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
Mark Wright (TV personality) the show. Since 2013, Wright was a reporter on the ITV series "Surprise Surprise". In 2014, Wright fronted his own ITV2 reality show entitled "Party Wright Around The World". In 2014, Wright was one of the celebrities competing in the twelfth series of "Strictly Come Dancing". He was paired up with professional dancer Karen Hauer. The couple made into the final in which they came fourth. Wright also presented "The Dengineers" with Lauren Layfield on CBBC from 2015 until 2017. He left at the end of the second series and was replaced by Joe Tracini. In December 2016, Wright made