When is The Only Way Is Essex Christmas special on ITV, who’s in the cast and what’s it about?
TOWIE fans rejoice, the Christmas special has been filmed, and in true Essex style, things will be big, bold and covered in tinsel.
Here is everything we know so far about 2016's Essexmas.
When is The Only Way Is Essex Christmas special on TV?
The show will air in two parts, Sunday 18 December at 10pm and will be reshown on Wednesday 21st December at 10pm, just before part two airs at 11pm.
The stars have posted little snippets from filming on their social media accounts, to give you a sneak peak of what to expect.
Who's going to be in it?
Original cast member Lauren Goodger will be back for the festive special.
She shared a behind-the-scenes video on Instagram with pal Bobby Norris.
Megan McKenna has also revealed she filmed for the special, telling : "Christmas with the McKenna's is definitely going to feature on the show!"
All the usual suspects will appear in the Essex Christmas special, such as Chloe Sims, Gemma Collins, Megan McKenna, Tommy Mallet, Kate Wright, Chloe Lewis, Arg, Ercan Ramadan, Pete Wicks and Frankie Essex.
What's it about?
Of course, the episode will be centred around all things Christmassy.
There's a birthday trip to Liverpool for Lockie's 30th birthday which ends in an emotional chat with his ex, Danni.
The gang were spotted filming at a turkey farm in Colchester, Essex.
Lauren Goodger, who was chased by the turkeys, did not seem to be enjoying herself and shared a video with her fans on Instagram.
In the short clip, she says to camera, over the sound of squawking birds: “This is f**king horrible, this is so scary.”
While her co-stars had fled at the sight of the feathered gang, Gemma Collins seemed to be having the time of her life as she flung her arms at the centre of the turkeys.
Gemma was also embracing the Christmas spirit and wore a pair of reindeer antlers on her head.
The cast members also take a trip to an ice skating rink for the festive special.
Although the gang seemed to be having a lot of fun on the ice, things took a turn for the worse when Jon Clark was rushed to hospital after sustaining head injury during an ice skating accident.
However, the Essex joker seems to be in good spirits, captioning an Instagram snap "Before it all went wrong".
In the Yule spirit, Christmas jumpers will feature heavily in the show, and all the cast members have been snapped in some festive woollies.
Ever the maverick, Bobby Norris opted for a Santa hat.
But it wasn't just the human cast, the Essex pooches also got in on the Christmas fashion parade, and were spotted sporting some fetching festive attire when out for a walk in Kington Wood in Essex.
The Essex guys and gals are certainly getting into the festive spirit with Pete Wicks and Megan McKenna posted an adorable Christmas video on Instagram.
After a turbulent few months, the loved-up couple got into the holiday spirit as they filmed a Christmas duet from Megan’s car, while singing along to Shakin Stevens’ Snow Is Falling.
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