The episode begins with pre-recorded footage of cast members and guests arriving on a red carpet to Arg's charity talent show.
Arg and Diags walk into the girls' dressing room where Carol is giving a horrified Debbie a spray tan.
It is revealed that Nanny Pat has been hiding Arg's trousers as punishment for him not inviting the Wrights to the barn party in the previous episode.
Arg puts his trousers on and walks out on stage to begin the show with Gemma, Bobby, Cara and Billie watching from the audience.
The show returns with Diags introducing Charlie, who performs the Jennifer Lopez song "On the Floor" with back-up dancers.
The scene then shortly cuts to backstage, where Lydia is praising her mother Debbie's performance in her skit earlier in the show.
Nanny Pat then introduces Chloe and Diags to the stage to perform Aqua's "Barbie Girl" with Frankie and Lauren in the background.
The show returns with the One Direction performance featuring Mario, Joey, Tom, Arg, Diags, Sam, Gemma, Danni, Lucy and Billie.
The performance then finishes and cuts to backstage where an argument between Lydia and Arg starts, with Debbie trying to be mediator and Nanny Pat looking on.
Alex Fletcher of Digital Spy called the episode "monstrous", adding "TOWIE Live wasn't car crash TV.