Joey Essex signs modelling contract

London, May 17 (IANS) American TV personality Joey Essex landed his first-ever modelling contract with top agency - Select Model Management, which represents David Gandy, one of the highest earning male models in the world.

The 23-year-old star has landed his first ever modelling contract with the same agency that also represents Jamie Dornan and Agyness Deyn and they're hoping to make the reality TV regular a "global star", reports contactmusic.com.

"We are really happy about having Joey Essex on board," a spokesperson from the agency was quoted as saying.

"We are a tough agency and are renowned for creating stars. As an agency, our reputation for booking frangrances/campaigns and film has created the biggest names in the industry. We saw Joey's potential and will take him to the next level and make him a global star," the spokesperson added.