TOWIE news, catch up, gossip: James Lock returning to show after drug charge; Lauren Pope heads out with Lewis Bloor

James Locke is set to return to The Only Way Is Essex after pleading guilty in court to possessing ketamine.

Lockie as he's known to fans will make his return to the ITV2 reality show after a difficult few months, following his arrest back in February.

The arrest led to him being suspended without pay from the show.  But a spokesperson has confirmed his return. 

"After being suspended without pay, James Lock will return to TOWIE following his conditional discharge," the spokesperson said. 

He's not the only TOWIE cast member to have gotten into trouble over drugs this year.  Mario Falcone was also temporarily suspended from the show after video footage emerged of someone who looked like him snorting cocaine.  

The suspension meant he missed out on the fun down in Marbella where the cast and crew spent a few days filming scenes for the 12th series, currently airing. 

The grainy footage was obtained by The Sun and shows a man appearing to snort white powder from a work top through a rolled up bank note. 

Falcone didn't seem to be letting the rumours around him and his future on TOWIE get to him as he lapped up the sun and the attention from the ladies while on holiday in Ibiza. 

The most recent episodes of TOWIE saw Lauren Pope hook up with Lewis Bloor for a romantic date.  She was pictured carrying a cute teddy bear he gave her as a gift on the night.

The pair went out in similarly light-coloured outfits for a stylish evening at The Oaks Dining Rooms & Bar in Loughton, Essex. 

But Pope was coy about the status of the relationship in a conversation with pal Vas J Morgan, who said to her: "And you've got your little romance!", to which Pope answered: "Not yet."

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