The Only Way is Essex-Mario sets the record straight

On last night’s TOWIE Mario, who bumped into ex Peri on the street, told her he head heard that she said he was only with Lucy to be the top boy in Essex, ‘It’s not true’, he said. ‘I chased Lucy for a year. It’s none of your business. You seem to be a bit bitter. Why would I pick you over Lucy?’

Peri was appalled by Mario’s comments and asked him who he thought he was speaking to her like that. ‘Do one’, said Mario.

At Joey’s pool party, Gemma told Mario he was out of order saying that to Peru as no-one wants to hear someone is prettier than them. She proceeded to tell Lucy and Mario that they need to grow up and she has had enough of listening to it.

Also on last night’s episode:

• Maria told best mate Lauren Pope it’s been the worst week of her life because of the vicious rumours about her working as an escort, when it was a promo trip to Dubai. She said she felt embarrassed and was having to confirm to her family it wasn’t true. And when Lauren asked her about Mick she said he hadn’t spoken or text her.

However Mick implied to son Kirk that wasn’t the reason why he was ignoring Maria, but because he had heard she had been seeing another guy. ‘I don’t want to be messed around anymore’, he said, before claiming that he needs to listen to his son’s advice more.

The Only Way is Essex-Mark and Sam go on a date?

After staying the night at Mark’s the evening of the Sugar Hut karaoke night-when Mark text a mystery girl to come and keep him company, Mark asked Sam if she wanted to go skiing as mates.

Mark told Sam that he thought a lot about her and cared for her. ‘We should go skiing, it’s not a date. If it was a date I would wine and dine you’, he said.

Later on in the day, Mark asked Arg, who was having a colonic, whether he and Lydia wanted to skiing with him and Sam. ‘Lydia loves skiing’, said Arg.

Fortunately Lydia had already agreed to make up with Mark and end all the arguing with Arg so they could be a ‘happy family again.’

Before the 'double date' Sam met with Lauren G, Mark’s ex, to tell her that she was going on a date with Mark. Lauren said she had to let him get on with it, after revealing that she slept with her ex a week ago.

During the 'date', Mark told Sam he invited her there as a friend, although it didn’t stop him from flirting with the blonde shop owner and hinting that they go on a proper date. However, when asked if he was now a one-woman man by Arg, he said that he intended to have fun with other girls too.

When Joey heard that Sam and Mark had gone on a date he was furious. Lauren G told him at his pie and mash animal themed pool party that Sam had told her she was going skiing with Mark.

‘Oh my God, what is Sam doing’, exclaimed Joey. ‘Mark thinks he can get with the bird I was with? I didn’t think Mark would do this to me. It’s hurt me more in the way of Mark’, he told Lauren.

The Only Way is Essex-Arg gets his heartbroken again as Lydia once more tells him it’s over.

 Lydia told James she’s moving on as he went to talk to her after she turned up at the pool party with her date, model Rob. Looks like Arg has fierce competition, as even Lydia’s mum likes the male model.

‘You don’t understand how it felt you turning up to my best mates party with another guy’, James told Lyd. ‘I would die for you. It’s the worst feeling I’ve ever felt in my life.’

Lydia replied by telling him she needs someone to help her get over him and to see how shit there relationship is/was. She told him that he keeps pushing her away and that she never wants to be in that situation again. James told her they are soulmates and belong together, but Lydia just said what’s the point. ‘I won’t fuck up again’, James pleaded. ‘I’ve heard it too many times before’, confessed Lydia.

James also made an enemy out of Amy, who was told by Lydia, when she visited her house to clear the air, that James has told her in the past that he has ‘banged’ her. Amy was furious and apologised to Lydia for not being on her side and sticking up for James before. Lydia forgave her and said she had washed her hands of him. But when Amy confronted James at the party, he told her Lydia was making up lies, despite confessing to Lyd he had said while they were going out he had slept with Amy to wind her up. Amy told James she was pissed off as they used to be mates, and she doesn’t want to be involved in their (Arg and Lydia’s) arguments. James said he would tell Lyd not to involve her. Amy was having none of James’ lies and said to leave it at that.

The Only Way is Essex- Lauren proves she's no push over to Mark

Lauren shown who wears the trousers in her and Mark’s relationship as she turned up to Mark’s Phat pool party on last night’s episode, despite him telling her she couldn’t come.

Lauren made Mark’s party, which he threw to compete with Joey’s Ream party, memorable for all the wrong reasons  by throwing him into the pool in front of the whole party, after discovering him with a group of girls.

‘What you doing?’, said Mark to Lauren when she turned up to the party, following a phone call from her sister telling her to get to the party asap as it didn’t look like Mark was working. And it wasn’t only her who wondered why Lauren wasn’t at the party, as it became the main topic of conversation, even Mark’s mum Carole questioned why she wasn’t there and suggested to Mark that Lauren help him with his parties.

Lauren told Mark that she had been on her own all day, when Mark replied that he was working, but she said that he was making her look like a mug, and asked him if he was satisfied that he had kept her indoors? ‘Don’t you think I’m going to get bored?’, she said. Mark told her it was his business and asked her why she was shouting so everyone could her their argument. ‘What means more to you, your parties or me’, questioned Lauren. ‘You’, said Mark, ‘but what have I done wrong?’ Lauren replied that people don’t realise how shit it is, then pushed him into the pool and calling him a mug, before walking out of the party with a smug look on her face.

But what did Mark expect when he banned Lauren from attending any of his parties. Earlier in the day Mark warned Lauren not to come, but she said she didn’t see what the issue was?  He told her he has to go to the party and get work done, and said if he was a stockbroker she wouldn’t come to his office while he was on the phone. ‘Don’t come to my workplace’, he said. ‘Having my bird there scares girls off.’ Lauren replied that people would think it was odd she wasn’t there. Mark said people knew who she was and thought she was over it?