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10 unusual facts about The Only Way is Essex


Asian Woman magazine

In late 2011 the magazine hit national headlines with its decision to use the stars of The Only Way Is Essex, Jessica Wright, Sam Faiers and Lucy Meck on its Winter 2011 cover.

Brocagh Emmetts GAC

In recent years, the club have been dubbed 'The Only Way is Brocagh', playing a parody on ITV sitcom The Only Way Is Essex because of their tendency to care about how they look, rather than deal with matters on the field.

I'm in Miami Bitch

There is a version used in a promotional video for the second series of British reality television show The Only Way Is Essex with the lyrics "I'm in Essex Girl".

Paul Wroblewski

At the 2011 BAFTA awards, he gained his 3rd BAFTA for The Only Way Is Essex winner in the category 'YouTube Audience Award'.

The Only Way Is Essex

This series was heavily centred around the love triangle of Mark Wright, Lauren Goodger, and Lucy Mecklenburgh.

Mark Wright announced that he would be leaving the show to take part in I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in which he placed second.

The show is filmed just a few days in advance, and is narrated by Denise van Outen, who is from Basildon, Essex.

This series saw the departures of original cast members Mark Wright, Harry Derbridge and Kirk Norcross.

The series returned for a third series on 25 September 2011 and was the final series to feature two of the original cast members Mark Wright whose departure was seen in the final episode whilst Kirk Norcross departed off screen like Childs.

Tom Cleverley

In December 2012, Cleverley's girlfriend, former The Only Way Is Essex cast member Georgina Dorsett, announced on Twitter they were expecting their first child.


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Music off the album has also featured in reality TV shows Made in Chelsea and The Only Way is Essex.