If you thought the tears and tantrums of The Only Way is Essex stayed in Essex, then you’d be mistaken as the drama continued to unfold in Marbella.

We joined the gang on their holiday in the south of Spain for yet another explosive episode – and it wasn’t all cocktails and smiles.

Well, what did you expect with this lot?

1. Arg is STILL struggling to get his driving license.

If we remember correctly, Arg launched a mission to pass his theory somewhere around the second series of TOWIE. Now, 14 series later, Arg still hasn’t managed to conquer it and no-one could quite believe it.

But you know what they say, third time lucky (or in Arg’s case the 23rd) and back home in Essex he once more attempted to retake his theory test… To no avail.

2. Pirate Pete had definitely stolen our hearts.

Pete appeared in Marbs on the arm of his good pal Lockie and brought some welcomed diversity in the form of tattoos, a man bun and a full-on scraggly beard.

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It’s official – he’s the lad all the guys wants to be, and the man all the women want to be with. He’s not only stolen the attention of Jess, Verity and Ferne but us at home too.

3. Pete’s not the only one getting hearts racing.

While Pete’s been busy wooing a couple of the ladies, the new boy about town has made a mark of his own, stirring up all kinds of emotions within the group.

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The pristine fella has already managed to catch a few glances from the girls, making the guys a little uneasy in the process, but we couldn’t help but notice he looked slightly familiar… Perhaps the lovechild of TOWIE’s Ricky and Mario?

4. There a new girl about Marbs and she’s causing quite a stir

Mike wasn’t the only newbie to make his debut – viewers were introduced to a new face, and she went by the name Nicole Bass.

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The brunette caught the eye of a few of the lads and managed to score a romantic proposition from new boy Mike by the end of the episode, but someone wasn’t too happy about it… Lewis.

Yep, that’s right, Nicole and Lewis were once a thing, and he doesn’t seem to happy with his ex rubbing shoulders with his friends.

5. Jake needs to calm the hell down

Jake was still fuming about Tommy treating Chloe Lewis and Mike to a night about the town (let it gooo!) and when he managed to catch his friend on the phone all hell broke loose.

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Heated words were exchanged between the pair, with Jake accusing Tommy of stabbing him in the back, causing Tommy to hit the roof.

Really, guys, is is all necessary? We think it may be about time to suck it up and move on…