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 Layfield Lauren Layfield Lauren Layfield (born in Warwick, Warwickshire) is an English television and radio presenter and journalist who works mainly for CBBC. Layfield is best known for presenting CBBC. She joined the live channel's continuity in September 2015, at the end of the one-off TV special "Hacker's Birthday Bash: 30 Years of Children's BBC," going on to co-host design series, "The Dengineers" with Mark Wright. In April 2017, Wright left and was replaced with Joe Tracini. The series is currently in its fourth series. In January 2016, Layfield joined "All Over the Place" and became a co-host with Ed Petrie