Elliott Wright has landed his own ITVBe show which is set to be filled with celeb cameos
Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan at launch of Olivia's La Cala in Spain, August 2015
TOWIE is getting its very own spin-off show and it could feature some VERY exciting guests!
The new series will follow Elliott Wright and the staff at his restaurant Olivia’s La Cala on the sunny Costa del Sol following its opening last summer and it looks set to be filled with drama.
There could even be a few famous cameos in store, with ITVBe producers reportedly hoping to get Elliott’s cousin Mark Wright and his missus Michelle Keegan to come along after they attended the bar’s launch last summer.
How good would that be?!
It’s also rumoured that Vicky Pattison and love interest Spencer Matthews could pop up during the series and the venue is said to be a favourite with footballers too.
But all celebrity guests aside, it sounds like the team at Olivia’s are entertaining enough in their own right!
‘The series is set to be TOWIE-on-sea and Elliott’s super-gorgeous staff are stars in the making,’ a source tells The Mirror.
‘The producers are experts at reality now, and know what works.
‘So many celebs flock to Marbella in the summer months. The sky is the limit with surprise guests.’
Sounds exciting! The new series will start being filmed by Lime Pictures next month and, with it being unscripted, is sure to capture all the juicy goings-on at the resort.
Elliott swapped Essex for Marbella last year as he prepared to focus on his new business venture and went on to open the eaterie in August.
The venue – which is cutely named after Elliott’s daughter – instantly attracted lots of big names and Mark and Michelle happily posed for a photo at the grand opening which Michelle posted on Twitter.
‘At the launch of @oliviaslacala it’s absolutely beautiful. Welldone @elliottwright_ what a turn out. xx,’ the actress wrote.
With other famous friends and family members including Jessica Wright having sung the praises of Olivia’s, we can’t wait to see who turns up when the cameras start rolling!
TOWIE’s Jessica Wright, 30, shares her top-to-toe health secrets…
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Jessica Wright
Binky x In The Style clothing collection launch, London, Britain - 15 Oct 2015
Made in Chelsea star, Binky Felstead, celebrates the launch of her Binky x In The Style clothing collection at Libertine by ChinaWhite, London.
‘I train with a personal trainer. I really feel like they push me more and I work harder. We do a little bit of cardio combined with squats, weights, lunges, arms- pretty much everything to be honest.’
‘I try and work out as much as possible but a lot of the time, I’m working. I go at least 4 days a week.’
Jess took a spin with Nanny Pat in 2012
Do you follow any motivational Instagram pages?
‘I do! Seeing hot bodies does motivate me I guess but I just think it’s all about how you feel in yourself. I know it sounds silly but some girls are built with really tall, long torsos, and I’m not saying that it’s easier for them but we’ve all got different body shapes, you have to kind of work with what you’ve got.’
How do you motivate yourself to keep fit?
‘Just fitting into clothes really. If I don’t feel comfortable in something I know that I need to lose a couple of pounds or tone up a little bit.’
‘Probably the middle part of my stomach. I find if I put on weight, that’s probably where it goes first.’
Do you have a guilty food pleasure?
‘Tea and biscuits. If I’m being really naughty then I have chocolate biscuits. I reckon I have a biscuit nearly everyday.’
Jess’ Food Diary
Now’s expert sports nutritionist Ollie Frost gives his verdict on her daily diet
BREAKFAST: Apple and cherry porridge.
OLLIE SAYS: Kick start the day with porridge oats- they are high in dietary fiber which will fill you up and prevent other eating later on in the day. Porridge contains essential carbohydrates needed for optimal brain function and energy; complex carbs are digested slowly giving you lasting energy.
Cals: 290
LUNCH: Scrambled eggs and smoked salmon.
OLLIE SAYS: Salmon and eggs are packed full of omega-3 fatty acids which have been proven to promote fat loss. Include a source of vegetables –they’re full of phytonutrients which act as anti-oxidants in the body, protecting the body’s immune system. cals: 420
DINNER: Chicken salad with goat’s cheese. I might have a piece of bread.
OLLIE SAYS: Chicken is a low fat, high protein meat that may help reduce body fat. Jess could include a portion of rice to boost her overall calories and energy intake but the vegetables are great as they are low in calories and high in volume. Try and include veggies in every meal.
