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
Reality television in purpose and style. In 1974 a counterpart program, "The Family", was made in the UK, following the working class Wilkins family of Reading. Other forerunners of modern reality television were the 1970s productions of Chuck Barris: "The Dating Game", "The Newlywed Game", and "The Gong Show", all of which featured participants who were eager to sacrifice some of their privacy and dignity in a televised competition. The 1976-1980 BBC series "The Big Time" showed, in each of its 15 episodes, a different amateur in some field (cooking, comedy, football, etc.) trying to succeed professionally in that field, with help