<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> <P> In addition to appearing on Ex on the Beach, some of the cast members went on to compete in other reality TV shows including Celebrity Big Brother, Big Brother, and The Challenge . </P>

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