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"Did Lisa paint Mona Lisa?"

Joey Essex tackles Shakespeare and Da Vinci as he sits real GCSE exams live

Former Towie star showed his artistic side and did some problem solving for Dan Wootton

JOEY ESSEX has fame and fortune, but there's still something he's desperate to achieve - a decent GCSE grade.

The former Towie star went back to school for his new show Re-Educating Joey Essex in a bid to add some qualifications to his name.

So before he picks up his results along with thousands of teenagers tomorrow, I tested what Joey had learned by setting him some real GCSE questions .

 Joey looks puzzled as he sits my real GCSE exams
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Joey looks puzzled as he sits my real GCSE examsCredit: Facebook/Dan Wootton
 Joey lays eyes on The Birth of Venus
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Joey lays eyes on The Birth of VenusCredit: Facebook/Dan Wootton
 Cheeky Joey compares The Scream to ex Towie co-star Diags
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Cheeky Joey compares The Scream to ex Towie co-star DiagsCredit: Facebook/Dan Wootton
 Joey swears he's seen Van Gogh in Sugar Hut
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Joey swears he's seen Van Gogh in Sugar HutCredit: Facebook/Dan Wootton

Joey tested his Drama skills and Art knowledge by giving an impassioned performance of Hamlet's To Be or Not To Be speech and trying to identify a series of classic paintings.

Unsurprisingly, Joey wasn't too familiar with Shakespeare or Botticelli.

Asked to name who painted the Mona Lisa, he optimistically replied: "Lisa?"

 Joey will find out his results tomorrow
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Joey will find out his results tomorrowCredit: Facebook/Dan Wootton
 Joey put his knowledge to the test live on my Facebook
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Joey put his knowledge to the test live on my FacebookCredit: Facebook/Dan Wootton

He also swore he'd seen Van Gogh in Sugar Hut and mistook Edvard Munch's grotesque figure in The Scream for former Towie co-star DIAGS.

Joey also took on actual questions from Maths, Science and Geography papers...and actually managed to get some right.

 Joey was sent back to school for ITV2's Re-Educating Joey Essex
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Joey was sent back to school for ITV2's Re-Educating Joey EssexCredit: ITV
 Joey gets in a bit of revision
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Joey gets in a bit of revisionCredit: ITV
 The stress took its toll on Joey
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The stress took its toll on JoeyCredit: ITV
 Joey as a school boy
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Joey as a school boyCredit: ITV

He said: "I think I did pretty well. I would have got a pass."

On his chances of success in his actual GCSE exams, Joey said: "I'm going to pick up my exam results tomorrow and I'm going to predict myself a B. That's aiming high there."

Re-Educating Joey Essex airs Thursday at 9pm on ITV2.

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