Love is in the air but the tension is making it thick as TOWIE series nine comes to an end

Love is in the air but the tension is making it thick as TOWIE series nine comes to an end

Tonight sees the final episode of the ninth series of The Only Way Is Essex â€" and wow - what a season it has been!

Fake tans, shopping, tantrums, tears, relationships over before they’ve started, a baby on the way and a second wedding has certainly kept the cast and crew on their toes.

An in tonight’s final episode, things come to a head for certain members of the gang as they face up to their past, their present and their future.

We last saw the Essex ladies partying up a storm at Carol’s hen do as she prepared to renew her vows with husband Mark Jnr.

Will Gemma and Arg ever make it as a couple?

 

And tonight opens with their big day which is basked in sunshine as they commit to each other once more in front of the whole TOWIE cast â€" well, pretty much all.

But while the champagne flowed and the smiles beamed, it wasn’t all happy for everyone.

While her parents are committing themselves to each other again, Jessica finds her relationship with Ricky on the rocks and they are seen having a row which leaves Ricky in tears.

Meanwhile, the on/off romance between Arg and Gemma appears to be very much off.

Despite their recent night of passion, Arg tells a fuming Gems that he just wants them to be friends â€" before dropping a rather unexpected bombshell on her. But Gemma has something up her sleeve to wipe the smile off his face… but you’ll have to tune in to find out!

Mario and Lucy have a heart-to-heart

 

Lucy’s not had a great time of it of late, has she, bless her. She split from fiancé Mario, then got together with newcomer Dan Osbourne, who a few weeks into their what we thought was a blossoming romance, announces to a poor Lucy that his ex-girlfriend is pregnant with his child, so he can’t date her anymore.

And then she comes face-to-face with Mario at Mark and Carols’s wedding, but you’ll have to put the kettle on an settle down at 10pm on ITV2 tonight to find out what happens there â€" and when our favourite Essex peeps will be back!

Check out some more pics from tonight's finale and a vid of the best bits of the series - so far!

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