Although some feuds are underway in The Only Way is Essex, relationships are blossoming too.
While the 26th series of the ITV show sees arguments amongst Pete Wicks and Chloe Sims, couples such as Lockie and Yazmin Oukhellou look like they are getting closer.
The romance doesn’t stop there, as the Sunday September 27th episode had fans getting excited about a possible new on-screen relationship.
It comes as cast members Tom McDonnell and Ella Wise agreed to go on a date. So are the TOWIE stars together now?

Are Tom and Ella from TOWIE together now?
- No
It was confirmed on September 3 that Tom and Ella were officially dating, and that they had gone on 4 dates.
However, since then, the TOWIE stars have called things off.
When they were dating, Ella had admitted that she does “like him” and that he has “really surprised” her.
But on The Only Way is Essexmas 2020, they both said they had not spoke after he asked her to be in his bubble.
She later revealed to him that she had been seeing someone else.
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Ella Wise’s dating history
The TOWIE star was previously in a relationship with Jack McDermott.
They were together when Ella joined the TOWIE cast in 2019 and their relationship lasted for four years.
In TOWIE season 26 episode 1, Ella revealed that Chloe Brockett had slept with Jack McDermott.
While has not been not confirmed that the ex in question is Jack, as Ella is just 20 years old, it is likely that he is who she was referring to.
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Tom McDonnell’s past relationships
Tom previously had a romance with Shelby Tribble, who he kissed in the season finale of season 24 in 2019.
However, Shelby allegedly got back with her ex and former cast member Sam Mucklow in May last year. It is thought that they are still together.
He has remained single since he joined TOWIE in 2019, however according to The Sun he previously said that he “enjoys pulling too much to get a girlfriend”.
We can’t wait to see what happens between Tom and Ella!
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