ITVBe UNVEILS SLATE OF REALITY SPIN-OFF SERIES

ITV have unveiled a slate of both new and returning commissions across its reality offering for 2025, with two of its biggest reality franchises celebrating milestone years. 

BAFTA award winning series The Only Way Is Essex produced by Objective Entertainment, part of All3Media’s Objective Media Group, will mark a monumental milestone as it celebrates fifteen years on screen with two new series confirmed to air in 2025. The Only Way Is Essex continues to remain at the forefront of reality television having been streamed over 45 million times on ITVX over the last twelve months.

Additionally some of the show’s best loved former stars will celebrate their own big life moments with a spin off series featuring Tommy Mallet and Georgia Kousoulou, who first met and found love on TOWIE back in 2014 as they finally say ‘I Do’ in a three part special produced by Objective Entertainment following on from the success of their Baby Steps series. 

It’s also a big year for The Real Housewives of Cheshire, which reaches a decade on screens in 2025. The new series will see a host of old faces returning to the show for another dose of drama and fabulous glamour. 

One of the show's best loved and longest standing housewives Tanya Bardsley, will also be lifting the lid on the chaos of her home life in the hilarious new reality format The Bardsley Bunch.

The six-part series follows the life, laughter and love of the multi-generational household of Tanya, husband Phil, four kids Gabriella, Rocco, Renz and Ralphi, grandparents Julie and Steve, and Great Nana Irene. Both The Real Housewives of Cheshire and The Bardsley Bunch are produced by Monkey, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group.

Paul Mortimer, Director of Reality Commissioning and Acquisitions at ITV, said “We are delighted to be celebrating two of our longest running reality franchises as they enter exciting milestone years, whilst also expanding both series, following the ever popular Tommy and Georgia and Tanya Bardsley as they embark upon new chapters.” 

Further details about all titles will be announced in due course.