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The Only Way Is Essex (series 7)
The seventh series of ''The Only Way Is Essex'', a British semi-reality television programme, began airing on 30 September 2012 on ITV2. The series concluded on 31 October 2012 after ten episodes. Following the series, three festive special episodes aired from 2 December to 19 December 2012, including one live episode. ''The Only Way Is Essexmas'' special episode is included on the Series 7 DVD and Britbox, however for unknown reasons the other two specials were aren't on this DVD. This was the first series to include brand new cast members and siblings Jasmin and Danny Walia. Jasmin had previously appeared during the Essexmas special of the first series auditioning for girl band LOLA. This series also featured the return of original cast member Kirk Norcross following his departure at the end of the third series, as well as Mark Wright, who returned for the Essexmas special. The series also featured many cast departures including Cara and Tom Kilbey, and Lydia Bright. McFly ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV2
ITV2 is a British free-to-air television channel owned by ITV Digital Channels, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998. For a number of years, it had the largest audience share after the five analogue terrestrial stations, a claim now held by its sister service ITV3 both of which are freely available to a majority of households. The channel is primarily aimed at the 16/18–34 age group, just like BBC Three, E4 and Sky Max and is known for American programming such as adult animations '' Family Guy,'' '' American Dad!'' and ''Bob's Burgers'', repeats of recently aired episodes of soap operas and other entertainment programming from ITV such as '' Coronation Street'' and ''Emmerdale''; 60-second entertainment news bulletin ''FYI Daily'', which airs in-between films; and original programming such as '' Celebrity Juice'' and '' Love Island''. In November 2021, the channel moved into the true-crime genre with ''Social Media Murders'' a three-part documentary s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemma Collins
Gemma Clare Collins (born 31 January 1981) is an English media personality and businesswoman. In 2011, she began appearing on the ITVBe reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex'', appearing until 2019. Collins subsequently went on to appear in numerous television shows, including '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' (2014), ''Celebrity Big Brother'' (2016), ''Celebs Go Dating'' (2018), and ''Dancing on Ice'' (2019). In 2018, she began starring in her own reality franchise, '' Gemma Collins: Diva'', and a year later, she began hosting a podcast on BBC Sounds. Early life Gemma Clare Collins was born on 31 January 1981 at Oldchurch Hospital in Romford, East London. She is the daughter of Joan (''née'' Williams), who worked as a part-time hairdresser and Alan Collins, the director of Unisystems Freight, an import-export shipping company. She has an older brother named Russell, who is also a director of their father's company. Shortly after her birth, the family moved from a ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadcasters' Audience Research Board
The Broadcasters Audience Research Board (BARB) is a British organisation that compiles audience measurement and television ratings in the United Kingdom. It was created in 1981 to replace two previous systems whereby ITV ratings were compiled by JICTAR (Joint Industry Committee for Television Audience Research), whilst the BBC did their own audience research. BARB is jointly owned by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Sky and the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising. Participating viewers have a box on top of their TV sets which tracks the programmes they watch. Business Currently, BARB have approximately 5,100 homes (equating to approximately 12,000 individuals) participating in the panel. This means that with a total UK population of 65,648,100, according to the 2016 census, each viewer with a BARB reporting box represents over 5,000 people. The box records exactly what programmes they watch, and the panelists indicate who is in the room watching by pressing a butt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bond
The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have written authorised Bond novels or novelisations: Kingsley Amis, Christopher Wood, John Gardner, Raymond Benson, Sebastian Faulks, Jeffery Deaver, William Boyd, and Anthony Horowitz. The latest novel is ''With a Mind to Kill'' by Anthony Horowitz, published in May 2022. Additionally Charlie Higson wrote a series on a young James Bond, and Kate Westbrook wrote three novels based on the diaries of a recurring series character, Moneypenny. The character—also known by the code number 007 (pronounced "double-oh-seven")—has also been adapted for television, radio, comic strip, video games and film. The films are one of the longest continually running film series and have grossed over US$7.04 billion in total at the box office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Faiers
Samantha Elizabeth Faiers (born 31 December 1990) is an English television personality and model. She is known for having starred in the ITV2 reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex'' from 2010 to 2014. In 2014, she competed in the thirteenth series of ''Celebrity Big Brother'', finishing in fifth place. Career On 10 October 2010, Faiers appeared in the first episode of ''The Only Way Is Essex'' and in total, starred in eleven series of the show. The second series of the programme saw Faiers' sister Billie join the cast. During this series, Faiers also began a relationship with cast member Joey Essex. However, their relationship came to an end again months later in the ninth series. In March 2014, Faiers announced that she would be taking a break from ''The Only Way Is Essex'' after the end of its eleventh series, due to her recent Crohn's disease diagnosis and to work on her relationship with Essex. In January 2014, Faiers entered the ''Celebrity Big Brother'' house to comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Wright (television Personality)
Mark Charles Edward Wright (born 20 January 1987) is an English television personality, football pundit, entertainment reporter, and professional footballer who last played for side Crawley Town. He is best known for appearing as a cast member on the first three series of ''The Only Way Is Essex.'' Wright gained more popularity after appearing on the eleventh series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' where he finished as runner-up, and the twelfth series of ''Strictly Come Dancing'', where he finished in fourth place. He is also a current presenter on Heart's Saturday afternoon slot. Career Football Before his appearances on ''The Only Way Is Essex'', Wright was a semi-professional footballer, with a youth career at West Ham United, Arsenal, and Tottenham Hotspur. He started his senior career with Southend United, but moved into nightclub promoting and playing only semi-professionally. In November 2006, he was loaned from Grays Athletic to fellow Conference Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lydia Bright