Cals: 257
SNACKS: Two chocolate biscuits and a handful of Maltesers.
OLLIE SAYS: Snacks should be high protein, low calorie foods to keep you full between meals. Biscuits and Maltesers are quite the opposite; these foods will take a small time to eat and are highly caloric, leading to potential weight gain.
Cals: 340
TOTAL CALS: 1304
OLLIE’S VERDICT: Jess’ diet is good, however it seems like she has carb fear. Bread will not cause weight gain nor will carbs but excess calories will. Learn to include a variety of carbohydrates into your diet alongside a sensible exercise regime.
Kirk Norcrosshas turned his back on television and landed himself a regular job.
The reality star, that became a father for the first time in February to daughter Violett, is now flogging energy saving and home improvement products for Essex based firm Senergy Direct.
After previously telling Now: ‘I’m done with reality TV now. I’ve give the shows my best and give them my worst, I don’t know what else I could give them – blood?’ the hard working dad appears happier than ever after starting his new job on April 4.
Prior to starting the new role, the former TOWIE star told his 1.2 million how ‘nervous’ he was feeling, with many of them wishing him good luck.
The unexpected career change, which we’re sure baby Violett and fiancée Holli Willis are very proud of, comes after Kirk previously told Now how he’s cut all ties from his former TOWIE co-stars.
‘When you’re filming you have no other social environment away from the show,’ he told us while promoting Ex On The Beach in 2015. ‘If I see them I wouldn’t ignore them though. Last member I seen was Arg and he looked unbelievable. I am gutted though; it’s like a family when you’re on there. Then the minute you’re off it’s like “f**k off” and you’re out the family. They don’t care anymore.’
Good luck is all we have to say, Kirk! It’s great to see you doing so well.
She believes that the Ex On the Beach star, who is dating TOWIE hottie Pete Wicks, slept with her boyfriend after meeting him at an afterparty. According to the girls, Chloe Meadows drunkenly told them she did this.
Megan denied this to Pete: ‘It’s like you can’t go to an afterparty without f***ing someone.’
However, Georgia said Megan was acting suspiciously after Wednesday’s confrontation, that saw the CBB star flare her trademark temper.
Chloe Meadows met up with Chloe Lewis, and things started heating up: ‘I don’t want this to sound patronizing but I feel like you are covering something up.’
When Megan walked in unannounced (presumably as someone fell on the high keys of a piano), Chloe Lewis told her: ‘People that were actually at the afterparty with you have actually come forward to me.’
But this envoked Megan’s wrath: ‘Have people seen me and Jake go into a bedroom and started banging?’
Chloe Lewis playing private investigator into her boyfriends affairs has caused quite a backlash against her on Twitter, with many accusing her of ‘bullying’ the TOWIE newbie.
But she’s defended herself on Twitter: first by retweeting a fan with hands-in-the-air-in-praise emoji, which read: ‘Feel sorry for @ChloeLewis01, I don’t know how she can deal with that situation and then being in front of cameras must make it 10x worse’
And as her first series on the ITVBe show comes to an end, the reality regular is set to flee the country following huge controversy involving co-star Jake Hall.
‘Just a few more days and I’m off!!’ she tweeted to her 395,000 followers on Sunday, as she once again denied claims she’d slept with the male fashion designer during the latest episode. ‘I’m literally gonna sleep & sunbath for a week.’
And if anyone needs a break, it’s poor Megan.
The CCB star first came under fire in Essex when a rumoured circulated that she’d apparently slept with Jake. Something his girlfriend Chloe Lewis obv didn’t like the sound of.
Despite strongly denying the claims to her current beau, hairy hunk Peter Wicks, the drama sadly won’t disappear. As she came head to head with Chloe in Sunday’s episode, she stated: ‘Has anyone seen me going into a room with him and start banging? No!’ To which an angry Chloe hit back, screaming: ‘I’m not a mug! I’m not gonna stand there and let you b******* me!’
ALSO don’t miss Chloe taking to Twitter to defend herself over the drama drama drama. I think we need a bloody holiday too just trying to keep up with this tbh!
Ever since Megan McKenna burst onto the TOWIE scene, escorted by long-haired hunk Pete Wicks, everyone was excited to see what would come of their new relationship. A few dates? Just friends?
