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
Chloe Sims remaining members of the ITVBe show having had numerous arguments and storylines including fights with James Argent, Pete Wicks and Ferne Mccann. Her relationship with 'best friend' Wicks has been an ongoing storyline for a number of series following a huge fallout between the two due to his relationship with Singer Megan McKenna. In February 2018 it was announced that Sims would take part in a 10th anniversary special of Take Me Out. She also made an appearance on co-star Gemma Collins' television show "Diva Espana" in 2018, which was filmed in Italy. In October 2018 Sims was announced as