Joey Don Essex is an English television personality. From 2011 to 2013, Essex attended West Hatch High School in Chigwell, Essex. He left school in 2006, having received a U in Drama, a C in Art, and a D in Wood Tech at GCSE.
Who Are Joey Essex’s Parents?
Joey Essex’s mum Tina took her own life in 2001 after a battle with depression when Joey was 10 and his sister Frankie was 13. Donald “Donny” Essex is the father of reality stars, Joey and Frankie. An ex-boxer, Donny was left to take care of his two children alone after the untimely death of his wife.
When Joey was young, his mum Tina developed an infection called candida, a crippling yeast infection that can cause stomach problems, fatigue, and depression.
Tina succumbed to her symptoms and committed suicide when Joey was just ten, with his father initially telling his kids that their mum had fallen and tragically died. In 2013, Donny spoke of his past embarrassment at his son’s inability to serve tea, sell fish or blow his own nose, jokingly branding him “useless”.