Kate Wright and Rio Ferdinand are set to tie the knot
While we all eagerly wait for Kate Wright and Rio Ferdinand to get married, the former TOWIE star has only gone and celebrated her hen do in secret.
Kate and her girl pals decided to have a social media ban during their time away, she admitted on Instagram: "Me & the girls ready for my hen🥂👰🏼💍 #MrsFerdytobe...
"We decided to have a social media detox to actually enjoy ourselves rather than be on our phones checking Instagram 24/7.... be prepared for a LOT of piks 🙊🙊"
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Maria Fowler, series 1 - 3
Maria, on the left with Joey Essex and Chloe Sims in 2011, was in the show from the get-go but her TV career was rocked when it was alleged she'd worked as an escort. She's since said she quit 'by mutual consent' after she refused an on-screen romance with Mick Norcross.
Maria Fowler, 2018
Maria's now a proud mummy, engaged to be married and a self-proclaimed permanent make-up artist.
Dan Osborne, series 8 - 14
Dan Osborne, pictured here with James Argent in 2013, managed seven series on the show. He was given the boot after a series of recordings, claiming to show Dan being verbally abusive towards his ex-girlfriend Megan Tomlin, came to light.
Dan Osborne, 2018
Dan is still in the spotlight due to his relationship with ex-EastEnders star Jacqueline Jossa. In May 2018 he described their marriage as "unhappy".
Amber Dowding, series 18 - 21
Amber was part of a mega cull of seven Towie characters in January 2018. She claimed that she and her boyfriend Chris Clark were cut because they were happy. They've now split and Chris has reappeared on the show.
Amber Dowding, 2018
If Amber's social media is anything to go by, she now appears to mostly be on holiday. Pretty goals from where we're sitting.
Mike Hassini, series 16 - 18 and 21
Mike Hassini brought a hot bod to TOWIE and...not much else. He was cut in January 2018 due to a lack of storylines as he was loved-up outside the telly show.
Mike Hassini, 2018
Mike is working as a PT, still loved-up, and still has a very hot bod. Blimey.
Jack Rigden, series 20 - 21
Jack Rigden tried hard, so hard, to make an impression on Towie but his lack of on-screen romance and agg saw him get very little camera time. He was part of the big cull of January 2018.
Jack Rigden, 2022
Jack now owns a Fish and Chip business called Let's Get Battered. He also has an Instagram page dedicated to his love of cooking and all things food called @rigdensrecipes.
Jordan Brook, series 20 - 21
Jordan and Jack were brought in as friends of Megan McKenna. When she quit, they were left without any storylines.
Jordan Brooks, 2018
Jordan is now dating Sofia Filipe of Ex On The Beach fame. Aww.
Ricky Rayment, series 4 - 14
We still think very fondly of Ricky. His rocky relationship with Jess Wright was a huge part of the show but when they finally broke up, well... Ricky left the show "by mutual agreement"with Towie bosses.
Ricky Rayment, 2018
Ricky now seems to mainly go fishing.
Tom Pearce, series 5 - 13
Remember when Tom Pearce dated Lauren Goodger following her split from Mark Wright? That was an odd time. He was quietly shown the back doorof the show in 2014.
Tom Pearce, 2018
Honestly? We're not 100% sure what Tom is actually doing these days. He used to work in the City, and his holidays certainly look pretty epic, so maybe that.
Grace Andrews, series 11 - 12
Grace almost had a romantic relationship with Lewis Bloor (shudder) and that was the beginning and end of her time on Towie.
Grace Andrews, 2018
Grace is now involved in a semi-permanent make-up company. Those Towie stars must really hate cleanser.
Fran Parman, series 11 - 16
Fran's original romantic interest was Tom Pearce but he stepped aside to allow Diags to woo her. Bad luck. Their relationship was turbulent but apparently not turbulent enough for show producers. Diags stayed, she went.
Fran Parman, 2018
Fran and Diags split and she now hangs out in clothing that does not look very practical.
Jasmin Walia, series 1 and 7-17
Jasmin managed eight series until she was given the boot. In 2015 her agent stated: "TOWIE is very storyline dependent and Jasmin did not have much going on that we could show on screen."Ouch. She went on to audition for The X Factor. It did not go well. She also took part in reality show Desi Rascals, that lasted for one series.
