Four ten-episode series to air next year apparently - beginning in January and followed by series in mid April, at the end of August and early October.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s143/...re-series.html

woah they are gonna have hardly any time off then next year be interesting to see how many originals are left my the 4th in October

Really cringy last episode. I didn't 'get' all the tears between Mark and Arg, all very over-the-top and completely false.
I really hope Mark has gone for good. His scenes were becoming very deja-vu, especially the whole Sam, Lauren, Lucy thing.

Carol, Jess, Nanna Pat all need to go. Carol and Jess are just bitter stirers who blame everyone but Mark. I've never got Nanna Pat, she was ok in the first series but now she's just there. She never has anything constructive to say and tbh comes across very much like Carol and Jess.....

Lauren G may be better without Mark. Lauren P is becoming a bit of a spare part as is Kirk. My favourites are Gemma, Maria and Joey. All are really upbeat and come across as the most genuine.

I cant believe its gonna get 4 new series, this is great! and January, wow, roll on January! I know that some may say it may get too diluted maybe but, I dont think it will, I am loving it now, more then ever.

Mark seems to have got a Fitness spot on Daybreak, i don't know if it's all pre recorded before he went to the jungle or they are previewing it now and he's off to Dubai when he's back

http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/88178...en-from-jungle

I will definately miss Mark LOL he just can't help himself. HAHA

I dont necessarily think Mark is the "golden child" of the family who gets whatever he wants. His younger brother is a football player so he probably gets loads of attention, and remember Jess' (several) attempts to become a pop star. They also have a younger sister.

I would speculate that all of them are equally spoiled tbh!

so Kirk has apparently quit the show AGAIN http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...quit-show.html this time it's to appear on 'The Bachelor'

Kirk's a spoilt, angry misogynist anyway. The only interesting part he played was the brief romance he had with Amy in the first series.

Kirk is a spoilt little brat who thinks the world owes him something. He's always moody he's jealous of Mark Wright and hardly brought anything to the show really I do hope Mick stays in TOWIE though cos he's lovely. The Batchelor how funny the man has no respect for women whatsoever the way he speaks to them is degrading I will definately watch the show though I think we will see a little more of the nasty Kirk on the Batchelor if any of the girls give him grief!!!

Kirk, Lauren, Arg & Maria are on This Morning after the break and Nanny Pat is cooking at 12

Have just heard and seen the song performed. Speechless.

My toes are still curling

I saw it on This Morning too. WTF!

i saw it too

LOL!

This utter travesty of a show returns tonight for the Xmas special.

Don't know what it is about TOWIE that makes it a guilty pleasure for me.

Everyone excited for the Xmas special tonight?

Yip can't wait!!!!!!!!!!

is the christmas single flopping?

agreed, and ugly with it. She looked awful in the Hot Tub tonight.

Mark's sister Jess is the best looking girl in the show, but for obvious reasons is the only girl in the show he can't hit on.

I don't have much hope for this show in the new year. The odd and weird charm the first series had has now gone and what was a show that revolved around the friendships of the cast has now become a show about strangers trying to be friends.

It is a victim of its own success unfortunately.

Joey, Chloe & Frankieare definitely the most likeable and genuine people on the show.

I actually think there is a really sweet charm to Joey & Jess, they seem quite cute together at the moment and he definitely makes her more likeable. But Joey has the habit of making everyone more likeable when hes with them really.

Re: Lauren G, you could have dropped a lemon in that hot tub and:-

a) It would have looked better than her
b) It would have contributed more to the episode

Also I was inconsolable that Lucy Meck didn't make the trip to Lapland since we were denied the opportunity to see her in a bikini again. Gut wrenching as I have watched TOWIE faithfully through thick and thin since the beginning and deserved that as a Xmas reward. Still the hottest girl on the show though Cara has joined the lucky, lucky group of who after careful consideration I would. Why on earth not?

I think it is going to struggle, especially as it has signed up to do 4 series in 2012. I think it either needs to be true or fake, the people in the show have become celebs now so we know what they get up to and it seems ridiculous watching the opposite on the show. For example we know that Sam has a boyfriend and that Sam and Jess went on holiday to Dubai not long after the last season ended so why are they pretending they are not speaking??

I think they should either have it as total reality or totally change the cast every year to a new group of people who sort of know eachother, there will be plenty in Essex surely!! Like Lauren G and Lydia are really good friends off the show (not long come back from holiday) but hardly have any scenes together because in the show Lydia has to be Lucy's friend. I don't like the forced friendships.

Hope itv bosses read this and take things into consideration for next series!!