{"id":67055,"date":"2023-09-24T20:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T20:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/?p=67055"},"modified":"2023-09-24T20:29:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T20:29:02","slug":"the-only-way-is-essex-reminds-me-that-my-life-is-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/entertainment\/the-only-way-is-essex-reminds-me-that-my-life-is-important\/","title":{"rendered":"The Only Way is Essex reminds me that my life is important"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the past 13 years I\u2019ve lived in nine different houses (thank you university and London rental market).\u00a0<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve had one failed relationship, and two more almost-boyfriends (thank you modern dating).\u00a0<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve learnt how to do laundry, and how to cook (kind of). I\u2019ve worked for four different companies, and have even started paying into a pension.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Life comes at you fast, but one thing hasn\u2019t changed \u2013 on Sunday nights at 9pm I\u2019ll take a seat on the sofa with a cup of tea, perhaps a couple of biscuits, and I\u2019ll tune into The Only Way Is Essex, which is currently in its 32nd series.<\/p>\n

The reality soap has been my longest-standing adult relationship.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While I now have mounting responsibilities, and more grey hairs, I can still find comfort in watching Amy Childs drinking a glass of prosecco and telling people to \u2018shut up\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In those moments, it\u2019s like nothing has changed.<\/p>\n

I started watching during my first year at college. I was at the cusp of adulthood, and found it fascinating watching how the TOWIE gang fared during it just before I got my chance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tuning in once just wasn\u2019t enough, so I got myself the DVD box sets too and spent evenings re-watching Lucy Mecklenburgh and Mario Falcone having date night at an Italian restaurant, or James Argent smuggle in pizza to a bootcamp. Being a grown-up looked so much fun.\u00a0<\/p>\n