TOWIE’s Chloe Brockett is never far from drama and there was plenty of that in the latest episode of the ITVBe show when Saffron Lempriere confronted her after a heartbroken Frankie Sims broke down in tears following Chloe’s flirty chat with her ex Harry Lee.
Chloe locked horns with Saffron after she was accused of trying to get back with Harry, who she dated before his relationship with Frankie, but insisted that she was only joking about wanting him back.
“I can't sit and watch a girl broken hearted and know that,” Saffron told Chloe.
But the situation escalated when the-19-year-old tried to respond and Saffron interrupted with, “Wipe the smirk off your face because I don't think it's funny.”
Despite her mum Clare’s attempts to calm both women down, Chloe ended the screaming match by throwing her umbrella and storming off.
After the scene aired, viewers took to social media to question why Clare didn’t defend her daughter including one who wrote, “How can Chloe B's mum stand there whilst her daughter is getting rinsed? Zero ratings.”
Another added, “Her own mother stood beside her not even backing her up,” while a third tweeted, “Literally stood there and said nothing!”
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1 of 11Mark Wright and Sam Faiers
Mark and Sam's on/off relationship goes all the way back to when she was 16 and they met on MySpace (aw, those were the days). They briefly dated during their time on TOWIE but were never able to give things a proper go before he quit the show in 2011.
2 of 11Kirk Norcross and Amy Childs
Kirk and Amy's flirtationship was one of the main storylines during the first season of TOWIE and they eventually briefly dated before splitting in 2011. In a 2013 appearance on This Morning, Kirk admitted, "I will still love Amy until the day I die - she is literally like the girl version of me. When it didn't work out, it broke my heart really... and it wasn't her fault, it was both of our fault."
3 of 11Gemma Collins and Charlie King
Gemma and Charlie briefly dated in 2012 but split after she grew concerned about his friendship with Bobby Norris. Two years later, Charlie came out as gay during an appearance on This Morning. He's still friends with Gemma and even admitted in 2017 that he would consider being the GC's sperm donor if she asked.What a turn of events that would be.
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4 of 11Lauren Goodger and Tom Pearce
Remember the days when Joey Essex's BFF Tom Pearce romanced basically every woman within a 10 mile radius of Brentwood? Lauren Goodger became one his many conquests following her split from Mark Wright but they hit the rocks when she caught wind of him bragging about their rendezvous.
5 of 11Mario Falcone and Chloe Sims
It's fair to say Chloe Sims has been unlucky in love over the years but things looked up for her when she began dating close pal Mario. Things moved quick for the pair and she even admitted she loved him - causing friction with BFF Lauren Pope who'd previously dated Mario - but he wasn't ready to settle down and called things off.
6 of 11Harry Derbidge and Bobby Norris
After three years away from the TOWIE scene, OG cast member Harry Derbidge returned as Bobby Norris' boyfriend (in some very skimpy swimwear, nonetheless) during the cast's annual jaunt to Marbs.Their relationship ended in tears though when Harry confessed to sleeping with his ex while on holiday in Tenerife.
7 of 11Dan Osborne and Lucy Mecklenburgh
They've now found love with soap star other halves Jacqueline Jossa and Ryan Thomas but before that, Dan Osborne and Lucy Mecklenburgh were an item.They began dating in 2013 but called it quits amid claims he knew about his ex Megan Tomlin being pregnant before getting with Lucy.
8 of 11Charlie Sims and Ferne McCann
Ferne McCann's on/off relationship with Chloe Sims' brother Charlie provided LOTS of dramz on TOWIE over the years, with rumours she cheated on him cropping up more than once.Eventually Charlie publicly quit the show AND dumped Ferne at the same time in a series of tweets in 2014. Awks...
9 of 11Dan Edgar and Kate Wright
Before she wed footballer Rio and became Mrs Ferdinand, Kate Wright joined TOWIE as the ex of Dan Edgar, who reportedly dumped her to star in the show.She took him back after his romances with Lauren Pope and Jess Wright but it wasn't to be and they eventually split for good.
10 of 11Shelby Tribble and Tom McDonnell
Tom McDonnell joined TOWIE alongside a whole host of newbies including Harry Lee and Chloe Brockett in 2019 and soon caught the eye of Shelby Tribble following her split from Sam Mucklow.Sam soon came back on the scene though and Shelby dumped Tom to reunite with her ex. Sam and Shelby later quit the show together and are now expecting their first child.
11 of 11James Argent and Jasmin Walia
In between his long-running relationships with Lydia Bright and Gemma Collins, James Argent was set up on a blind date with Jasmin Walia and they appeared to hit it off. Things seemed to move too quickly for his liking though, causing him to run from her house after being introduced to her parents. Oh, Arg...
But Chloe has now spoken out to defend her mum, telling her followers, “I can completely understand people saying my mum should’ve said more, however she was talking to Saffron friendly prior to this scene and saw her as a friend.
“I’m glad she didn’t shout in the street, I done enough of that 😂. My mum always has my back ❤️.”
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Things were already kicking off between Chloe and Saffron before the episode even hit our screens as they had a war of words on Twitter earlier this week.
Chloe wrote, “In regards to next episode… I’m not shocked that a certain Gemma Collins’ understudy turned on me. I was at the time… but I mean Twitter saw her for what she is before I did 😂🤷🏻♀.”
Although she swifty deleted her tweet before sharing a slightly more diplomatic reworded post, the original didn’t go unnoticed by Saffron, who clearly saw the amusing side and told Chloe, “Stick with the original, it’s funnier.”
Chloe then replied, “Thought it was a bit too much of a touchy subject for you 😗... didn’t wanna really stick the boot in x.”
It’s safe to say these two won’t be patching things up any time soon.