The Only Way Is Essex

TOWIE is BACK. Bigger, louder, sexier, and bursting with drama. There are more tears, strops and laughter to come in this brand new series of The Only Way Is Essex, which kicks off in Ibiza.

In the second Ibiza special episode, the temperatures are still rising. Lockie and Danni are still struggling to put their relationship back together. Meanwhile, new girl George is furious at Lewis for paying her no attention since she has been in Ibiza.

The TOWIE crew are back from Ibiza, and are smack back to Essex with sore heads and sore hearts. Disaster has struck for Elliott as Chloe has been pulling away from him. After their holiday romance in Ibiza, George has been hanging out with Tom P.

Chloe and Elliot have agreed to go on a break. Lewis offers an olive branch to George and they finally meet up to clear the air. Meanwhile, Georgia and Tommy are still in the throes of a new romance.

Chloe and Elliot have really hit the rocks this week. Tom and George are spending more time together. Lockie and Danni follow the counselor's advice and write letters to each other and Lydia is getting increasingly frustrated with Arg's lazy behavior.

News of the real reason behind Chloe and Elliot's breakup is spreading like wildfire. Diags is in the bad books with Fran. Elsewhere, George is still dating Tom P but does he want to make any more effort than he already is?

Fran and Diags are at breaking point this week when Fran discovers naked pictures of a girl on Diags' phone. But they're not the only relationship on the rocks as Jess discovers Ricky has been sending messages to a mystery woman.

After the explosive news that Jess and Ricky have split, Jess's girls rally around her for support whilst Ricky confides in his boys. Fran and Diags are in a good place after talking through problems that caused their bust up a few days ago.

After an explosive breakup things have gone from bad to worse for Ricky and Jess. Lewis has revealed a host of controversial facts about Fran recently and even speculated that Diags is in an abusive relationship.

Ricky and Jess have both had family rallying around them in the wake of their bitter break-up. Danni and Lockie are in a much better place since the aftermath of her miscarriage threatened to tear them apart.

Bobby is throwing a charity gala in aid of the Anthony Nolan Trust, the charity helping his mother with Leukaemia. Everyone in Essex is donating amazing one off prizes, which will be won in a raffle.

It's more like 'The Only Way is Calais' for TOWIE's Christmas special as Lydia drags some of the gang off for an overnight booze cruise in time for the Brights' Christmas Ball.