We're heading back to essex for a fifth series of the uber glamorous show that gave us the 'vajazzle' and made everything 'reem'.it's time for some weighty issues as arg reveals his dramatic weight loss and takes on the marathon whilst lauren g talks to lydia about her own weight concerns and continuing rivalry with jess. The boys are back in town with mario, ricky, little chris and mick developing a strong bromance.elsewhere, will gemma finally be lucky in love when she meets mysterious new boy charlie? Or could his love of all things ricky martin and girly mags be a titanic problem? The course of true love never does run smoothly in essex and lucy and mario are forced to celebrate their one year anniversary among another cheating scandal.tom p and lauren p go out on a date but their brewing relationship is at the centre of much gossip, especially when mark's ex lauren g confronts tom p about his porky pies... Cara and billie also go on the warpath with arg over their argument with jess and we finally find out who tom k has been texting!the only way is essex continues to entertain as we see lovable nanny pat get legless, arg and gemma reveal a bombshell and that's all before a shock proposal in marbella and a special appearance from tinchy stryder!