Jake Hall joined The Only Way Is Essex in 2015, but quit just over a year later following his split with co-star Chloe Lewis.
Part of his decision to leave the show was also due to the fact that he was stabbed in Marbella in May of 2016, which almost caused him to lose a kidney.
Post exiting the reality world, Jake, 27, tweeted to his followers while on holiday in Ireland: "So happy at the moment coming to places like this gives me a great feeling no fake life with fake people round me!
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