High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The seventh series of The Only Way Is Essex, a British semi-reality television programme, began airing on September 30, 2012 on ITV2. The series concluded after 10 episodes. Series 7 marked the first series not to feature original cast member Lauren Goodger, after her departure from the series in August 2012. It was confirmed that for the first time the entire cast from the previous series would all be returning. In the first episode original cast member Kirk Norcross who appeared in the first three series made a return. Tom Fletcher from the band Mcfly appeared in episode 4. The series concluded on 31 October and was the fourth and final series to air in 2012.