Lydia-Rose Bright is an English television personality. She is best known for starring in the ITVBe reality television series ''The Only Way Is Essex''. In 2016, she took part in '' Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls''. In February and March 2017, she took part in the fourth series of Channel 4 reality series '' The Jump''. In 2017, Bright took part in a celebrity version of ''The Crystal Maze'', which aired on 23 June. Bright was the subject of media ridicule following her appearance on BBC's '' Celebrity Mastermind'' in 2018, scoring just 6 points on her specialist subject of ''Sex and the City ''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO. An adaptation of Candace Bushnell's newspaper column and 1996 book anthology of the same name, the series premiered in the United Stat ...'', and 2 points in the two minute General Knowledge round. She took part in ''Celebrity Haunted Mansion'' in February 2018. On 21 Febru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Mecklenburgh
Lucy Mecklenburgh (born 24 August 1991) is an English television personality and model known for her appearances in the ITV2 reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex'' from 2010 to 2013. She later appeared in '' Tumble'' and '' Tour de Celeb''. Career ''The Only Way Is Essex'' Mecklenburgh rose to fame as one of the cast members in the ITV2 reality series ''The Only Way is Essex''. She remained on the series for three years, leaving after the tenth series. Other work In 2014 Mecklenburgh appeared on Ladies of London (season 1, episode 7) modelling Caprice's line, By Caprice. In 2015 Mecklenburgh released a clothing range with PrettyLittleThing and modelled in their advertising campaign. She also put her name to a collection for Ellesse sportswear. She opened her own shop, called Lucy's Boutique, and began a fitness business named Results With Lucy. In 2013, she was announced as a regular columnist for New! magazine. She is signed to Select modelling agency. In 2014, Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Pope
Lauren Grace Pope (born 29 September 1982) is an English model, television personality and DJ. In 2010, she began appearing in the ITVBe reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex''. She left the series in March 2019. Career Television In 2004, Pope appeared in the second series of ''Mile High'' for two episodes. In October 2010, she began appearing in the ITVBe reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex''. Pope left the series in October 2015 to pursue business endeavours, but announced her return 18 months later. Pope returned to the series in 2018, but announced her departure again in 2019. Music In 2007, Pope began a career as a DJ. '' Nuts'' magazine named her the "world's sexiest DJ". Since becoming a DJ, Pope has also become involved in producing. Pope also appears in the music video for the song " Ready for the Weekend" by Calvin Harris. Business ventures In 2007, Pope designed and launched her own brand of clip-in hair extensions, Hair Rehab London, appearing on the ITV reali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Essex
Joey Don Essex (born 29 July 1990) is an English television personality. From 2011 to 2013, he made appearances on the ITV reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex''. In 2013 he participated in the first series of '' Splash!'' and the thirteenth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'', where he finished in fourth place. In 2015 he won the Channel 4 series '' The Jump''. In 2022, he participated in the eighth series of the Australian version of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'', finishing in sixth place and in 2023, he participated in the fifteenth series of '' Dancing on Ice''. Education Essex attended West Hatch High School in Chigwell, Essex. He left school in 2006, having received a U in Drama, a C in Art and a D in Wood Tech at GCSE. Ten years later, as part of a television series, he added a D in GCSE General Studies, commenting that "I still don't really know what GCSE stands for." Career Television Essex first appeared in ''The Only Way Is Essex'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jess Wright
Jessica Sophia Wright (born 14 September 1985) is an English television personality. From 2010 to 2016, she appeared in the ITVBe reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex''. She also appeared on the film ''Rise of the Footsoldier 4: Marbella'' (2019). Early life Wright is the elder daughter of Carol and Mark Wright, Sr and the sister of Mark, Josh Wright and Natalya and the cousin of Elliott Wright and Leah Wright, who also appeared in ''The Only Way Is Essex''. She has a degree in Business & Marketing Management from Westminster University in London and her final dissertation looked at celebrity endorsements. Career ''The Only Way Is Essex'' From 2010 to 2016, Wright appeared on the ITV reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex''. In February 2016, after five years and 16 series, Wright announced her departure from ''The Only Way Is Essex''. Wright returned for 1 episode in series 18 to visit friend Bobby following the death of his dog. Music In December 2011, the cast of ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Argent
James David Thomas Argent (born 5 December 1987) is an English television personality. From 2010 to 2018, he was a regular cast member on the ITVBe reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex''. He has appeared in various other reality series, such as '' Sugar Free Farm'' and '' The Jump'', and in 2019, he presented the entertainment segment on '' Good Morning Britain''. Career From 2010 to 2018, Argent was a cast member of the ITVBe reality series ''The Only Way Is Essex''. In 2013, Argent participated in the first series of the Channel 5 reality series ''Celebrity Super Spa''. In July 2015, it was announced that Argent would make his first pantomime appearance in a production of ''Cinderella'' at the Kings Theatre, Southsea. He was cast as Dandini. The production ran from December 2015 until January 2016. In 2016, he took part in the ITV's '' Sugar Free Farm'' and Channel 4's '' The Jump''. In December 2018, Argent made another pantomime appearance, as Abanazar in ''Aladdin'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
