Downcast Amy Willerton cuts a forlorn figure on photoshoot break after split from Joey Essex
By SARAH BULL and JASON CHESTER
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Her romance with Joey Essex lasted less than a month.
So Amy Willerton could be forgiven for cutting something of a forlorn figure as she was pictured after news broke of her split from the TOWIE star.
The beauty queen, 21, looked as stunning as ever as she soaked up the sunshine on a break from work, but failed to raise a smile despite the warm climes.
Downcast: Amy Willerton couldn't raise a smile on a break from her photoshoots in Europe as news broke of her split from Joey Essex
Forlorn: Amy looked unhappy, but still as stunning as ever in her white bikini and turquoise cover-up
Amy wore a white bikini and turquoise beaded kaftan as she strolled on the grass, with the cover-up doing nothing but highlight her enviable curves and cleavage.
She finished off her look with a pair of flip-flops and left her blonde hair loose and in waves.
Despite the fact she wasn't officially being photographed, Amy still treated the outing as a photo opportunity, and at one point even appeared to think she was in a shampoo commercial.
Clutching her phone to her ear, the model swished her long locks around as though her life depended on it, while the eager photographer snapped away.
At one point, Amy appeared deep in thought as she took a call on her mobile phone - suggesting she could have been discussing her failed romance.
Cheer up! Amy looked pensive as she clutched her phone, which was in a case covered in As
Location, location, location: Even the exotic surroundings and warm climes couldn't raise a smile from Amy
It was reported on Friday that Amy and her former I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! campmate Joey had called time on their romance after just a few short weeks.
The pair hit it off while taking part in the series – won by Westlife star Kian Egan – despite Amy repeatedly flouting the rules by stashing contraband items in her rucksack, resulting in a series of confrontations with her campmates.
While Kian later insisted Joey’s relationship with the former Miss Universe GB was the real thing, sources claim they have since opted to break things off – scuppering reported plans to develop a fly-on-the-wall show around them.
‘Joey’s now hot property and she will be gutted not to cash in on his success,’ an insider told The Sun.
‘ITV hoped they would stay together and star in their own show, but now it won’t happen. Things fizzled out towards the end of December.’
I whip my hair back and forth: Amy appeared to think she was in a shampoo advert at one point as she was photographed
Blonde beauty: Amy was definitely fully aware that she was being photographed and swished her hair appropriately
News of the split comes shortly after Joey was spotted enjoying an intimate meal in East London’s Brick Lane with a mystery brunette.
The pair appeared to hit it off after calling into a distinctly unromantic branch of Nandos for a flame grilled chicken dinner in December.
Shortly afterwards, Bristol based Amy got into the party spirit with resident TOWIE hunk Dan Osborne in Liverpool on New Year’s Eve.
In a cute snap added to his Twitter page, the strapping Essex boy cosies up to attractive Amy beneath the accompanying tweet: ‘Happy 2014!!! @amywillerton xx.’
That's better: Amy later managed a small smile as she chatted on her phone
Leggy lady: Amy's lack of clothes drew attention to her enviable figure and long, long legs
Picture perfect: The sting of the end of her romance with Joey may perhaps have been softened slightly by the fact she wasn't in the UK when the news broke
Amy had previously admitted her first post-jungle date with Joey was at a local McDonalds.
‘We had 20 McNuggets, two Big Macs, fries, apple pies...the works. It was lovely,’ she told The Mirror.
‘We had 20 McNuggets, two Big Macs, fries, apple pies...the works. It was lovely,’ she told The Mirror.
Last month Joey’s ex, Sam Faiers claimed he is just friends with Amy, in spite of their apparent closeness after returning from the Aussie jungle.
She said in an interview with this week's edition of OK! magazine: 'I know the real Joey. And I honestly don’t think he really has fallen for her. I think they’ve just developed a good friendship.'
All over: Amy's romance with Joey lasted less than a month
Jungle fever: The pair hit it off while appearing on the last series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
Sam has been rather vocal about how dubious she finds the pair's romance since they left the jungle, previously dismissing it as a 'publicity stunt'.
She said: 'If they had such a strong connection, why didn't something happen in the jungle? I think they're both trying to keep the hype from the jungle going. I don't believe it.
'Surprisingly, it doesn't hurt as much as I thought it would. I'm sad and disappointed that it's all been done so publicly but I'm not heartbroken.'
MailOnline have contacted Joey and Amy’s representatives for further comment.
Cheap date: Joey was spotted enjoying a night out with a mystery companion at a London branch of Nandos last month
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