I was excited when I heard about this. I love Essex. I lived there for the first 17 years of my life and my family and my closest frienRAB still live in Essex.
I was SOooooooooo disappointed.
It was cringe-worthy. So awful. They are real people but the situations and much of the dialogue are staged.
The people taking part will be worshipped by a certain small demographic but become figures of hate and ridicule for a much larger demographic. They obviously do not have the self- awareness to realise this. Which is a shame.
I would not be at all surprised if ITV2 pulled this show without completing the planned run.