Jasmin Walia, 2018
Jasmin is still being papped, which is more than can be said for some of the other ex-Towie stars.
Harry Derbridge, series 1- 3 and 12
Harry Derbridge was a Towie original and still holds a very special place in our hearts. He made a welcome return to the show as Bobby Norris's love interest but, allegedly, cheated on him.
Harry Derbridge, 2018
Harry now works it as a make-up artist. Is it us, or does he look like he might have had a little help with lip fillers?
Lauren Goodger, series one - six, 16 and 19
Remember when Lauren looked like this? She was a TOWIE OG and her on / off relationship with Mark Wright, including getting engaged in a car park, was the stuff of reality TV dreams.
Lauren Goodger, 2018
Lauren is still much loved by the public although her recent porn admission made some fans' jaws drop.
Pascal Craymer, 2013
Pascal Cramer walked into TOWIE series ten as the new squeeze of Mario Falcone. Sadly, Mario still had the hots for his former flame Lucy Mecklenburgh. Pascal found out when she watched the episode in which Mario admitted his feelings for Lucy. AWKWARD.
Pascal Craymer, 2018
Pascal recently dated king of the jungle trouser snake Nick Knowles although they split before he entered I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! We do not believe that is a real guitar.
The 28 year old flew out to Mykonos and despite having nine bridesmaids she ended up taking 16 of her friends away - including TOWIE's Saffron Lempriere.
The reality star has teased that more pictures are set to be uploaded but has still managed to give her one million followers a look at her time away.
Kate Wright hen do - stacked
Kate Wright hen do
Kate revealed on Instagram that her friends got her a suitcase cover with Rio's face on it and the adorable teddy bear she's holding.
Kate Wright hen do
They've even got pink suitcase tags for the bride to be. Talk about organised - who's her maid of honour again? We need to be friend.
Kate Wright hen do
Not only did Kate get a fancy suitcase tag but so did the rest of the bridesmaids. How sweet!
Kate Wright hen do
Aww here's Rio on the flight with the ladies all strapped in and wearing a Borat inspired makini. It looks like he's ready for take off too...
Kate Wright hen do
The ladies landed in the sunny Mykonos and had a gorgeous villa to themselves with an incredible view. We're VERY jealous.
Kate Wright hen do
We're a big fan of the ladies renting out an entire villa - we wonder what they all got up to...
Kate Wright hen do
Kate treated her girl pals to their very one hen do handbags with their initials engraved on them. Obsessed.
Kate Wright hen do
It looks like there was a programme for Kate's hen do too. We're obsessed with how fabulous Kate looks in this snap too.
Kate Wright hen do
The ladies rooms were kitted out too with their pink and white balloons. We're also very into the painting on the way - did someone say Greek godess?
Kate Wright hen do
The ladies also got matching black and white striped pyjamas, white slippers and what appears to be a pale pink beauty bag.
Kate Wright hen do
Aww a little TOWIE reunion between Saffron and Kate (even though Gemma Collins' best pal wasn't on the show when Kate was, but we'll ignore that).
Kate has since shared a gorgeous photo of herself in her villa wearing a silver co-ord and sandal heels.
Wowza.
Shortly after she shared a snap of all her ladies wearing pink and neutral outfits as they prepared to head out into town.
Aaaaand she's left her followers stunned after showing off her incredible figure in a bikini snap. Oh and she's wearing a crown and looks like a true queen.
Stay tuned as we're sure they've got lots more photos to post...
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The happy couple got engaged in November last year and Rio roped in his children Lorenz, 12, Tate, 10, and Tia, eight, (who tragically lost their mum in 2015 to cancer) to help with the proposal in Dubai.
Earlier this year, the former TOWIE star opened up about how her 'perfect life' is a lie. Taking to Instagram, she wrote: "Anyone that knows me well knows I suffer with bad anxiety & really struggle to love myself.
"Most days are a battle with what’s going on in my head. I’ve sort of kept this off social media as I’ve been to scared to share it, and the less I shared, the more distant Instagram is from my daily life... that’s going to change this year.
"I’m going to give more of the ups and downs, not just the fun times. This year I will not let society’s views on who I should be and what I should look like [affect] me."