what i dont get...When Lucy cheated on Mario with Mark at his flat...she asked Jess to say she stayed at her flat...as they both have flats in the same apartment block...now however Ricky keeps mentioning having to sleep on the sofa at Jess's parents house? Why at 26/27 has she now moved back home? And at the end of the last series...Lydia was buying a flat...Now Tom is moving into Lydia's mum's house with her, while her mum is away...for 6 weeks...but Lydia has her own flat? And don't get me started on, lucy 'i just need to pop into my shop for a minute' None of the cast do an actual days work in their own 'shops' it bugs me...what Jobs do the boys even pretend to have?

MIC is def my fav...Towie is staged and boring...MIC is staged but way more entertaining

The shops! Really?

Forgive me if I've completely misjudged any of the girls, but none of them really come across as having the financial acumen and drive to run any sort of business (Lauren Pope excepted). With every one of the little boutiques selling niche-market fancies, it does come across (if they really are unassisted by ITV2) as Daddy indulging his little girl's desire to be an independent businesswoman, rather than any of the hard work and determination required to start a business from scratch.

However, if I'm feeling charitable, perhaps there's an element of "celebrity" attached to it...were I in Essex (the few square miles of it that appear to count) and fancied a little pastry, I probably would pick Lydia's shop over a similar one that didn't have the TOWIE connection.

But the thought that the girls work day-in, day-out at their shops is ludicrous.

Just watching repeat on ITV2 and Chloe said the funniest line ever: "German food is filth"

who believes that they do though?

It appears the shops are either always empty or they do a lot of stocktakes I've never seen a customer.

They close the shops for filming - you see them apologise on twitter for the shop being closed due to filming. They hardly ever work in these shops that they own though!

Charlie is really really hot. That is all.

Charlie is cute in the same way that a furby is cute.

Tom with dark hair is the only good looking one as far as I'm concerned!

Amen to that!!

Can someone clear something up? Charlie really is straight?

I get the feeling the editing is trying to make it look like he's in self denial when nothing about him strikes me as being gay. I think it's sad that TOWIE has to exploit something like sexuality to keep it's ratings up. Would they exploit racism? Of course not.

Here's what Ricky has said in his defence of cheating:

The reality TV star branded the girl "an absolute lying tramp" after she tweeted Wright claiming that Rayment had been spotted cheating during a holiday to Ayia Napa by some male workers.

"That Is absolute bull s**t!! I was never with anyone at all except my manager," he wrote. "Nothing better to do than pass on rumours that you've heard, ur an embarrassment.

"Tell these mystery boys... to come and tell me? Cos ur lying and so are they...f**k the haters! Your s**t on the bottom of my shoe...go sort your lives out before u comment on mine #tramps."

He added to the young user: "Ur nothing ur the sort of girl people Look at and feel sorry for...u can say what u like...u have no proof of anything...u wasn't even there u just spread a rumour uve heard."

Rayment then tweeted the girl's profile picture along with the message: "What an absolute troll! Vicious girl who likes spreading rumours...not to be trusted definitely not to be followed."

When she asked why he was "getting so aggressive" with a woman, the TOWIE cast member responded: "U are far from what I would call a woman... Your a man dressed up as a troll."

Just seen the latest episode where Bobby confessed to Lydia that he's fallen in love with Charlie.

Bloody hilarious she said it with a totally straight face too...the botox probably plays a part but you get what I mean

Specsavers is that way >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I don't believe this at all, I think it's just for the show

Why does everyone think Tom Pearce is attractive? I think he's minging!

Diags was really annoying me laughing at all the 'rude' words at the STI clinic.

Why do I watch this shit?

ooooh do we have a new cast member 'Jamie'?? and 'Darrell'

Cara is absolutely stunning- needed to be said.
Not sure if I buy Bobbys 'love' for Charlie.
Jess is irritating me this series. Don't know what it is, she just seems to always have the same facial expression.
Wish Frankie had more airtime too.

oh new cast member but he's an EX :sleep: this really is the couples series

Jamie is a prat! Mark wright wannabe, basically picking out all the girls in the club like "I banged her, I banged her...' We ladies find that so attractive.

How many of them has this jamie guy bedded

Random addition of two new cast members.

Love Cara

they had "banter" when they were 5 years old?