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The Only Way Is Essex Series 2
The second series of ''The Only Way Is Essex'', a British semi-reality television programme, began airing on 20 March 2011 on ITV2. The series concluded on 4 May 2011 and consisted of fourteen episodes. This is the first series to include Carol Wright, Chloe Sims, Debbie Douglas, Frankie Essex, Gemma Collins, Joey Essex Joey Donald Essex (born 29 July 1990) is an English television personality. He came to prominence for his appearances on the ITV reality series '' The Only Way Is Essex'' (2011–2013)''.'' He went on to appear on various reality television sh ..., Mick Norcross and Nicola Goodger, and briefly included Leah Wright, the cousin of Mark and Jess Wright, before she later returned in the ninth series. It is the last series to include Amy Childs before her return in 2020. The series heavily focused on the relationship between Lauren G and Mark, where the pair celebrate an engagement, failed to win over the support from the Wright family, before splitting when M ...
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ITV2
ITV2 is a Television in the United Kingdom, British free-to-air television channel owned by ITV Digital Channels, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998. For a number of years, it had the largest audience share after the five Analogue terrestrial television in the United Kingdom, analogue terrestrial stations, a claim now held by its sister service ITV3 both of which are freely available to a majority of households. The channel is primarily aimed at the 16–34 age group, similar to BBC Three and E4 (TV channel), E4, and is known for American programming such as adult animations ''Family Guy'', ''American Dad!'' and ''Bob's Burgers''; repeats of recently aired episodes of soap operas and other entertainment programming from ITV (TV network), ITV such as ''Coronation Street'', ''Emmerdale'' and ''Catchphrase (British game show), Catchphrase''; original comedy such as ''Celebrity Juice'' and ''Plebs (TV series), Plebs''; and reality formats such as ''Big Brothe ...
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Lauren Goodger
Lauren Rose Goodger (born 19 September 1986) is an English media personality who starred in the ITVBe reality show ''The Only Way Is Essex'' from 2010 until 2012. She made brief returns to the series in 2015 and 2016 respectively, before returning permanently in 2024. In January 2013, Goodger took part in the eighth series of the ITV ice skating show ''Dancing on Ice'', in which she was partnered with Michael Zenezini and finished eleventh after being eliminated in week 2. In August 2014, Goodger entered the ''Celebrity Big Brother'' house in the fourteenth series of the show. Career ''The Only Way Is Essex'' In 2010, Goodger became one of the original cast members of the reality television programme ''The Only Way Is Essex''. The first two series of the show mostly revolved around Goodger's relationship with her boyfriend Mark Wright. In the series 2 finale, broadcast on 4 May 2011, she dumped Wright and pushed him into a swimming pool. Goodger made her departure from the ...
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Broadcasters' Audience Research Board
Barb Audiences Ltd (formerly Broadcasters Audience Research Board) is a British organisation that compiles audience measurement and television ratings in the United Kingdom. It was created in 1981 to replace two previous systems whereby ITV (TV network), ITV ratings were compiled by JICTAR (Joint Industry Committee for Television Audience Research), whilst the BBC did their own audience research. BARB is jointly owned by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 (British TV channel), Channel 5, Sky UK, Sky and the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising. Participating viewers have a box on top of their TV sets which tracks the programmes they watch. In February 2023, Barb changed its company name to Barb Audiences Ltd (formerly Broadcasters' Audience Research Board). Business BARB have approximately 5,100 homes (equating to approximately 12,000 individuals) participating in the panel. This means that with a total UK population of 65,648,100, according to the 2016 census, each v ...
