EXCLUSIVE: TOWIE’s Ella Rae Wise reveals how Junaid Ahmed has ‘burnt bridges’ with cast

There's another TOWIE fall out this Christmas

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by Eden-OIivia Lord |
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We've not got long until TOWIE returns - thanks to producers bringing back Essexmas - and so much has already changed since series 34.

Freddie Bentley has been spotted out with Ella Rae Wise's rival, OG star James 'Arg' Argent has returned to the show and Roman Hackett is now dating a Love Island 2024 finalist.

And another bizarre twist with the TOWIE cast is that Ella Rae Wise has fallen out with best pal Junaid Ahmed (shortly after it came to light that Dani Imbert has also fallen out with him).

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ella has fallen out with junaid ©ITV

Now, we have a million and one questions about their fallout because during the latest series Ella was Junaid's biggest fan despite him dating his former BFF's ex-boyfriend.

And it looks like while Ella has fallen out with Junaid, she's back on good terms with Harry Derbidge as she exclusively told us, 'Me and Harry are good.

'One of my mates slept with my ex… So I should have known more than anyone how that felt but Junaid was one of my close mates at the time [he got with Harry’s ex Joe].

'I had him crying on my shoulder saying it was the first time he had felt that way for another man. What could I say to him? I can't stop him doing it but he has burnt so many bridges. We are not talking at the minute.'

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junaid has also fallen out with dani ©ITV

She went on to explain, 'I have got my own personal reasons...I have to trust with friends that what I tell you about my private life isn't going to go anywhere and with Junaid he tells everyone. I can't be around that. I trust friends like siblings.

'I felt Harry wasn't loyal when he should have been, but we get on and I've got a lot of love for him...it is one of those things, I probably need to spend more time with him.'

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harry and ella are pals again ©ITV

And we reckon there will be no issue with Ella and Harry being best pals again because it looks like Ella's on good terms with Girlband again.

'I have sat with the girls, and we have all spoken. It is not awkward. It is civil. That is how it needs to be,' she told us.

'There is no reason why we should hold bad blood.'

Bring on the Christmas special tbh because we LOVED when Ella and Girlband were civil.

WATCH: Courtney and Chloe spill the tea on TOWIE's Girlband

Eden-Olivia is the deputy editor of Closer Online and she’s worked in showbiz since 2016. She has been obsessed with TOWIE since the first series in 2010 but her favourite ever cast member is Megan McKenna. Remember her infamous row with Chloe Lewis and Lydia Bright? Iconic.

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