HUNDREDS of screaming teenage girls descended on a town centre bar on Tuesday to meet The Only Way Is Essex star Joey Essex.
The 22-year-old reality TV star was in Barnsley to open the new #YOLO youth night at Che Bar on Peel Street.
Joey took the time to meet and greet about 250 fans and when one girl asked why he was so beautiful, she nearly fainted when he told her 'not as beautiful as you'.
Joey said: "It's great to be in Barnsley and I enjoy travelling to meet my fans."
Kirsty Taylor, Che Bar's sales manager who helped organise the new night, added: "Joey was such a sweetheart, a real gentlemen. He took a lot of time out to speak to everyone individually and even had a little dance in-between photos with fans.
"He was a really laid back guy. The night went really well. The kids seemed to really enjoy themselves and socialised really well.
"The turn out was quite good and they have all said they would like to make it a more regular thing, which looks promising."
Some of Joey's fans got to ask him questions, such as would he ever date a fan. When he replied with 'maybe one day', the screams from the hundreds of girls went through the roof.
Kirsty said she is hoping more boys will go to the next #YOLO event, as she doesn't think Joey appealed to the lads of Barnsley very much.
The next youth event takes place on August 13 and will be a beach party theme.
