Lauren Goodger's on and off romance with ex Mark Wright kept viewers hooked when The Only Way Is Essex first exploded onto TV in 2010.
But the former reality personality, 34, who left the ITV series in 2012, has now said that she felt "set up" by TOWIE bosses when she was on the show and claims that she had "no control over it." The curvy star shared that her experience on TV had a "dark side" but added that she is grateful for the opportunities that the limelight has given her.
Speaking on fellow reality favourite Marnie Simpson's podcast, Marnie's Home Truths, Lauren said: "There's a very dark side with it, you have no control over it. "Reality TV has it hard because you are who you are in real life and when you're on a TV show even
Read more on mirror.co.uk