Jess Wright at celebrity endorsements. Prior to appearing on "The Only Way Is Essex" Wright auditioned for a number of girl bands. Wright was noticed as one of the cast members in the ITVBe reality TV series, "The Only Way Is Essex" 2010–present \ Series 1-present. Wright appeared in the show from its premiere until its 16th series and has had public feuds with Lauren Goodger played out in the show. Her relationship with fellow cast member Ricky Rayment was documented as well. In February 2016, after five years and 16 series, Wright announced her departure from "TOWIE". In December 2011 the
Reality television Men". Such shows have some antecedent in the British series "Antiques Roadshow", which began airing in 1979 and has since spawned numerous international versions, although that show includes only appraisals and does not include bargaining or other dramatic elements. While for "documentary-style" shows it is implied that the events shown would still be taking place even if the cameras were not there, in other shows the events taking place are done overtly for the sake of the show. These shows differ from "reality competition" shows or "reality game shows" (see below) in that participants do not compete against one another.