Towie bosses ban Ella Rae Wise from finale as Dan Edgar refuses to film scenes after flirting row
BOSSES of The Only Way Is Essex have banned Ella Rae Wise from the finale of this series after Dan Edgar refused to film his scenes.
Furious Dan, 32, had threatened to pull out of filming after Ella Rae, 22, sensationally accused him of inappropriately touching her.
Now, The Sun Online can exclusively reveal that Ella Rae was “barred” from attending filming for the final episode by show bosses.
The decision was made after the row with Dan earlier this week, which saw him “refuse to get on camera” with her.
An insider said of the decision: “Ella Rae was actually barred from attending the final episode filming.
“After the row with Dan, he was refusing to get on camera with her, and as he’s the bigger star, Ella was asked not to attend.”
The Only Way Is Essex have been contacted for comment.
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Today, as the cast of the ITV Be show were reunited to film the final scenes, key star Ella Rae was missing from the line-up.
Instead, Dan was seen joining his co-stars, including Chloe Meadows, Amber Turner, Roman Hackett and Amy Childs on the set.
James Lock, James Bennewith, Courtney Green, Elma Pazar, Junaid Ahmed, Saffron Lempriere and Jordan Brooks were also spotted.
It comes after the Towie finale was thrown into chaos as Dan was left reeling over Ella Rae’s shock claims of “inappropriate touching”.
A source revealed Dan – who has been dating co-star Amber Turner since 2017 – “was furious and refusing to film yesterday.”
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They added: “He was kicking off and saying he didn’t want to be a part of the final episode. Producers were pulling out all the stops and trying to talk him into it for hours but the whole thing was chaos.”
Meanwhile, Ella Rae made a statement to “make it clear” what she meant by her comments about Dan, concluding that his behaviour towards her was “not OK”.
Her statement read: “I want to make it clear that Dan Edgar did not touch me inappropriately without my consent.
“What I did mean was that I think how he has acted towards me while having a girlfriend is not OK.
“No boyfriend should hold someone’s hand or put their hands around another girl’s waist while in a relationship.
“This is a story you will see covered in the upcoming series of Towie where you will see both sides of the story from Dan and myself.”
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Previously, Ella Rae told The Sun at The Only Way Is Essex’s season 30 premiere she thinks that Dan would “like” to date her.
When The Sun asked her who she was dating, her close pal Dani Imbert joked: “Hopefully not Dan Edgar.”
Ella Rae replied: “As much as he’d love that.”