Now, in new scenes from the ITVBe show, it seems as if they’ve decided exactly who they are to each other – with none other than a big ol’ smooch for all to see!
Seen attending a party, both are dressed in punk rocker chic when they lock lips while in the company of all their friends:
Scotty T who? Seems like these two are 100% ON
Luckily, we’ll be able to see just how this smooch came about on Wednesday’s episode of TOWIE (the series finale – wah!).
They haven’t exactly been shy with their flirtation, on screen and on social media alike. Earlier this month, they had fans giggling when they organised a doggy date for their dogs: Megan’s pup Daisy, and Pete’s little one, Eric. There was talk of Netflix and chilling – not in the movie-watching sense – before they took their saucy conversation offline.
Also, as Megan prepares to fly out for some well-deserved sunshine, she’s made it clear that she’ll be missing at least one thing – one Mr Pete Wicks. She tweeted a cute black and white picture of them laughing in the back of a cab on Tuesday:
Aww – aren’t they the cutest? After Megan’s recently been forced to deny rumours of a romance with co-star Jake Hall, we’re glad to see that she and Pete are staying strong and completely loving each other’s company.
Beware, Brentwood – the newest TOWIE power couple are here to stay!
Watch as the TOWIE boys play Snog, Marry, Avoid (be careful with your answers, Pete!)
There’s a common misconception that reality stars tend to lack talent.
Ferne McCanndoesn’t just dismiss this during her theatre debut in Gatsby at London’s Union Theatre, but she sings and dances all over it with as much confidence as the trained professionals that make up the rest of the ensemble.
Playing the part of tragic figure Myrtle Wilson, her role may not be the biggest, but it’s certainly rememberable. And also integral, for anyone familiar with the story centered on mysterious millionaire, Jack Gatsby, from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel.
Talking to Now before opening night, she tells us: ‘This honestly is the scariest thing I’ve ever done. I’m completely opening myself to a whole new chapter and it is a risk, but you have to take risks in life.’ But as she takes to the stage with her first song, Seize The Day, her surprising powerful vocal with a rather unexpected raspy blues tone suggest nothing other than this was a risk worth taking.
Now’s verdict? Seize The Day is exactly what Ferne needs to continue doing! Yes there’s room for slight improvement, but the TOWIE star turned This Morning presenter isn’t just following her dreams, she’s also flying the flag for reality stars up and down the country. There really is much more to them than staged drama, love spats and selfies.
Well, it seems like she’d been pursuing the wrong Megan after all, as Ex On the Beach star Megan Rees claims that Jake tried to sleep with her in a London club!
The 21-year-old explained to The Sun: ‘We wre just having some banter with our friends and then he just turned around and was like “when are you going to take me home and f*** me?” He didn’t even whisper it.’
What a romantic.
She continued: ‘He was flirting all night. He kept on saying it a few times “I wanna take you home and f*** you”. At that point I just shrugged it off and I was laughing because I know he’s got a girlfriend. I’m not into that.’
Megan Rees, who appeared on the third series of Ex last year, explained that the TOWIE lad invited her to an afterparty, claiming he’d ‘turned [his] phone off for the night’.
Chloe Lewis has come to blows with Megan McKenna several times this series after she was told the 23-year-old slept with Jake Hall, but maybe she got the Megans confused.
The Ex On The Beach star’s also quite confused why the Essex girl hadn’t split with him: ‘I think Chloe is a mug. Everyone’s tweeting her saying, “Your boyfriend’s doing this, this and this” – I can see it.
‘I have nothing to gain, I have nothing to lose and if anyone turns around and says: “Why didn’t you tell her?” Well, she’s a mug. I don’t think she deserves me to approach her when I don’t even know her.
Apparently there are certain phrases Mario wasn't allowed to say...
Mario Falcone at Binky x In The Style clothing collection launch, London 15 October 2015
Mario Falcone has claimed that he was forced to stop using long words during his time on TOWIE.
The reality star sensationally alleges that producers encouraged him to swap his complicated vocabulary for shorter phrases, making his speech easier to understand.
In fact there’s one particularly fancy word that Mario, 28, says he was told not to use after causing confusion during a scene.
‘I had to dwindle it down a bit when I did TOWIE,’ the Essex boy confesses.
‘Once I said the word “discombobulated” and the whole crew said: “Mario you can’t say that”, and I was like “why?”
