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 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