Lauren Pope programme "The Only Way Is Essex". To date, she appeared in all 16 series of the programme and, by 2015, was one of only three remaining cast members from series 1, along with James "Arg" Argent and Jess Wright. Pope left the show in October 2015 to pursue business endeavours, but announced her return 18 months later.Lauren returned to the show in 2018 when she began a romance with fellow The Only Way is Essex member Jon Clark, their relationship only lasting a few episodes as a major storyline. Lauren Pope Lauren Grace Pope (born 29 September 1982) is an
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.