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Sam Faiers
Samantha Elizabeth Faiers (born 31 December 1990) is an English television personality. She starred in the ITV2 reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex'' from 2010 to 2014 and had her own reality series "Sam Knightley and Billie Shepherd: The Mummy Diaries" for nine series from 2016 to 2021. Career On 10 October 2010, Faiers appeared in the first episode of ''The Only Way Is Essex'' and in total starred in eleven series of the show. The second series of the programme saw Faiers' sister Billie join the cast. During this series, Faiers also began a relationship with cast member Joey Essex. However, their relationship came to an end again months later in the ninth series. In January 2014, Faiers entered the ''Celebrity Big Brother'' house to compete in the thirteenth series. She entered handcuffed to fellow housemate, American starlet Jasmine Waltz, as part of a task. It was revealed that Faiers had been meeting a journalist from ''OK!'' during her stay in the house, so that sh ...
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Patricia Brooker
Patricia Joan "Pat" Brooker (née Spicer; 21 November 1935 – 16 December 2015), known colloquially as Nanny Pat, was an English television personality, author and former publican. She was best known as a recurring cast member on the ITVBe reality television series ''The Only Way Is Essex'' (2010–2015). Early life Patricia Joan Spicer was born at St Andrew's Hospital in Bromley-by-Bow, East London, England, on 21 November 1935, as the younger child to Thomas John "Tom" Spicer, a painter,1939 England and Wales Register and his wife, Winifred Hermar "Win" (née Chipperfield), a factory worker, who was part of the family who ran Chipperfield's Circus. She had an elder brother, Thomas John "Tommy" Spicer. Brooker lived at 12 Bilberry House in Watts Grove for the first 20 years of her life. She attended All Hallows, Bow every Sunday morning with her mother. Her father would only attend if he had to. Her mother died from rheumatic heart and kidney trouble when her daughter was 1 ...
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Mick Norcross
Michael John Norcross (11 May 1963 – 21 January 2021) was an English businessman and television personality. He was best known as a recurring cast member on the ITV2 reality television series ''The Only Way Is Essex'' (2011–2013). Early life Michael John Norcross was born in Haslingden, Lancashire, England on 11 May 1963, as the second child. He had an elder brother, Mark Anthony Norcross and a younger sister, Anita Margaret Bandar. Career Norcross was a businessman. Norcross joined the second series of the ITV2 reality television series ''The Only Way Is Essex'' on 20 March 2011. On 8 March 2013, it was reported that he had quit the series and had banned production from filming in his nightclub, Sugar Hut, following his departure; feeling the show had given the club a negative reputation. He only appeared in episode one of the eighth series before departing following the airing of the fourth episode on 6 March 2013. He appeared on 53 episodes. He made a cameo appear ...
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Mark Wright (TV Personality)
Mark Charles Edward Wright (born 20 January 1987) is an English television personality, Entertainment journalism, entertainment reporter, and former professional footballer who last played for side Crawley Town F.C., Crawley Town. He is best known for appearing as a cast member on the first three series of ''The Only Way Is Essex.'' Wright gained more popularity after appearing on the I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (UK series 11), eleventh series of ''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (UK TV series), I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' where he finished as runner-up, and the Strictly Come Dancing (series 12), twelfth series of ''Strictly Come Dancing'', where he finished in fourth place. He is also a current presenter on Heart (radio network), Heart's Saturday afternoon slot. Career Football Before his appearances on ''The Only Way Is Essex'', Wright was a semi-professional footballer, with a youth career at West Ham United F.C., West Ham United, Arsenal F.C., Ar ...
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Lydia Rose Bright
''The Only Way Is Essex'' (often abbreviated as ''TOWIE'' ) is a British reality television series based in Brentwood, Essex, England. It shows "real people in modified situations, saying unscripted lines but in a structured way." Broadcast on ITV2 from 2010, the series was moved to ITVBe in October 2014 and set to move back to ITV2 in autumn 2025. The first series consisted of 10 episodes and ran for 30 minutes, with a Christmas special following later in the year. Due to popularity, the runtime was extended to 45-minute episodes and renewed for a year's airing. On 22 May 2011, the series won the Audience Award at the 2011 BAFTA Awards. On 13 March 2016, ITVBe aired a one-off documentary hosted by former cast member Mark Wright, discussing the history of the series. On 28 February 2017, with the announcement of the cast for the show's twentieth series, it was confirmed that instead of the usual three series per year, ITVBe would only be airing two series, but with more epis ...
