We'll admit it, here at Closer HQ we cannot keep TOWIE star Chloe Brockett's name out of our mouths (or the tips of our fingers 🤔); from her iconic – and turbulent af – TOWIE journey to her no holds barred attitude to any frenemy, enemy or ex who dares cross her, we're a bit obsessed (with the good and the bad), and honestly, the beginning of 2024 is quite a time to be obsessed with Miss Brockett because there's clearly A LOT going on behind the blow-dry right now.
It all started in August 2023, when a TOWIE spokesperson confirmed the Chloe would not be returning to filming for series 32 after being suspended for allegedly throwing glasses at her co-star – and former love interest – Roman Hackett.
Chloe has naturally remained extremely tight-lipped about the incident; after a bit of time out, she went on to to to launch her own podcast called On the Record with Chloe Brockett and spent time seriously upping her influencer game in her enforced downtime.
Months have passed, and now the TOWIE cast have returned to filming for series 33, flying out to Bali to film the opening episodes, but the question on the lips of every fan is: will Chloe be returning to TOWIE?
After months of dodging questions from fans and journalists alike, Chloe has finally spoken out about her future with the show that made her a star in a telling Instagram story post and, well, let's just say we still have a lot of questions. Sigh.
During one of her regular Q&As a fan asked, 'Please say you are returning to TOWIE when it's filmed in Essex! We NEED YOU xx.'
Our sentiments exactly.
Chloe responded, "I see all of these questions, and there are so so many. I'm not ignoring you all. I just can't comment right now. Love you all."
Cleary there are still decisions being made behind the scenes, but if you want to know our take, it's this...
In recent months rumours have been flying that the Essex queen has signed on to join the cast of ITV's very first Celebrity Big Brother which starts on 4 March 2024. Naturally, Chloe hasn't addressed these rumours as the identities of the celebrities are the most guarded secret in British showbiz right now, but our guess is, ITV knows our girl will make a grand housemate, but there's naturally a few things to iron out and discuss following the events of last summer.
Of course, this is all speculation, but a fan can manifest, right?
Why was Chloe Brockett suspended from TOWIE?
Chloe and Roman sparked romance rumours last summer when Dani Imbert posted pictures of them looking cosy at an ITV party on social media, but things soon turned sour when the pair reportedly became embroiled in a row while filming in Brentwood.
It’s claimed that the fight left crew shocked and led to crisis talks at ITV before it was confirmed that Chloe had been dropped from filming series 32 for the remainder of the run.
An onlooker said, “Chloe and Roman’s row escalated so quickly no one saw it coming. They were arguing then Chloe threw a drink on Roman.
“He swilled one back and then suddenly she threw three glass tumblers at Roman who was right in front of her.”
They told The Sun, “There was glass everywhere, it was so shocking. Roman looked absolutely stunned at what had happened.
“It looked like Chloe had snapped and had just grabbed the closest thing to hand to throw.”
In the wake of the incident, a TOWIE spokesperson told the publication, “Chloe Brockett will not be returning to filming for the remainder of the series.”
Although it was caught on camera, a source close to the show claims that the scenes could be too shocking to air. They also revealed that Chloe had apologised to Roman for her actions.
Chloe Brockett confirms she is still a cast member
In September 2023, Chloe attended the Nation Television Awards (NTAs) and posted a plethora of content to her Instagram in the hours following. In one NTAs photo dump, a fan asked her whether she had parted ways with TOWIE for good as she had removed any reference to the series from her Instagram bio. Look at you lot doing our sleuthing for us.
The Instagram user commented, "Why is TOWIE off your bio? Have you left?"
To our surprise, Chloe directly responded to the comment, claiming, "No, I haven't, I am still a cast member x."
This isn’t the first time Chloe has been caught up in a fight with one of her co-stars. According to reports, Chloe threw an ice bucket at Ella Rae Wise's head on a night out in April 2022 but missed and hit another woman instead.
Although neither Chloe nor Ella have ever addressed the incident, onlookers revealed how the woman was left bleeding and had to be held back by security as she attempted to retaliate.
“It was really shocking to see these women off the TV behaving in this way. And for Chloe to then lob an ice bucket and seriously hurt someone,” a witness said at the time.