Can you remember what life was like before October 2010? When Essex was merely a place east of London and the term 'Vajazzle' sounded only like a Pic n Mix sweet. When Mr Darcy was an elusive, yet romantic hero in Literature and not a...er, micropig? When no one mistakenly thought Richard and Judy actually created the world?*
*Thanks, Joey Essex.
Whether it's your cup of tea or you'd rather pour said tea over your head than watch an episode - you could never knock Towie's credentials as a reality TV revolution. The Only Way Is Essex has been shown in over 100 countries, saw the sales of fake nails soar by 500% after the first series and is responsible for 35% (ish...probably) of Celebrity Big brother contestants.
The cult show has been commissioned for another five series* at least,* so if you can't beat 'em you might as well join 'em by adding the entire cast (past and present) on Snapchat.
Here the rather Essex-ive list of usernames that will make everyone well-jel dahling:
Series 1
Jess Wright
@jesswright77
Fact: Jess Wright has cried a mighty 31 times making her Towie's biggest blubber
Megan McKenna
@Megan-McKenna
Fact: Megan appeared briefly in the first series of Towie before joining full time in 2016. In between, she appeared on Ex on the Beach, Celebrity Big Brother aaaaaand Britains Got Talent. Phew.
Lauren Pope
@laurenxpope
Jasmin Walia
@jasminwalia
Harry Derbridge
@harryderbridge
Top tweet: 'Whilst you are trying to catch a Pokemon I'm trying to a catch a man Hun'
Sam Faiers
@samfaiers
Quote: 'If delusion was a sport, Joey (Essex) would have a gold medal'
Fact: Sam was the first recipient of the 'Vajazzle'
Amy Childs
@amychilds1990
Lucy Mecklenburgh
@lucyoliviameck
Kirk Norcross
@kirk_official
Maria Fowler
@mariafowler86
** Top tweet:** 'Imagine your sister had 40.3 million followers and wasn't drumming up support. I would be fuming #CBB'
Series 2
Chloe Sims
@chloestarship
** Quote:** 'That was so awkward... I just wanted the dog to eat me'
Gemma Collins
@gemcqueen
Quote: "I'm Gemma Collins, Ferne. I'm 34, I've earned my divaship and I'm not going to be spoken to like a bit of dirt."
Joey Essex
@jaydote
Quote: “When Australia is mentioned to me, I automatically think ‘the biggest place in the world’ because I have always been told since I was a baby ‘Australia is the biggest country in the world’. It is a country, isn’t it?”
Frankie Essex
@frankieessex87
Series 4
Tom Kilbey
@tckilbey
Bobby Noris
@bobbycnorris
Quote: "I'm like the milkman Gemma, I always deliver."
Ricky Rayment
@RickeyRayment
Top tweet: 'Why is it always whenever you try put your phone usb lead in the plug, it's guaranteed to always be the wrong way up?'
Series 8
James Lock
@James_lock86
**Quote: **'I'm in a dictatorship, not a relationship'
Dan Osbourne
@danosborne
Series 9
Fearne McCann
@fernemccann
Quote: ‘If everyone was to play badminton there would be no wars’
Series 10
Lewis Bloor
@lcbloor
Fact: He is currently in the Celebrity Big Brother house so snaps may be limited...
Quote: "I need my Himalayan salt; I need my coconut oil. So there's going to be fireworks mate. I'm going to have to tell 'em."
Danni Armstrong
@danniarmstrong
Series 11
Georgia Kousoulou
@gkatiek
Series 12
Vas Morgan
@VasJMorgan
Quote: "I think 30’s is when you start living your life. I base this solely on Kim Kardashian"
Series 13
Tommy Mallet
@manlikemallet
Fact: In 2014 he was reported to own over 200 trainers... so now he probably owns about 2 million
Series 14
Jake Hall
@jakeprevu
Chloe Lewis
@chloelewis91
Series 15
Pete Wicks
@wicks001
Top tweet: 'We all have limits, we all have different morals and a different understanding of respect. That is the beauty of life'
Series 16
Kate Wright
@xkatiewright
Mike Hassini
@mike-hassini
Nicole Bass
@nicolecharbass
Series 17
Chloe Meadows
@chloe-j3
** Top tweet:** 'Tonight's lesson: Never ask someone how they eat a Creme Egg!'
Courtney Green
@courtneymegz1
Chris Clark
@chrisclark14
Series 18
Amber Dowding
@amberdowdingx
Series 19
Ercan Ramadan
@ercan_ramadan
Series 20
Amber Turner
@Ambert-x
Myles Barnett
@myles.hb
Yazmin Oukhellou
@yazminoukhello
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.