The Only Way Is Essex (series 1) The Only Way Is Essex (series 1) The first series of "The Only Way Is Essex" (TOWIE) began airing on 10 October 2010 on ITV2. The series concluded on 10 November 2010 after ten episodes. An Essexmas special aired on 24 December 2010 and is included on the Series 1 DVD. This is the first series to include cast members Amy Childs, Billie and Sam Faiers, Harry Derbidge, James "Arg" Argent, Jess and Mark Wright, Kirk Norcross, Lauren Goodger, Lauren Pope, Lucy Mecklenburgh, Lydia Bright, Maria Fowler and Patricia "Nanny Pat" Brooker, and the only series to feature Candy Jacobs
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