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
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