Lauren Goodger makes big return to Towie after nine years away as she films with the cast in Essex
LAUREN Goodger was all smiles as she made her big return to The Only Way is Essex seven years after her last appearance.
The 37-year-old was one of the original Towie stars but left the show in 2012.
She made a brief return in 2016 but now Lauren is coming back with a bang.
Today she was seen filming in Essex ahead of the new series and looked incredible in a sheer green top and matching trousers.
Lauren opted for a full face of glam make-up and accessorised with a Chanel handbag and sparkly platform heels.
And Lauren has revealed her reason for returning to the show that made her famous, insisting she is doing it for two-year-old daughter Larose, who she shares with ex Charles Drury.
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She told new! magazine: "All my friends have got jobs and work - most mums do - and I want Larose to see that I've got a job too."
Discussing her first days back on set, Lauren continued: "I wasn't nervous because Towie's sort of my home, but I've been in a mum bubble so the first day of filming was a complete shock."
During her first stint on the reality show Lauren's main storyline was her on/off 10-year relationship with Mark Wright.
The former couple were involved in some huge bust-ups on camera and Mark, 37 - who is now married to Michelle Keegan - even proposed on the show.
Even though she shared the highs and the lows with viewers, Lauren added: "There is nothing I regret and nothing I would change."
Earlier this month Lauren was pictured hanging out with co-stars Amy Childs and Junaid Ahmed.
She later told fans: "The rumours are true! LG is back baby @towie."
Meanwhile Lauren, who took part in Celebrity Big Brother in 2014, recently had her say on her neighbour and current housemate Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu.
After rumours of a romance between Ekin-Su, 29, and her co-star Nikita Kuzmin, Lauren told The Sun: "I doubt it. I don’t think he is going to go on television and form a relationship if he has a girlfriend, and I don't know if Ekin is ready for that, she hasn’t spoken about it to me.
"I don't think Ekin would get involved with anyone with a girlfriend either. She hasn't gone in for that. This is a career move and an experience."
