they are going to have to re-edit the opening titles again in time for Xmas then probably put Mario in and maybe Lucy

Honestly I think thats just the way he is but he is sweet

Yeah now mark has gone he won't be in it and in my opinion they need to take lauren G out of it and put Mario and Lucy in it

Anyone know if the rumours about Sam going into CBB are true? I also heard Lauren G thinking of leaving, will be weird without Mark, Lauren and Sam. Hope it is still just as good!

haven't heard anything for a while about Sam, but with the current BB finishing on 5 tonight there will probably be more talk of it in the next few weeks

I hope Sam doesn't leave! it won't be the same without her and mark! and as for Lauren G I couldn't care less

I wouldn't mind seeing the back of her!

I want Joeys family to be more mainstream I really like the bond between Joe Frankie and Chloe maybe Chole's little girl to be in it so we can see her motherly side and Joey and Frankie's Dad too??

I wonder what will be of the Wright's now that the Golden Child is going into the jungle?? I have a feeling they will still feature because I think Mark will be back end of next series if his career doesnt take off!! The way they left it was that he could come back

I think you've called it bang on, on Mr Wright there. He's their banker in case the ratings dip/new faces flop, and their easy draw for the fifth series should it get commissioned and he decides to take it back on full time.

Someone called it earlier with Joey being the joker of the pack, and as popular and great as he is in this role I wouldn't want him getting diluted by over milking him in a more prominent role. Ditto Arg, hence their pairing could be a good thing, again if not too diluted by over use.

as long as Harry, Gem, Joey and Arg don't leave i'm happy! oh and the twins they are so funny!

Anyway i'm sure there's loads of Mark Wright types in Essex now he's gone you might find more of them going to the auditions next year before series 4 or they may even have them in line as they did auditions for series 3 but could have been waiting till Marks departure so they weren't over shadowed by Marks presence

I thought the last episode was the worst one ever. I couldnt stop laughing when Arg and Mark started crying and talking like a couple breaking up. I also had to run it on (I had it recorded) as I was cringing. Also had to hide behind my fingers at Mark standing on the steps with his coat on crying it was painful and the whole show just smacked of desperation. Marks mum - well I wouldnt want to cross her, what a witch! As for telling Mario and Lucy they deserved each other, I dont think that was a compliment. I noticed that Mark's dads hair had miraculously changed from grey in a previous episode to a nice shade of chestnut in this episode! I dont like the way they act like they are the Essex Mafia and sincerely hope they are not in the next series. Also Lauren G is looking more like a drag queen every week. I am surprised at how some of the girls can actually walk, with the weight of their hair extensions, lashes and amount of make up they wear! Still its good entertainment but I wondered after this last episode of it has run its course as they are so dense most of them there is not really any more story lines to play out.

For any Arg fans. He is on Vernon Kay's radio show on Radio 1 this morning.
Not sure what time exactly, but between 10-1

there's an article in The Sun saying Arg may be quitting now Mark as left.

Ooo Arg said that the door's been left open for Mark to come back to TOWIE if he wants to.

They've obviously realised how shit it's gonna be without him.

How can Mark come back though as i thought the whole point was that the producers wanted it to be about 'normal' people and that they werent actually famous now.
Like why Amy Childs couldnt appear because she was on other things.

I hope now mark's gone the wright family arent shown anymore. Mark gets away with so much because the mum, gran and sister pander to him and its never his fault. Cant stand his mum!!

well a lot of the other cast have got their own businesses off screen, and they all still appear on shows like the ghosthunting and family fortunes this Xmas.

I think they'll offer Mark a ridiculous amount of money to come back.

Totally agree with this. Mark never seems to be at fault according to Carol, Nanny Pat and Jess - although he clearly is, no wonder he can be so unkind to women and think he can get away with it. Although to be fair his dad seems to call it right (i.e. stay away from Lauren and you can't keep going on like this with women) I also liked it when Mark said 'I'm like a magnet to women' and his dad said 'yeah thats what I thought once, but it all changed'. Mark walked out of the room not appearing to listen.

I absolutely cannot stand Carol, she is such a bitch and if I listed all the times she had been horrible to the younger girls Mark sees I would be here until next week, but a couple that stick in my mind are when she was talking to Sam about coming for tea when Lauren was in the room, and then telling Lauren in the supermarket that Sam was coming for tea. Not necessary and even if I was asked to do that for the show I would refuse as it is unkind!

As for the whole Lucy and Mario 'you deserve each other' comment, you could see she barged over there to have a go and then when she saw that Lucy was there she made that bitchy comment.

Carol - why don't you get on with your own life and stop involving yourself in judging young girls who go out with Mark - its odd! Lydias mum doesn't behave like you, she has some dignity, and a great sense of humour. Anyone would think you have nothing to do but wait for your next scene, lets hope thats a long, long wait now that Mark is away, and when he comes back (which I think he will), I hope you don't come back on screen with him, as you are a nasty piece of work.

The problem with this show and its popularity is that there were always going to be stars made from it who became bigger than the show itself.

Now, a year after it started, TOWIE's two biggest attractions have left and you have to wonder where this show is going to go.

Part of the charm of the first series was that the main characters all knew each other before hand, were part of the same social circle and they had relations that pre-dated the show. Now we have characters being introduced with no connections and being unnaturally forced into friendships with people for the sake of the shows drama.

I personally think Gemma and Chloe deserve the slots in the opening titles.


Seems as if quite a few may go between now and series four from todays press. Whether that's a good or bad thing I don't yet know.


I totally agree. The producers have a job on their hands to make sure they keep the show on top for its next series.

I like Arg most of the time but couldn't really care less if he left. If he thinks he can have his own show then good luck to him but I don't think he will get it.
I hope we never seen Carol or Jess again, they are both awful people and add nothing to the show.
I would be quite happy with the show consisting of- Gemma, Chloe, Joey, Frankie, Giorgio and Dino. Forget the rest of them.

Arg said he loves the show, and if they want him back he'll be there.

I think Mario has been set up as the Mark replacement to be honest.

As long as Joey sticks around the show will do just fine, I don't know anyone who actually liked Mark, a lot of people on my facebook would comment, particularly in season 2, about how much better episodes without too much Mark in them were better, he always seemed to be solely doing things for extra airtime, every date, every decision seemed intent on extra attention. I'm not saying the others aren't attention seekers but they come across more natural than he ever did.

So long as they remember only 1 person has properly left, and don't take the new series as an excuse to introduce a dozen new characters, it think the show will do fine.

I can't see Lydia leaving the show, so Arg won't leave I don't think.

Just seen the last episode laughed so much when Arg and Mark were chatting and crying. Basically Mark needing space and time on his own translates to 'I'm going on I'm A Celebrity'!!

More Mario scenes = no more watching.

This is my first Made In Essex post so hello

The last episode was hilarious with Mark and Arg crying! I have a new found respect for Sam telling Mark where to go as well - good on her. I dunno where Mark is off to, maybe to London as well.

Anyone else think that Arg and Gemma are so obviously made for each other - Lydia is way too moany.