The thirtieth series of the British reality television programme The Only Way Is Essex began airing on 26 March 2023. Filming for the series commenced in January 2023, with a number of episodes set in Thailand.
Pete Wicks and Liam "Gatsby" Blackwell, who had appeared as main cast members since the fifteenth and sixteenth series' respectively, announced their departure from the show after seven years. Yaz Oukhellou also departed from the series after being involved in a car accident that resulted in the death of her boyfriend, Jake McLean. Mia Sully and Hannah Voyan, who made their debut in the previous series, did not return either after reportedly being axed from the show. Former Geordie Shore cast member and television personality Sophie Kasaei joined the cast as the girlfriend of Jordan Brook.
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