'TOWIE filming is like a soap – I'm the Phil Mitchell of the show,' says James Lock
ok.co.ukJames Lock has branded himself the Phil Mitchell of The Only Way Is Essex as the star has been on the programme for nearly a decade after making his debut appearance back in 2013.
Lockie, 35, has had some sensational storylines on the hit ITV reality show, from his dramatic on-off relationship with Danielle Armstrong – who is now a married mum-of-one – to his equally turbulent romance with ex Yazmin Oukhellou.
But he's since moved away from his "lothario" image, choosing to "focus on himself" instead of chasing women and being part of gripping storylines.
Now, in an exclusive chat with OK! magazine, James has opened up on all the behind-the-scenes secrets about the show the nation loves so much – from there being a full production set to the cast doing "improvised reality" scenes. "Being on its 30th season is just testament to how good the show is as it's the first of its kind in this country, I think people forget that," he explained, before describing himself as "part of the furniture" having been on the show for so long. "I feel like the Phil Mitchell of TOWIE, it's good." James said that one thing he thinks everyone who watches them on TV thinks is that there's one man with a camera to film the scenes, before it goes off to the editing suite for the on-screen release. "They don't realise there's a full production team there," James explained, insisting there's a great deal more that goes on in each scene than meets the eye.
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