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Lucy Mecklenburgh
Lucy Mecklenburgh (born 24 August 1991) is an English television personality and model known for her appearances in the ITV2 reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex'' from 2010 to 2013. She later appeared in '' Tumble'' and '' Tour de Celeb''. Career ''The Only Way Is Essex'' Mecklenburgh rose to fame as one of the cast members in the ITV2 reality series ''The Only Way is Essex''. She remained on the series for three years, leaving after the tenth series. Other work In 2013, she was announced as a regular columnist for New! magazine. She is signed to Select modelling agency. In 2014, Mecklenburgh appeared on Ladies of London (season 1, episode 7) modelling Caprice's line, By Caprice. Also in 2014, Mecklenburgh also took part in the BBC One talent show '' Tumble'' with professional partner, Billy George. In 2015, Mecklenburgh released a clothing range with PrettyLittleThing and modelled in their advertising campaign. She also put her name to a collection for Ellesse s ...
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Lauren Pope
Lauren Grace Pope (born 29 September 1982) is an English model, television personality and DJ. In 2010, she began appearing in the ITVBe reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex'' and left in March 2019. Television In 2004, Pope appeared in the second series of ''Mile High'' for two episodes. In October 2010, she began appearing in the ITVBe reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex''. She left the series in October 2015 to pursue business endeavours, but announced her return 18 months later. She returned to the series in 2017, but announced her departure again in 2019. Music In 2007, Pope began a career as a DJ. ''Nuts'' magazine named her the "world's sexiest DJ". She then also become involved in producing. Pope also appears in the music video for the song " Ready for the Weekend" by Calvin Harris. Hair extensions In 2007, Pope designed and launched her own brand of clip-in hair extensions, Hair Rehab London, appearing on the ITV reality series ''Tycoon A business magnate, ...
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Kirk Norcross
Kirk John Norcross (born 21 April 1988) is an English television personality, best known for being a cast member on the ITV2 reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex'' from 2010 to 2013. He also participated in the ninth series of ''Celebrity Big Brother'' in 2012, and the third series of ''Ex on the Beach'' in 2015. Career In 2010, he began appearing in the television series ''The Only Way Is Essex'' before leaving the show after the third series was aired. Norcross returned to the show in the seventh series, although he departed again in series eight in March 2013. Norcross was also on the front cover of the March 2011 issue of ''Attitude''. In 2012, Norcross was a housemate on the ninth series of ''Celebrity Big Brother''. He was the fourth housemate to be evicted on Day 16 after receiving the fewest votes to save. In July 2012, Norcross featured in an advertising campaign with friend Jodie Marsh. On 30 September 2012, Norcross returned for the seventh series of ''The Only ...
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The Only Way Is Essex
''The Only Way Is Essex'' (often abbreviated as ''TOWIE'' ) is a British reality television series based in Brentwood, Essex, England. It shows "real people in modified situations, saying unscripted lines but in a structured way." Broadcast on ITV2 from 2010, the series was moved to ITVBe in October 2014 and set to move back to ITV2 in autumn 2025. The first series consisted of 10 episodes and ran for 30 minutes, with a Christmas special following later in the year. Due to popularity, the runtime was extended to 45-minute episodes and renewed for a year's airing. On 22 May 2011, the series won the Audience Award at the 2011 BAFTA Awards. On 13 March 2016, ITVBe aired a one-off documentary hosted by former cast member Mark Wright, discussing the history of the series. On 28 February 2017, with the announcement of the cast for the show's twentieth series, it was confirmed that instead of the usual three series per year, ITVBe would only be airing two series, but with more epi ...
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