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
James Argent late 2013, Argent participated in the first series of the Channel 5 reality series "Celebrity Super Spa" with Helen Flanagan, Rustie Lee, John Burton-Race, Jody Latham and Yvette Fielding. In July 2015 it was announced that Argent would make his first pantomime appearance in Cinderella at the Kings Theatre, Southsea. He was cast as Dandini. The production ran from December 2015 until January 2016. In 2016, he took part in ITV's "Sugar Free Farm" and Channel 4's "The Jump". In Winter 2018, Argent will make another pantomime appearance, this time as Abanazar in Aladdin. He will star alongside Sam Retford.