Joey Essex has exclusively admitted to Daily Mail that he’s now ‘run out of things to do’ after appearing on a whopping 18 reality shows throughout his colourful career.
The TV personality, 35, who first found fame on TOWIE in 2011, has also competed in I’m A Celeb, Dancing On Ice, Love Island, Celebrity MasterChef and SAS: Who Dares Wins to name just a few, before earlier this year making his debut as a boxer.
However his apparent lack of opportunities could not come at a worse time, following reports he was being probed after his personal firm went bust owing £1.2 million.
Reflecting on his numerous TV appearances Pride Of Britain Awards 2025 at the Grosvenor House Hotel he told Daily Mail: ‘I’ve done everything, there’s not much for me to do anymore, I’m running out of things to do help!’.
Before insisting ‘everything was good’ and hinting fans should ‘Watch out what Joey Essex does next, it’s going to be wild’.
Joey’s company Joey Essex Management Ltd was forced into liquidation in September as he can’t pay its huge debts, mostly due to the taxman.
Joey Essex has exclusively admitted to Daily Mail that he’s now ‘run out of things to do’ after appearing on a whopping 18 reality shows throughout his colourful career
The TV personality, 35, who first found fame on TOWIE in 2011, has also competed in I’m A Celeb , Dancing On Ice , Love Island (pictured) Celebrity MasterChef and SAS: Who Dares Wins
The Mirror reports that accountants are going to be investigating the company director according to new documents sent to Companies House.
According to the publication the papers read: ‘Now that the Company has converted to an insolvent liquidation, the Liquidators will have a duty to enquire into the affairs of the Company to determine its property and liabilities and to identify any actions which could lead to the recovery of funds in the Liquidation.
‘In addition, we are also required to consider the conduct of the Company’s director and to make an appropriate confidential submission to the Insolvency Service in accordance with the Company Directors Disqualification Act.’
Joey is the company’s only director and shareholder.
In September it was reported that the debts racked up by his business includes £30,449 in VAT, £9,552 in PAYE, a massive £402,302 in corporation tax, £15,000 to trade and expense creditors, and a £39,942 Covid bounce back loan.
In total, the debt to creditors stood at £497,246. But Joey’s director’s loan account was also overdrawn by the tune of £780,000 with liquidators uncertain whether any of this will be recovered.
This brought the total debt to £1,277,246.
The new report added that £350,000 of the cash has now been repaid
However his apparent lack of opportunities could not come at a worse time, following reports he was being probed after his personal firm went bust owing £1.2 million
Reflecting on his numerous TV appearances he told Daily Mail: ‘I’ve done everything, there’s not much for me to do anymore, I’m running out of things to do help!’ (pictured on DOI in 2023)
Before insisting ‘everything was good’ and hinting fans should ‘Watch out what Joey Essex does next, it’s going to be wild’ (pictured on Splash! with host Vernon Kay, left, in 2013)
Yet Joey could be in trouble with Companies House for providing untrue information.
In August last year, he tried to fold the company voluntarily and declared in a ‘statement of affairs’ that it was solvent and he could pay back the debts.
In a signed declaration, he promised to pay the debt back plus any interest within 12 months. It’s a criminal offence to falsely claim a company is solvent, which is punishable by a hefty fine and, in serious cases, imprisonment.
The Daily Mail has contacted a representative for Joey for comment.
Last June, it was revealed that the company hadn’t filed any accounts for four years – and was at threat of being struck off.
It’s also an offence not to file accounts on time, which is usually nine months after the end of a firm’s financial year.
Four years worth of accounts were then filed all at the same time on 10 October last year.
