: ‘Unfortunately, we have decided to call an end to the relationship but I hope we can continue to be friends.

‘I truly wish Jessy the very best with whatever she does in the future.’

Just weeks on from the grand finale of the 11th series, it was rumoured that Joey and Jessy were ‘hardly speaking’ amid their busy schedules.

A source told The Sun: ‘Joey and Jessy have barely spent any time together as he’s been so busy doing nightclub PAs – it’s causing a lot of friction between them.

‘At Ronnie Vint’s Eggiboff event it was noticed by a lot of people that they hardly spoke. Sadly it looks like it’s only a matter of time before they split.’

Jessy herself recently noted that things had become ‘hard’ as they tried to navigate their relationship away from the bubble of the villa.

She told heatworld: ‘We’re organising when to see each other, and I think it’s hard because you compare it to the other couples.

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Jessy herself recently noted that things had become ‘hard’ as they tried to navigate their relationship away from the bubble of the villa (seen on Love Island in July)

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Jessy also noted that it was always going to be ‘different’ for them because Joey was resuming his ‘normal life’ as a celebrity, whilst she had to learn to cope with her newfound fame (pictured in August 2024)

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Joey became the first celebrity to take part in Love Island earlier this year (pictured during his initial TOWIE fame in 2013)

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It was claimed that the couple had been struggling to see each other amid their hectic schedules (pictured on This Morning in August 2024)

Jessy also noted that it was always going to be ‘different’ for them because Joey was resuming his ‘normal life’ as a celebrity, whilst she had to learn to cope with her newfound fame.

She added:  ‘They’re with each other 24/7, whereas we always knew it was going to be different because he’s catching up on his normal life, whereas for the rest of us we’re thrown into a new life.

‘Everything is new and we’re waiting for things to come up. It was always going to be slightly different.

‘We’re both making the effort and everyone’s speculating that we’ve broken up. We’re working it out