Joey Essex speaks out about bagging a new girlfriend and getting a GCSE

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by Sophie Bronstein |
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Joey Essex has opened up about how he's "sick of being single" and would like to settle down with his dream girl - as well as his future plans to crack America.

The ex-TOWIE star may have sailed through his recent General Studies exam that he sat live on TV (getting an D grade overall), but he's admitted to the MailOnline that finding his dream girl hasn't been as easy.

He said: "You get bored of being single. But I'm definitely not eager".

Talking about his new E4 show Celebs Go Dating (with Charlotte Crosby and Stephanie Pratt), he said "I did meet a nice girl on the show though. We got along well. But we'll just see what happens.

There was a girl a while ago who was just perfect, like everything down to a T, but I dunno, something wasn't right. It's all about opposites for me".

And on being questioned about his rumoured romance with Zayn Malik's ex fiancé Perrie Edwards last year, he said "Never say never. Right now I'm too busy with all my filming. No little Joey's running around.

Walking to the shop to get my salmon and avocado toast with a pushchair. Not happening!".

And what did he say about achieving a D on his re-sit GCSE exam, done live on ITV2's Re-Educating Joey Essex?

"I feel more proud than I thought I would. I mean looking at myself compared to ten years ago, it's crazy.

If I got lower than D, then I mean, I wouldn't be upset, I'd still have a smile on my face, but it would be a shame. If I got something higher than a D, it would have been unrealistic. I mean, the best I got at school was a C in Art and I tried really hard in maths and got a D.

'Won't be re-sitting any more GCSE's though, it's good to look back on everything. I've accomplished a lot in ten years. But I always try my hardest.'

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