The Only Way Is Essex would be extended. Ahead of the series it was announced that James Argent would be returning to the series following his break from the show. It was also confirmed that after making brief appearances during the previous series, Lauren Pope and Mario Falcone would be returning to the series as a full-time cast member. With this announcement, it was revealed that Mike Hassini would also be returning to the series having previously left the show after the eighteenth series. Former cast member Elliott Wright also made an appearance during the second episode of the series, whilst Vas J Morgan also
Lauren Lapkus Lauren Lapkus Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus (born September 6, 1985) is an American actress and comedian known for portraying Susan Fischer in the Netflix original series "Orange Is the New Black" and Jess in the HBO series "Crashing". She has also made appearances on such television shows as "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", "The Middle", "Hot in Cleveland", and "@midnight" and films such as "Jurassic World". She has appeared on many podcasts, including "Comedy Bang! Bang!", "improv4humans", and her own podcast "With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus". She was a main cast member on the TBS original sitcom "Clipped". Lapkus was born in