Towie sign up controversial reality star from cancelled TV show
TOWIE has added a new castmate for the upcoming series – and he’s already been on another reality show.
The Sun can exclusively reveal that The Circle star Freddie Bentley has signed up for the ITVBe series.
A source told us: “Freddie is close friends with Ella Rae Wise and has already started filming with her. They shot some scenes last week in Essex together.”
Freddie starred in the first series of The Circle when it aired on Channel 4 before jumping to Netflix.
He finished as runner up in the game all about social media catfishing.
The openly gay star famously lied about his sexuality and his age on the show.
Freddie isn’t the only new castmate joining Towie’s upcoming run, however – two glam pals of Junaid Ahmed have signed up with show legend Lauren Goodger has been confirmed to return.
The insider added: “Freddie’s one of the new faces they’ve got lined up for the series now it’s back in Essex after the away trip to Bali.
“They lost a massive character when Chloe Brockett quit and are bringing in four new people to replace her.”
The Sun has approached a rep for Towie for comment.
Last week, Lauren Goodger broke her silence about returning to the show.
She told The Sun: “It’s true, I’m going back to Towie and I can’t wait.”
She made a brief return in 2016 but now Lauren is coming back with a bang.
She also opened up to new! magazine, saying: “All my friends have got jobs and work – most mums do – and I want Larose to see that I’ve got a job too.”
Discussing her first days back on set, Lauren continued: “I wasn’t nervous because Towie’s sort of my home, but I’ve been in a mum bubble so the first day of filming was a complete shock.”