The Only Way Is Essex would be extended. Ahead of the series it was announced that James Argent would be returning to the series following his break from the show. It was also confirmed that after making brief appearances during the previous series, Lauren Pope and Mario Falcone would be returning to the series as a full-time cast member. With this announcement, it was revealed that Mike Hassini would also be returning to the series having previously left the show after the eighteenth series. Former cast member Elliott Wright also made an appearance during the second episode of the series, whilst Vas J Morgan also
Reality television television genre. The first such show was the 2003 American series "The Joe Schmo Show". Other examples are "My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss" (modeled after "The Apprentice"), "My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance", "Hell Date" (modeled after "Blind Date"), "Superstar USA" (modeled after "American Idol"), "Bedsitcom" (modeled after "Big Brother"), "Space Cadets" (which convinced the hoax targets that they were being flown into space), "Invasion Iowa" (in which a town was convinced that William Shatner was filming a movie there) and "Reality Hell" (which featured a different target and premise every episode). Other hoax shows are not intended for comedic effect