‘They said: “The people who watch TOWIE won’t know what you’re talking about”. I confused Tommy Mallet!’
Whoops! How could that be when EVERYONE knows what discombobulated means, right? Cough *sneakily grabs dictionary and looks up discombobulated* cough…
Mario says that his articulate nature comes from his days working as a tailor pre-TOWIE.
‘I was a bespoke tailor before so I can’t speak to wealthy clients like “Aw right me geezer” – it sounds horrible,’ the TV star tells The Mirror.
‘When I was on This Morning for a segment, Holly Willoughby said: “Mario I mean this in the nicest way possible, you’re really intelligent, I had no idea!”
‘Thanks for the backhanded compliment. I am normal.’
After four years of cutting down his vocab on TOWIE, Mario decided to leave the show last summer and admits: ‘I don’t do it anymore, I bought my soul back from the devil.’
That doesn’t mean he has any regrets about starring in the popular series though.
‘I’ve got a lovely house, enough money and investments, my business and if I want to do my own suits and tailoring I can do that,’ Mario explains.
‘So no, I don’t regret it. I learnt more in the four years on TOWIE than I would have done four years in real life.
‘It’s a nice story to tell in the future – it’s a chapter.’
Some serious shade has been thrown over Rita's message about the late superstar Prince.
Since the sad news of Prince’s death, countless people have shared their shock and condolences for the late great superstar.
Rita Ora was one of many to share her grief, taking to Twitter to share a heartfelt and personal message.
The message reads, ‘This is coming from a place I never knew existed in my heart. You were so special to me your presence the Music we created the dance-off’s we used to have the laughing we shared . The funk oozing out of you was un-controllable… I will miss you forever and always. I love you my dear kind friend… Love your Rita’.
However, Rita’s emotive message hasn’t gone down well with *every* Prince fan- as Lily Allen has thrown a good ol’ bit of shade at 25-year-old Rita.
The Mirror has reported that in a since deleted Tweet, 30-year-old Lily replied to the message with ‘Pics or it never happened’.
Anyone got a lightbulb or something because ‘ish just got HELLA SHADY.
And, obviously, it’s not a Twitter spat till another celeb gets their two cents in- we give you, Towie‘s Vas Morgan.
Now, seasoned Towie watchers will be aware of Vas’s connections in the ‘biz- he mingles with the fancy sort, in particular his bffl Rita. Vas wasn’t too happy with Lily’s comment, as he replied with ‘get off Twitter and go look after your children, they’re prob wondering where mummy is. Running around being duty’.
Yep- it snowballed pretty fast.
Lily addressed the angry Rita fans who had replied to her Tweet with the message, ‘I didn’t mean that in a mean way, I’m just jealous you were so close to my idol. #superfan #ritabots go IN‘.
This isn’t the first of Lily Allen’s many famous spats (she’s a sassy one, that Lily Allen), the most famous of which her nine year feud with Cheryl Fernandez-Versini. However, it seems that the pair had put aside their differences after they posed together at last years British Fashion Awards.
Aside from her weekly showbiz slot on This Morning and cameos on TOWIE, the 25-year-old hasn’t been out and about much. ‘I’ve been really busy and following what doctor’s advice,’ she tells us, as we settle down for a cosy lunchtime catch up, after a recent secret health scare gave cause for concern.
Now back on track, Ferne’s been putting the finishing touches to her autobiography Cross My Heart, while her first big roll in the Gatsby musical at London’s Union Theatre has been keeping her out of mischeif.
Hi Ferne, you look great!
[Laughs] I didn’t have time to fully change out of my costume before I met you, look at the shoes! It’s nice to have a healthy glow though, isn’t it? Being on stage I want to make sure my legs are looking sheen and glowing under them lights. I used to use sun beds all the time, now I’m totally against them.
What made you change your mind?
I had two moles come up on my face, so I went to see a doctor who said I should get them removed as soon as possible. I’d had them a while and they started to come up more. As they’re on my face and always exposed to the sun I did what the doctor advised and got them off. You can still see one of them following the procedure but it’s not as predominant.
Did you fear they could be cancerous?
Yes. Thankfully they weren’t, but it took this scare to realise the dangers of using sun beds. In Essex especially, it’s such a thing to go on the sun beds before a big night out and it shouldn’t be like that. It’s not healthy at all.
