The Only Way Is Essex (series 8) show he briefly dated Chloe Sims but previously dated Lauren Pope off screen. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> The Only Way Is Essex (series 8) The eighth series of "The Only Way Is Essex", a British semi-reality television programme, began airing on 24 February 2013 on ITV2. The series consisted of 12 episodes. Series 8 marked the first series not to feature Lydia Bright, after her departure from the series in December 2012. The series also saw the departure of numerous supporting cast members and introduced new supporting cast members. On 7 March 2013, Mecklenburgh confirmed via her Twitter account that Amy and Sally
Erika Lauren Wasilewski Erika Lauren Wasilewski Erika Lauren Wasilewski, known on-air simply as Erika Lauren, is an American radio personality, singer-songwriter and former reality television personality. She currently serves as co-host on "The Alan Cox Show", an afternoon drive hot talk program on Cleveland rock station WMMS (100.7 FM). In addition to her duties at WMMS, she is currently a member of the cover band Pop Vulture. Wasilewski was the lead singer of the now-defunct band Hawkeye, who released their debut LP "Ruthless" on July 16, 2013. From December 2009 to March 2010, she was a cast member on the MTV reality series