Joey Essex dumps Stephanie Pratt after just three months for making him ‘spend too much time in Chelsea’
Former Towie star Joey, 26, pulled the plug on the short-lived relationship with the US-born socialite and MIC star this week
REALITY stars Joey Essex and Stephanie Pratt have split, The Sun can reveal.
Former Towie star Joey, 26, wooed the US-born socialite on E4 dating show Celebs Go Dating but their romance has proved short-lived.
He ended the three-month relationship this week after Stephanie's insistence they did most of their socialising in Chelsea.
A source said: "Joey wasn't up for spending every minute in Chelsea with Stephanie.
"He genuinely fell for her and even though they were an unlikely couple, he hoped it could turn into something more serious.
"But he realised it was never going to work with him spending so much time away from home."
Joey and Made in Chelsea star Stephanie, an ex of lothario Spencer Matthews, fell for each other while appearing in Celebs Go Dating, which The Sun revealed in July.
The premise of the show was celebs dating members of the public, but the reality stars soon discovered they had feelings for each other.
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Their connection was finally made official when they kissed in Joey's swimming pool during his date with Stephanie, 30, towards the end of the series.
However, after trying to make their relationship work after the show, the I'm A Celeb star, known for his Reem catchphrase, pulled the plug.
Earlier this week Stephanie had refused to discuss Joey while promoting her new fitness range in LA.
She said: "I can’t answer any questions about Joey - sorry."
Stephanie is not the first romance Joey has experienced off the back of a reality show.
He dated Towie co-star Sam Faiers, 25, and also had a brief relationship with I'm A Celeb campmate Amy Willerton, 24.