Lauren Pope programme "The Only Way Is Essex". To date, she appeared in all 16 series of the programme and, by 2015, was one of only three remaining cast members from series 1, along with James "Arg" Argent and Jess Wright. Pope left the show in October 2015 to pursue business endeavours, but announced her return 18 months later.Lauren returned to the show in 2018 when she began a romance with fellow The Only Way is Essex member Jon Clark, their relationship only lasting a few episodes as a major storyline. Lauren Pope Lauren Grace Pope (born 29 September 1982) is an
Mark Wright (TV personality) the show. Since 2013, Wright was a reporter on the ITV series "Surprise Surprise". In 2014, Wright fronted his own ITV2 reality show entitled "Party Wright Around The World". In 2014, Wright was one of the celebrities competing in the twelfth series of "Strictly Come Dancing". He was paired up with professional dancer Karen Hauer. The couple made into the final in which they came fourth. Wright also presented "The Dengineers" with Lauren Layfield on CBBC from 2015 until 2017. He left at the end of the second series and was replaced by Joe Tracini. In December 2016, Wright made