Can you recommend a good fake tan then?
I’m using Bondi Sands Liquid Gold! It doesn’t smell and looks really natural. I love it.
You’ve faced a lot of criticism over your body since I’m A Celeb, would you say you’re 100% happy with it right now?
I’m not 100% confident but I am happy with my real body. This whole Instagram image of what women look like is so fucking fake! Women need to embrace their curves and cellulite, not feel ashamed.
We couldn’t agree more!
Yeah! The gym’s completely gone on hold as I’ve been so busy rehearsing for the play – but I always embrace whatever I am at the time.
What’s harder… learning your lines for the Great Gatsby or TOWIE?
[Laughs for a long time] That’s so cheeky! TOWIE doesn’t have a script… there’s no lines to learn! [laughs even more]
Is the play the scariest thing you’ve ever done?
It is, yeah. I’ve been nearly crying backstage with last minute scene changes! I’ve really been pushed to my limit and challenged myself and faced all the nerves that I could possibly face. Which is good… nerves show you’re passionate about something. It’s fucking great to have nerves.
Were you worried how your co-stars would judge you?
I totally felt they’d be judging me, along with everyone that comes to watch the show. There will be a few people that want me to fail too as they just see me as a reality star and I haven’t trained professionally – but I hope they’ll be impressed. The cast and whole team have been a dream to work with.
It’s quite a different route to most other reality stars…
In the celeb bubble everyone does the same thing. A fashion range or fitness something, it’s been done, it’s boring and it’s not me. Performing is what I’ve always wanted to do.
Were you gutted your character Myrtle Wilson gets killed off?
No [laughs]. I’ve become very attached to Myrtle. I do die and it’s a massive tragedy. I didn’t know too much about the story until I watched the film. Everyone’s with someone that they don’t love…
[Interrupts] Like an episode of TOWIE then!
I suppose TOWIE is like the modern version of the Great Gatsby. That’s why I love it.
Speaking of tragic love stories, did you see Vicky Pattison’s split with Spencer Matthews coming?
I never knew if they were ever really on? I saw the pictures they’d posted together but… I don’t know. My opinion? I think it’s for the best. I definitely spotted chemistry in I’m A Celeb but I don’t know.
Did you think he was right for her?
I never ever pictured them together. Spencer can be a bit sarcastic and rude, so she needs someone not like that. She’s super busy anyway.
What about your love life? We hear there’s a certain footballer on the scene…
There’s absolutely no truth in that. I was never spotted out with [Tottenham Hotspur’s player] Dele Alli.
We’re confused… there are a lot of stories linking you both! Are you sure?
I get confused too!
So you don’t want to become a WAG then?
The idea of becoming a WAG is my idea of hell. It’s the complete opposite of what I’d ever want – I love to wake up and have a purpose and graft and work really hard. I don’t know why girls would ever aspire to become a WAG.
An easy life?
It’s just no ambition of mine and I think it’s a real shame that girls aspire to this whole luxurious lifestyle as a career choice. There are so many women like Cheryl, Abbey Clancy and Coleen Rooney who have careers away from that title. It shouldn’t define you.
Moving on… we haven’t seen much of your mate Sam Faiers lately either?
I haven’t actually seen her in ages. She’s cool and loving being a mum and I think that’s a really beautiful thing.
Is she trying to take herself out of the public eye now?
It almost seems like that, doesn’t it? I don’t know. You can go under the radar for a few weeks quite easily. I’ve just done that… no one’s really spoke about me for a while. I realised I hadn’t even Snapchatted in ages and was like: ‘Oh shit!’
When you do that are you scared people will forget about you?
[Laughs] It’s really fickle and that’s really shit. I actually… [Ferne stops mid sentence to answer a phone call from Rylan]. ‘You’re at the theatre babe?’ she giggles as they started chatting away. ‘I’m across the road doing an interview in a restaurant.’ [After she then spends a couple of moments peering out the window trying to wave at her passing This Morning presenter as he drives past, we continue…]
Um, so you have a new book out soon too?
It’s been intense to look back over all the memories but I’m excited for everyone to read it. I’ve always been incredibly honest. I never hold anything back – so why change for the book?
Should people be scared?
Maybe a little bit. Listen, people are aware I’m doing it and I’ve told them I’m going to tell stories from my eyes. I’m not nasty, but honest. Let’s put it that way.
