Remember Joey Essex? So, that’s him. No, it’s not Brad Pitt or Channing Tatum.
The Only Way is The 33-year-old Essex star has seen a significant metamorphosis since arriving in Hollywood a few weeks ago.
Joey, who usually has a thick mop of brunette hair, has gone the Harry Styles route and shaved it all off, leaving him completely unrecognisable.
The reality TV icon, who has participated on series such as Celebs Go Dating, Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, and Dancing on Ice, has revealed her new appearance on social media, and fans are stunned.
His most recent picture sees the star posing outside a ‘snack shop’ in West Hollywood wearing a white T-shirt. He captioned the post with: ‘Just chillin outside the snack shop in WeHo, what u saying ?’
Maintaining an air of mystery, Joey posted another string of pictures in California with his shaved head a few weeks ago and wrote: ‘My dreams reach to a world that don’t exist, but I’ll see you soon anyway.’
He also shared pictures of him hopping into a car with his ‘LA family’ – former TOWIE star and cousin Chloe Sims, and photographer Babak Rachpoot, as well as posting on his Instagram story a sweet snap with him and James Argent.
Fans have commented on the recent snaps with shock, as follower dovainis123 wrote: ‘What made you cut your hair can’t believe it,’ to which Joey responded: ‘Universe told me to.’
A number of individuals said Joey resembles Hollywood megastar Brad Pitt, while others compared him to Channing Tatum.
‘Comin like Brad Pitt,’ wrote user @rifeandstride, while _angeltodd said: ‘Ok Channing Tatum.’
TV personality Lateysha Grace complimented him, writing: ‘Joey the short hair suits u loads !!’
Fan kathyrosie said: ‘You look so different, ’ while follower Leo Mandella commented: ‘This hair is too good.’
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Joey is reportedly living a luxury lifestyle in Dubai, a far cry from his humble beginnings on UK reality television.
Joey Essex has an estimated net worth of £8 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Joey also went on Australian I’m A Celebrity, when The Sun said he won more than £200,000 for entering the camp.
He also allegedly earned about £50,000 for performing on Dancing on Ice, according to the publication.
However, during his two-year tenure on Towie over ten years ago, Joey took use of the attention to create his own businesses, including – perhaps ironically given his recent change – a hair product line named Joey Essex: D’Reem Hair.
He has also established perfumes and a clothing brand called DAFDEA, as well as a best-selling autobiography titled Being Reem, in 2014.
Joey has also inked significant brand partnerships with phone network Three, Jaffa Cakes, McDonald’s, and Volvic Water.
Source My Celebrity Life.