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
Joan Sims films all the way though to the final one in the original series, "Carry On Emmannuelle". Sims appeared in 24 "Carry On" films in all; she did not return for the one-off revival film, "Carry On Columbus" (1992). However, she did appear alongside Kenneth Williams in the radio show "Stop Messing About" in 1969–70. Prior to this she had worked on the BBC Radio comedy Play it Cool, with Hugh Paddick and Ian Carmichael. After the "Carry On" series ended in 1978, Sims continued to work on television. She appeared opposite Katharine Hepburn and Laurence Olivier in the award-winning 1975