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During our exclusive bikini shoot in this week’s magazine, the 28-year-old star reveals how she’s become a recluse as she shied away from the spotlight, found comfort in food and is seeking therapy after being prescribed a course of antidepressants.
And now as she strips off to reveal her size 12-14 figure, she describes her determination to tone up, lose weight and find happiness once again.
‘I did think about killing myself, like my mum,’ she tells us. ‘She was depressed and I’m scared I’ll fall into that hole. But I’m on antidepressants now and they’re helping me feel happier. I want to be the old Frankie again…’
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TOWIE's Tommy Mallet on his secret wedding plans with girlfriend Georgia Kousoulou
Hi Tommy! What did you do for Valentine’s Day?
I took Georgia [Kousoulou] to the theatre to see Thriller. I’d never been to the theatre before.
What’s the most romantic thing you’ve ever done?
The only Valentine’s I’ve ever celebrated was with Georgia last year and I closed my club Circuit and cooked her a meal. I’m not really into romantic shit, to be honest with you. I am now with Georgia, though – romance is my middle name, baby!
Is that because you’ve met ‘the one’ now?
Something like that, yeah.
Was it love at first sight?
Yeah. We met in Ibiza in 2014 and we’ve spent every night together since – we’ve only had a couple of nights apart. I’m not like the other boys – lying, cheating scumbags! I don’t go out drinking any more – I gave that up.
Why did you give up drinking?
Because I’m focused in life. I don’t want to get in any more trouble, man. I’m a nightmare when I drink.
You’ve said you want to propose to Georgia…
I’m not going to propose on the show but I’ll throw an engagement party. It’ll be an Irish-Greek wedding. My family is Irish and hers is Greek. My mum and dad got married on telly – on a BBC show called Love Town in 1999. They ran away to Gretna Green and got married, but my mum turned up with a bus load of people from Ireland.
That’s amazing! Would you get married on TV?
Yeah. Just not the engagement because that’s so much more personal. I’m not just getting married to Georgia for a scene on the show like everyone else does. My family ain’t bothered about fame – it’s the last thing they want. The marriage just happened at the right time.
They won’t come on TOWIE or anything.
You’re very successful with your nightclub businesses. Have you got a budget in mind for your wedding?
No – if I’ve got it, I spend it! I was thinking I’d like to do a party and hire a PJ [private jet] out to Santorini or something – with a quick stop off in Ibiza for all our pals. Georgia’s friends date my friends, so it would be good. Her old man will be paying for the wedding, anyway! Normally, I fly economy. I like to be in the mix and hear people moaning about their food and arguments about people putting their seats back.
Could you beat Arg and Lydia down the aisle?
Yeah, we will do. Georgia told me I wasn’t allowed to propose on her birthday, Christmas or Valentine’s Day because it’s already an occasion. F*** that, she’s getting it on her birthday or Christmas and that’s it! We’ll have our own show – like Sam Faiers’ The Baby Diaries. If things go to plan, we’ll get engaged this year.
Who would you snog, marry and avoid with the TOWIE girls?
Snog Georgia, marry Georgia – and avoid Georgia when she’s got the hump!
Feisty Ferne McCannis famed for her outspoken opinions.
The 25-year-old former TOWIEstar has never been short of something to say, with her heartfelt honesty earning her thousands of fans all over the country since bursting onto the ITVBe show in 2013. So we thought we’d put this to the test while celebrating the release of her autobiography Cross My Heart.
The book may spill all of Ferne’s showbiz secrets and reveal what she really thinks of the show she started out on and former flames Charlie Sims and Russell Brand – but what does she make of some of the more hard-hitting talking points from around the world such as Brexit and world peace?
‘We have to vote yeah?’ she asks us, as we discuss the UK’s EU referendum. ‘Oh god, I’m going to have to make the decision. I like the unity of being in the EU so for that, I suppose we should stay? A lot of people are saying leave? England and Great Britain… we’re really powerful, aren’t we? We’re a great strong unit. I don’t know the benefits, I don’t really know. Maybe if anyone wants to get in touch that could give me knowledge on this stuff, please do.’
Despite struggling with our serious questions, the This Morning presenter does save herself towards the end of our video, adding: ‘I’m a showbiz reporter!’
