The Only Way Is Essex

Our favourite Essex clan are back, and the new year is bringing more tears, tantrums and fallouts. The 'girls and guys' have gone on a break to Tenerife, but it's more like TenerGRIEF as various fallouts come to the fore and two rival camps are created.

After their luxurious Tenerife holiday ended in a big bust up, tensions run high as Chloe and Elliott still seem to be at each other's throats. Meanwhile, Danni still has beef with Lydia.

With Arg out of rehab, it's a time of changing dynamics in many an Essex relationship, with more tears, tantrums and declarations on their way.

Arg's return on Sunday has put Lydia's head in a spin. Arg is still really involved with her family and its causing problems between Lydia and her mum. Chloe and Charlie are still not talking, despite their friends' best efforts to get them back together.

Relationships face testing times with our Essex posse this week; with home truths, ultimatums and crises of consciences taking centre stage.

Tommy and Lockie have been putting all their energy into their rival club nights at Circuit and Luxe, but prides and reputations are at stake. What starts as harmless banter turns into macho 'agg' as Lockie and Tommy go head to head in their own club war.

There are two sides to every story, and our Essex gang learn that more than ever as accusations and denials set tongues wagging.

It's St. Patrick's Day in Essex and it proves to be a dramatic night for all. Fran and Diags are accused of being 'grasses' yet again by Tommy; there's no way Tommy is owning up to asking Diags to cover for him on a night out in Newcastle.

After an explosive row at the St Patrick's Day party, relations between Tommy and Georgia and Fran and Diags are worse than ever. While Chloe L gets away from it all in sunny Dubai, the clash of Essex alpha-males is at full swing in her absence.

It's all got too much for Chloe Simms, as she's starting to feel smothered after hanging out with Elliott again. After the last few weeks of upset, Fran really wants to make friends with Georgia.

Fresh rumours of Jake and Lauren's liaison being more sex-based than snog-based have threatened to derail Jake's relationship with Chloe L. Lydia and Arg are back in the friend-zone and getting on well.

As we near the end of the series, Chloe L is no closer to deciding what to do about Jake. Lydia is really having doubts about Ben after spending so much time with Arg. Jess is not feeling it with Dan E, who is equally unsure what Jess is thinking.

Last time on TOWIE, Lydia had broken up with her 'perfect' boyfriend and already she and Arg are getting closer and closer. Jake has tried turning over a new leaf in order to win back Chloe L. Dan E and Jess may be having regrets over their 'breakup'.