Woman arrested after stalking Joey Essex and threatening to ‘shoot’ ex-girlfriend-Josie Copson-Entertainment – Metro

Joey Essex is said to be relieved (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)

A woman who stalked Joey Essex and ‘threatened to kill’ his former partner Jessy Potts has reportedly been arrested.

The female, who is in her 40s, sent Joey, 34, more than 100,000 text messages.

The sinister social media contact included the woman threatening to ‘shoot the s***’ out of Jessy, who he was briefly in a relationship with after leaving Love Island. The woman also labelled Jessy a ‘flat sl**’ and ‘b****’.

After the messages became more serious, Joey and his team decided to report the incidents to the police in August.

A woman in Stockport has now had her electronic devices including a mobile phone seized by Cheshire authorities, claims The Sun.

After her arrest, she was released on bail under strict conditions not to contact Joey, or travel to London and Essex.

Joey and Jessy dated for two months (Picture: Karwai Tang/WireImage)

A source close to Joey told the publication that he is ‘relieved’ that the woman has been found.

At the time of reporting the stalking, Joey said: ‘We have had to take the decision to report the stalker to the police because the messages have started to become more threatening,’ he said.

‘I love my fans and want to be able to talk to them online but there has to be a line somewhere and sadly this is it.’

On top of sending Joey countless private messages, the woman also left public comments on his social media updates.They included ‘just call me annoying again that’s what you get when your insecure in yourself’. She also told Joey to ‘sort your insecurity out’ and ‘find your own friends’.

Joey reported the online activity to the police (Picture: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/WireImage)

Joey first found fame on reality show Towie in 2011, which documented a group of people who live in Essex’s lives.

Capitalising in the interest, he went on to appear on more than 15 reality shows, including Celebrity Ex on the Beach, I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! and Dancing on Ice. Most recently, he was enlisted as a celebrity bombshell for Love Island, and his casting recieved mixed reactions. He also unexpectedly popped up on Selling Sunset.

Metro contacted Cheshire police and Joey Essex’s representatives for comment.

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