Have a watch of the video above, have a laugh and then let us know what you think of all this… should we stay or should we go?
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TOWIE star Billie Faiers speaks to Now about being a mum to adorable one-year-old Nelly!
Angelic in white
TOWIE star Billie Faiers, 26, is a mum to one-year-old Nelly with fiancé Greg Shepherd. We caught up with her to talk about family life…
Billie, what are you like as a mum?
I’m very organised and I really enjoy spending time doing lovely things with Nelly and putting her in lovely little outfits.
Aww! What’s your favourite way to spend the weekends?
On a Saturday or Sunday, Greg and I take Nelly out somewhere lovely, whether it be for breakfast or to the park. We also love watching Saturday night tele.
Any favourite films or books you enjoy together?
Nelly is still too young to sit through films but saying that, she loves Frozen. We love the Peppa Pig books; we have the whole collection. Nelly is Peppa mad!
Probably emptying her food on the floor and eating off the floor. She’s still a baby and still learning so I can’t tell her off but I try to teach her not to do things.
How about the funniest thing she does?
She says funny things like, ‘ok dolly’ when she’s talking to me. She also dances at any opportunity, even when an advert with music comes on the TV!
We love watching Nelly on TOWIE, is she a fan of the camera?
She doesn’t really understand that she’s being filmed yet bet she’s definitely aware something is going on. She always says ‘Nelly’ when she sees herself on TV as well, which is cute.
Are there any celebrity parents you admire?
I think thatKatie Price is a really good mum; she takes her kids everywhere with her and is always doing family orientated things whilst still managing to have a successful career.
What’s been your most embarrassing parenting moment?
Sometimes in Sainsbury’s Nelly has a typical baby tantrum and starts screaming in the trolley. That’s quite embarrassing!
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Nathan, 24, is a carpenter from Essex and has been single for seven months but he's already used to the spot light by being best mates with TOWIE's Tommy Mallett
Meet islander Nathan…
What do you think you’ll bring to the Island that no one else will?
I’ll be the one who’s dancing around, being a clown, and generally making everyone laugh. I take the mickey out of people, hopefully in a funny way. Lots of banter. And I play a lot of pranks!
What’s the worst thing about being single then Nathan?
There are some lonely nights, when I’ve got nothing to do but cuddle up to Rupert the teddy bear. I’ve been out every weekend since splitting up from my ex. I’ve been on a bit of a mad one. But I’ve had my fun now. I want to find a young, independent woman who can tame me.
Which celebrity epitomises your perfect girl?
The model, Hailey Baldwin. She’s an absolute weapon. She’s blonde with blue eyes and a very pretty face, slim, with a nice big bum. That’s my type. And she’s got to have a bit of gob on her. I don’t want someone quiet.
Prior to this experience, what would you say is your claim to fame?
I knock around with a few of the TOWIE lot – Tommy Mallett’s one of my best mates. I played golf with Rupert Grint from Harry Potter, too. He’s a nice guy. I’m better at golf, though.
Is it true you like an older woman?
I did once pull a woman in her late 50s. I was in Bournemouth, and there was this hen party, and this woman wouldn’t leave us alone. I said I’d take one of the team, got a massive cheer, and took her home for the best two minutes of her life.
I’d like to go out on a boat with a nice bottle of champagne. I don’t really like sitting down and chatting, I’m more of a hands on person. So I’d put some music on and have a bit of a dance, then make my move when a slow song came on. Something like Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On.
What’s your biggest turn-off?
A girl farting. I like a girl to be ladylike and takes pride in her appearance. A girl has farted in front of me before and I was fully disgusted with it.
What’s your party trick?
I can make a noise like a dripping tap. I might do it on Love Island and get people to think the air con is dropping. That’s a good prank.
Prior to this experience, what would you say is your claim to fame?
I knock around with a few of the TOWIE lot – Tommy Mallett’s one of my best mates. I played golf with Rupert Grint from Harry Potter, too. He’s a nice guy. I’m better at golf, though.
Is it true you like an older woman?
I did once pull a woman in her late 50s. I was in Bournemouth, and there was this hen party, and this woman wouldn’t leave us alone. I said I’d take one of the team, got a massive cheer, and took her home for the best two minutes of her life.
