All the TOWIE trivia you could ever desire
In October 2010, a group of hot young things from Brentwood, Essex appeared on our screens for the very first time. Before then, the world at large had never heard of a vajazzle; the world had no idea what ‘reem’ meant and James ‘Arg’ Argent had not yet been denied Gemma Collins‘ candy.
We’ve had fights, tears and a whole lot of laughs since then, and now TOWIE has reached 200 episodes!
In celebration, we present to you 11 of the most random, amazing facts that you never knew you needed – thank us later…
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1. There have been 25 TOWIE pets
We were introduced to one of the most memorable, Mr Darcy, way back in the 11th episode. Arg bought the micro pig for girlfriend Lydia Bright – but unfortunately, Mr Darcy turned out to be a little bit bigger than ‘micro’, and outgrew Lydia’s home.
So he was sent to live out the rest of his days on a farm. (A real farm – not the imaginary farm where all dead pets go to.)
2. There have been 21 couples
Mark Wright and Lauren Goodger… Joey Essex and Sam Faiers…some classic couplings that, though are now history, live on in our memories forever…
3. 61 dates have happened on screen, so far
Romantic bunch, this lot!
4. Tom Pearce holds the record for most active dater
He’s been on eight dates: Lauren Pope, Lauren Goodger, two with Abi Clarke, Lucy Mecklenburgh, Fran Parman, Grace Andrews and George Harrison. Phew!
5. And Lauren Pope’s the biggest dater of the girls with six dates:
Kirk Norcross, Tom Pearce, Mario Falcone, Lewis Bloor and two with Dan Edgar – go girl!
6. People have cried 288 times on TOWIE
Happy tears, angry tears, the lot – and it started very early on, with Lauren kicking off the crying trend in episode two. Attagirl.
7. Jess Wright is the biggest crier of them all
We’ve seen her shed some tears 31 times! Here she is having a weep at brother Mark’s engagement party:
8. Joey Essex takes the crown as the biggest crier of the TOWIE boys
The short shorts-loving sweetheart has shed tears a total of 11 times on the show. Here he is crying about his rows with Sam – and the lads are right there to comfort him. Bless ’em!
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9. The most teary episode happened in series 16, on episode 12…
…on Nanny Pat‘s 80th birthday. 
10. TOWIE has featured at least ten unusual beauty treatments…
…including chocolate facials, 3D liposuction and face masks using ‘bird excrement‘. Lovely.
Though not the most extreme, here’s a look back at Lockie‘s ‘back, sack and crack’ wax – and it does NOT look fun.
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11. Sam Faiers was the very first recipient of the vajazzle…
…courtesy of Amy Childs. A truly iconic moment in television.
Can you do better than the TOWIE lot, on a TOWIE quiz? Find out below:
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