The Only Way Is Essex series 30

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The Only Way Is Essex
Series 30
No. of episodes10
Release
Original network ITVBe
Original release26 March (2023-03-26) 
28 May 2023 (2023-05-28)
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The thirtieth series of the British reality television programme The Only Way Is Essex began airing on 26 March 2023. [1] Filming for the series commenced in January 2023, with a number of episodes set in Thailand. [2]

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Pete Wicks, and [[Liam ‘Gatsby’ Blackwell who had appeared as main cast members of [[The Only Way Is Essex announced their departure from the show after 7 years. [3] Yaz Oukhellou also departed from the series after being involved in a car accident that resulted in the death of her boyfriend, Jake McLean. [4] [5] [6] Mia Sully and Hannah Voyan, who made their debut in the previous series, did not return either after reportedly being axed from the show. [7] Former Geordie Shore cast member and television personality, Sophie Kasaei, joined the cast as the girlfriend of Jordan Brook. [8]

Cast

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air dateDuration
3651"Episode 1"26 March 2023 (2023-03-26)60 minutes
3662"Episode 2"2 April 2023 (2023-04-02)60 minutes
3673"Episode 3"9 April 2023 (2023-04-09)60 minutes
3684"Episode 4"16 April 2023 (2023-04-16)60 minutes
3695"Episode 5"23 April 2023 (2023-04-23)60 minutes
3706"Episode 6"30 April 2023 (2023-04-30)60 minutes
3717"Episode 7"7 May 2023 (2023-05-07)60 minutes
3728"Episode 8"14 May 2023 (2023-05-14)60 minutes
3739"Episode 9"21 May 2023 (2023-05-21)60 minutes
37410"Episode 10"28 May 2023 (2023-05-28)60 minutes

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