Though it's uncomfirmed whether the alleged incident is connected to Jake
There’s drama in the TOWIE holy-ground of Marbella as reality star Jake Hall is currently in hospital, with it being linked to a possible stabbing at a nightclub.
The 24-year-old TOWIE star is out with a group of mates in the Spanish clubbing hotspot this weekend, where he has been admitted to hospital.
‘Jake is in hospital in Marbella however, I cannot confirm any details at this time,’ a spokesperson for Jake told the Daily Star Online.
A source added that there are ‘fears over his kidney’.
Reps of his on-off girlfriend Chloe Lewis refused to comment, however.
Meanwhile, many Marbella partiers expressed shock at an alleged incident that took place at Aqwa Mist nightclub but it’s not clear at this time whether it was involved in Jake being hospitalised.
One wrote: ‘What the hell happened at #aquamist last night?! Absolute nightmare #marbella2016.’
Whereas another said: ‘Thought Marbs was gunna be posh, guys getting stabbed in front of me in ocean mist [sic.].’
Jake Hall wasn’t the only TOWIE star out that night as co-star and Ex On the Beach beauty Megan McKenna confirmed on Twitter that she was going to Aqwa Mist nightclub.
She told her 422,000 followers: ‘Buzzing for kinky malinky LoveJuiceUK @LoveJuiceMarbs tonight @AqwaMist… gonna go off!!’
We hope everyone, especially Jake, is okay.
UPDATED:
This morning, further reports have emerged which have near enough confirmed that TOWIE‘s Jake Hall was involved in a Marbella club brawl which has left him with a stab wound in his kidney.
Witnesses have come forward to confirm that they believe Jake was involved in the stabbing, with TheDaily Mail reporting that club guests at the Aqwa Mist event on Sunday have confirmed his involvement.
A club guest, identified to be Carla Andreucci, has been reported to have tweeted: ‘Still can’t believe we were with Jake Hall the other night and watched him get stabbed. Most shocking and terrifying thing I’ve ever seen’.
Another guest, identified by The Daily Mail to be Laura Wohlgemuth, shared that she watched from outside as ‘Jake ran out into a car. There was blood everywhere’.
It is believed that the TOWIE star had been stabbed in a brawl between two rival British gangs, as Jake was in the company of a group of Liverpudlian friends who got into an alteration with a ‘gang of violent Londoners’.
It is alleged that as the fight broke out, shards of broken glass from smashed champagne bottles and shisha pipes were used as weapons.
A witness has claimed that the problems had started in the day, after a bottle of champagne was thrown at one of Jakes company.
We hope Jake makes a speedy recovery, and our thoughts are with his friends and family.
Support is pouring out for Chloe Lewis after she broke the tragic news on Instagram that her grandmother has passed away.
The TOWIE star shared a heartbreaking message accompanying an old picture to her fans to let them know of the tragedy.
The 25-year-old wrote: ‘My Queen… I love you so much you were such an amazing person & im so heartbroken you are gone. You will be in my heart forever, wherever I go.
Fans have been pouring out support to the former model. One fan wrote: ‘Oh babe I’m so sorry to hear about your nan stay strong darling sending positive fibes and hugs thoughts are with you and your family [sic.]’
Another added: ‘I’ve just lost my Nan last Friday too, so heartbreaking, thinking of you and your family.’
This has been a particularly tragic week for Chloe Lewis after her on-again-off-again boyfriend Jake Hallwas reportedly ‘stabbed’ in a bar brawl in Marbella.
It’s been a week full of drama for Jake Hall after being stabbed at a nightclub – and now he appears to be losing his patience after spending another night in hospital.
The 24-year-old, who was taken to intensive care following the incident in the early hours of Monday morning, shared his frustrations on Twitter earlier today.
‘Starting to get to me now please just can I get better f**k sake,’ he moaned to his followers from his hospital bed.
It appears a night at celeb hotspot Aqwa Mist wasn’t enough for the rowdy patrons after a group of Liverpudlian friends Jake was with squared up to a gang of violent Londoners.
The fracas was well documented on Twitter, with one onlooker posting: ‘Still can’t believe we were with Jake Hall the other night and watched him get stabbed. Most shocking and terrifying thing I’ve ever seen’.
Officers from a unit specialising in probing violent crime are due to take a statement from Jake later today.
We wish you a speedier recovery!
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