<P> The fifth series of the show began on 16 August 2016 . This series took place in Koh Samui, Thailand . The series was confirmed on 8 March 2016 after the finale of the fourth series . It was also announced that faces from the past would return for this series with "unfinished business". The official list of cast members were released on 5 July 2016 . It features four boys and four girls from previous series . From the first series it includes Chloe Goodman and Liam Lewis . Geordie Shore star Gary Beadle and Jess Impiazzi return having previously appeared in the second series, while Jemma Lucy, Jordan Davies and Stephen Bear from the third series all return . Finally Olivia Walsh returns having previously appeared in series 4 . Over the course of the series they will be joined by their exes, which also include familiar faces . Series 1's Ashley Cain will be making his third appearance on the show, while Joss Mooney also returns . Kayleigh Morris and Melissa Reeves will be back having already appeared in the second series . Holly Rickwood from Series 3 will also be back on the beach . New cast members include Lillie Lexie Gregg, Charlotte Dawson, David Hawley, Aimee Kimber, Conor Scurlock and Alex Stewart . While the series was airing, Stephen Bear took part in the eighteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother . He later went on to win the series . Kayleigh also went on to appear in the eighteenth series of Big Brother in 2017, but was removed from the house on Day 13 due to threatening behaviour . Later in the year, in August 2017, both Jemma Lucy and Jordan Davies took part in the twentieth series of Celebrity Big Brother, who were both followed by Jess Impiazzi, who later went onto appear in the twenty - first series . </P> <P> The sixth series of the show began on 17 January 2017 . This series was filmed on location in Crete, Greece . The series was confirmed on 2 November 2016 . The official list of cast members were released on 13 December 2016 . They include four boys; Alex Leslie, Josh Ritchie, Ross Worsick and Sean Pratt, and four girls; Harriette Harper, Maisie Gillespie, Zahida Allen and ZaraLena Jackson . Ross has previously appeared in the first series of the show whereas Josh featured in the first series of Love Island . With the announcement of the line - up it was also confirmed that Geordie Shore star Aaron Chalmers would be arriving on the beach as an ex as well as former The Only Way Is Essex cast member Nicole Bass . Chanelle McCleary, an ex from this series, later went onto appear in the eighteenth series of Big Brother but was evicted a week before the final . </P> <P> The seventh series of the show began on 20 June 2017 . This series was filmed on location on the island of Bali in Indonesia . The series was confirmed on 26 February 2017 . The cast members for the series were confirmed on 23 May 2017 which include Geordie Shore stars Chloe Ferry and Marty McKenna, Love Island contestants Max Morley and Josh Ritchie, as well as Beauty School Cop Outs cast member Savannah Kemplay . Marty and Josh had previously appeared in the third and sixth series of the show respectively . Shortly after the series it was announced that Dean Ralph and Jordan Wright had joined the cast of The Only Way Is Essex for the twenty - second series . </P> <P> The eighth series of the show is expected to begin on 20 March 2018, and was filmed in Spain . The series was confirmed in August 2017 . The cast for this series was revealed on 20 February 2018, and includes Geordie Shore star Marnie Simpson as well as The X Factor contestant, and Stereo Kicks and Union J singer Casey Johnson . </P>

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