The Only Way is Essex rivals Liam Gatsby and Pete Wicks declared war on one-other during episode three of the ITVbe series.
Following simmering tension surrounding an incident where Gatsby had danced with Pete’s girlfriend, the two finally clashed in a hilarious public feud.
Here’s the battle of who could provide the best one-liner…
Gatsby is KILLING ME with these one liners 😂😭 #Towie
— ★ | Z O E L O U I S E (@zoelouisee_xo) April 8, 2018
King of Essex
Gatsby – who has labelled himself ‘King of Essex’ because no-one else would willingly give him that nickname – charged into a juice bar in his best dad shirt to meet Pete Wicks’s girlfriend, Shelby, and her close pal.
All TOWIE drama happens in juice bars.
Screen Shot: GATSBY – TOWIE, ITVbe
#towie how does gatsby have so much self confidence for a bloke who’s 4ft tall?! That shirt needs to go in the bin lol
And don’t @ me the price it could be £10,000 and it would still look horrific
— Jasmine Grace (@JasmineGF) April 8, 2018
It was here where Gatsby came out with the quote of the series so far.
Shelby and her mate labelled the pocket-sized player “disgusting” for spreading rumours that Shelbz was grinding on him during a night out
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Man-like Gatsby only had one thing to say…
Gatsby said: Do you not think I get models grinding up on me all over the world?”
Screen Shot: GATSBY – TOWIE, ITVbe
“Do you not think I have models from every part of the world grinding up on me?” ….No Liam, I don’t. #TOWIE
— Ⓑ Ⓢ Ⓗ (@BenSaullHASHTAG) April 8, 2018
The girls tried to contain their laughter at Gatsby’s bulging self-confidence as he repeatedly called them “babes” and reinforced his cocky persona by telling them that they’re “nothing special”.
Screen Shot: GATSBY – TOWIE, ITVbe
Screen Shot: Shelby and Clelia LAUGH – TOWIE, ITVbe
Despite all of this horrendous chat from Gatz, he still had another shocking one-liner up his sleeve before leaving the scene.
Screen Shot: GATSBY – TOWIE, ITVbe
Gatsby is potentially the most physically repulsive man on the planet #towie
— Leah Parker (@leahjeanxo) April 8, 2018
If only someone would come along and put him in his place…
Enter Pete Wicks
Pete approached Gatsby for a little one-on-one chat during the series 22 crew’s big night out, wasting no time in trying to get under the skin of his long-standing Essex enemy.
Screen Shot: PETE Wicks (right), LIAM Gatsby (right) – TOWIE, ITVbe
Screen Shot: PETE Wicks (right), LIAM Gatsby (right) – TOWIE, ITVbe
Screen Shot: PETE Wicks (right), LIAM Gatsby (right) – TOWIE, ITVbe
The pair traded blows as Gatsby sang like a canary, telling Pete that if he “wanted his bird” then he could “have his bird”.
Err, yeah mate.
Screen Shot: GATSBY – TOWIE, ITVbe
Pete went on to slam Gatsby for telling everyone within a 100-mile radius of Chelmsford that he had danced with his girlfriend, repeating that he couldn’t care less about the supposed boogie.
Pete said: “The only one getting a hard on about it is you.”
Pete = The man – Gatsby = Little boy #Towie
— Benny James (@Beno_ldn) April 8, 2018
In a battle of who could wind the other one up the most, Pete’s slight hand gesture towards Gatsby’s face area seemed to do the trick.
Screen Shot: PETE Wicks (right), LIAM Gatsby (right) – TOWIE, ITVbe
Screen Shot: PETE Wicks (right), LIAM Gatsby (right) – TOWIE, ITVbe
The explosive scene ended with Pete calling his rival a b*tch before Gatsby signed off with yet another cracking one-liner.
Gatsby said: “You might be the pirate of the Caribbean, but I’m the king of Essex.”
Screen Shot: PETE Wicks (right), LIAM Gatsby (right) – TOWIE, ITVbe
‘You might be the pirate of the Caribbean’ Hahahahahaha am ILL 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 #towie
— Highway Unicorn☯ (@T0p_Lass) April 9, 2018
Watch the next chapter in Gatsby and Pete Wicks’s drama with TOWIE on air every Sunday, on ITVbe, at 9 pm.
