THE Only Way Is Essex's new series is set to kick off with a bang tomorrow night as Saffron Lempriere kicks off an explosive row.
The reality TV star is set to shake things up by playing a voice note sent by Ella Rae Wise about her night with Dan Edgar, behind his girlfriend Amber Turner's back.
Saffron, 28, is seen approaching Courtney Green and Chloe Meadows after her big birthday bash in the Dominican Republic.
She tells them that she wants to play them the voice note, sent from Ella Rae, 22, to her pal Harry Lee in order to set straight "rumours".
The first-look clip – which is due to play out on Sunday night – sees the three women standing at the bar discussing the shock message.
"Look, it is the birthday party, but there is a rumour going through the mill," Saffron can be seen telling Chloe, 30, and Courtney, 27.
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"What is it about?" they both ask her, looking shocked, to which Saffron bluntly replies: "It's about Dan Edgar and Ella."
"You are Amber's best mates and I have got a voice note that I want to show you. From Ella to Harry," she goes on.
Saffron is then seen preparing to play the voice note before the first-look clip cuts out – with the drama to follow this weekend.
It comes after The Sun exclusively revealed that Ella Rae had been BANNED from filming the Towie finale following her row with Dan.
Furious Dan, 32, had threatened to pull out of filming after Ella Rae sensationally accused him of inappropriately touching her.
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The decision was made after the row with Dan earlier this week, which saw him "refuse to get on camera" with her.
A source revealed Dan – who has been dating co-star Amber Turner since 2017 – "was furious and refusing to film yesterday."
They added: "He was kicking off and saying he didn't want to be a part of the final episode. Producers were pulling out all the stops and trying to talk him into it for hours but the whole thing was chaos."
Meanwhile, Ella Rae made a statement to "make it clear" what she meant by her comments about Dan, concluding that his behaviour towards her was "not OK".
Her statement read: "I want to make it clear that Dan Edgar did not touch me inappropriately without my consent.
"What I did mean was that I think how he has acted towards me while having a girlfriend is not OK.
"No boyfriend should hold someone's hand or put their hands around another girl's waist while in a relationship.
"This is a story you will see covered in the upcoming series of Towie where you will see both sides of the story from Dan and myself."
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Previously, Ella Rae told The Sun at The Only Way Is Essex's season 30 premiere she thinks that Dan would “like” to date her.
When The Sun asked her who she was dating, her close pal Dani Imbert joked: “Hopefully not Dan Edgar."
Ella Rae replied: "As much as he'd love that."
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