The eighth series of The Only Way Is Essex, a British semi-reality television programme, began airing on 24 February 2013 on ITV2.
On 7 March 2013, Mecklenburgh confirmed via her Twitter account that Amy and Sally Broadbent had been used by the show and had been dropped from the cast.
[2] This series also saw the departure of Kirk Norcross for the second time after announcing on Twitter that he had quit the show on 21 March 2013.
[4] Series 8 of The Only Way Is Essex includes Lucy and Mario's turbulent relationship temporarily coming to an end following numerous cheating allegations.
Ricky attempts to get Mario and Little Chris on speaking terms again but it all ends in arguments as Lucy gets involved again.
[citation needed] Joey also announced that he would be opening his new shop, Fusey, before giving job interviews.
[6] On 8 March 2013 it was announced that Mick Norcross had left the series and had banned cameras from filming in his nightclub, Sugar Hut following his departure feeling the show had given the club a negative reputation.
Following the departure of her best friend and former cast member Lydia Bright, Danni didn't feature in the show as often as she had previously.
Arg hosts a St Patrick's Day themed party arranged by Bobby and Charlie.