I agree - I don't watch it because there's enough numpties and it's a representation of mine and my OH's generations.. I don't act like they do and as a TV critic said - "It's people acting out their own lives - badly".

But on another note - is it me or is Essex where they film a lot - there's a new thing coming out about the exotic pets in Essex...

Everywhere has people like this unfortunately not just Essex ! Brentwood and those areas were never like that, i'm talking 10 years ago, chavs are everywhere !!! you'll find a lot of these people aren't from Essex originally anyway, a lot of them are from London or DFL's as we call them here ! (Down From London)

You are probably right xxxxxxxxxx

They have certainly put Essex on the map though, as the poster above has said, there is an Essex pet programme now and who knows what else is in the pipeline xxxxxxx

I love it!

My S-I-L both lives and works (Woodford Green and Buckhurst Hill) where they film some of it so she sees a lot of the characters around. Chloe lives in the flat over the shop next door to where S-I-L works so see her quite a lot.

The production company asked my s-i-l's boss if they could film in his shop and he told them where to go.

My niece and her friends saw James at Woodford tube station last week and had their photo taken with him. Everyone round there knows Lydia's mum and have called her the white witch for years.

We lived iin Woodford too, I went to school there, and if I remember right it was Redbridge School (I was only about 5 though!) Such a shame we moved darn sarf before I could dance around my handbag in my teens lol!

I've just watched the last week's episode which I recorded on Weds... now is there something wrong with my colour setting on my tv - or was Mark's mum fake tan/foundation/bronzer on her face proper weird with that great big blob on the side of her face

I wanna go Glamping - they really made me laugh

No your telly is fine, unlike her face

So I don't need to adjust my settings - I bet she was cringing when she saw she's overdone it - it was freaky

Overdone it do you think so?

Yeah, I saw that mark on her face - it reminded me of a rawhide dog chew!!

That glamping episode was so funny - I laughed out loud when I saw Harry in that inflatable chair, must get one of those to take to our caravan