Lauren Goodger made a stylish appearance as she joined Dani Imbert and her TOWIE co-stars at the ITV studio in London on Saturday. As the cast prepares for the launch of the latest series, original cast member Lauren, 39, was seen in a denim co-ord set during the press day. She paired a peplum top with matching wide-leg jeans and a metallic Louis Vuitton handbag.
Dani turned heads in a leather bra top, which she styled with cropped trousers and a black blazer. Meanwhile, Elle Rae Wise opted for a pink mini skirt and shirt, completing her look with towering platform heels. The group arrived with Junaid and Harry Derbidge for a busy day of interviews ahead of the next series, which is set to air on April 26.
This week, Ella gave her verdict on her ex-boyfriend Dan Edgar and Chloe Lewis’ new relationship. In an interview with the Daily Mail on Friday, Ella, 25, described the romance as “cute” – even though she had felt threatened by their closeness when they were still an item.
Ella ended her on-and-off relationship with Dan in January 2025, just a week before entering the Big Brother house, citing trust issues. Dan and Chloe’s relationship was confirmed earlier this week.
Ella was interviewed alongside castmates Harry and Dani, who all joked about dating in Essex being “incestuous.” Dani said: “That just sums Essex up. Essex is such a small place – it’s impossible to date someone that hasn’t got with someone that you know. It’s our reality.”
Harry added: “It’s always a hard one. It’s never easy to see someone go with someone that you’ve been with. But, you know, [it’s] a lesson, it makes you a bigger person and a lot stronger.”
Hinting at what’s to come in the new season, which is mostly filmed in Vietnam, the trio said that it is full of drama.
Harry said: “There’s a lot of drama, a lot of arguments [and] a lot of snappy behaviour.” Ella and Dani also mentioned that the drama in the new season is heightened by its location because the cast were away from their home comforts.
However, it’s not all drama and fallings out on the show, which began in 2010 and enters its 16th year. Following their prior falling out, Harry admitted that this season will also see him begin to repair his relationship with his former best friend Ella.
The duo famously fell out at his milestone 30th birthday back in 2024 because of information he shared about Ella and Dan Edgar’s relationship to the so-called “Girl Band.”
Harry said: “I feel like it’s like a good progression [in this series], like I’ve always had a lot of love for Ella, and I know that we’ve had our differences. But we have never argued to the point that it’s never, could never return. In this series, you will see us obviously get a little bit closer, like we spent a lot of time with each other as well away from the show now. I feel like we’re on the road [to being friends again]. I mean being in the same room right now.”
