Joey Essex STEALS a nativity part from a six-year-old in new ITV2 show Joey Essex: What You Sleighing?
The former Towie star made a trip down memory lane with a visit to his old primary school
JOEY Essex stole the role of Joseph in a school nativity from a “fuming” six-year-old during ITV2’s Educating Joey Essex: What You Sleighing? which airs on Thursday night.
The devastated youngster was forced to play the role of a sheep after having his part taken by the former Towie star.
The reality show, which airs tomorrow evening, follows cheeky Joey Essex at Santa School, held back at his own former primary school, and on a trip to Lapland.
Joey told Bizarre: “In the show I do a nativity and went back to my old school where I did my last nativity when I was six. I did it with a bunch of six year olds. It went pretty well.
“I basically dress up as Joseph. I get the starring role. It’s unbelievable. I wouldn’t say I did it perfect the whole role. I learned some lines as well which was pretty hard. It was confusing man. But I got through it. Everyone was laughing."
But one of the pupils was side lined for the school’s special guest.
Joey added: “He was fuming, the little boy was so fuming. He kept saying to me you’ve taken my role. The kid was still in it… just not Joseph. He was like a sheep.
“But they got to do it again.”
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During the programme Joey goes to Lapland to visit Santa—but the man in the red suit struggles to raise a smile at Joey’s dim humour.
He added: “I went to Lapland and met Santa. I’ve just found out, I don’t think Santa likes me. I don’t know if they’ll put it in the show. I got my little camera out, I think he thought that I was taking the piss or something. I had a selfie camera saying, hi guys. And he was like, ‘One day someone will laugh at your jokes…'
“I think he got a bit aggy with me. I can’t believe it. Maybe because it’s coming up to Christmas it’s a stressful time for Santa.”
Joey returns to E4’s Celebs Go Dating next year alongside Diversity star Perri Kiely, Kim Kardashian’s BFF Jonathan Cheban and Pussycat Doll Melody Thornton.