Chloe Sims Sims became noticed as one of the cast members in the British ITVBe (formerly ITV2) reality TV series, "The Only Way Is Essex". She is the cousin of two of her former cast mates, Joey Essex and Frankie Essex. In the series, she starts to form a close relationship with her best friend Lauren Pope. Sims had an on and off relationship with Elliott Wright in series 12 until series 15. She first appeared in 2011 in series 2 as a supporting cast member until she was fully taken as a primary cast member. Sims is one of the longest
The Only Way Is Essex (series 16) it was announced that cast member Gemma Collins had quit the show having appeared since the second series, however she later returned for the Essexmas special. This was also the final series to feature original cast member Lauren Pope, who quit mid-way through the series, Jess Wright and Ferne McCann who both announced their departures from the show ahead of the seventeenth series. This was also the final series to include Patricia "Nanny Pat" Brooker following her death. A Christmas special of the show aired on 16 December 2015 which featured the brief return of former cast members Gemma Collins,