Ex-TOWIE star slams ‘sad’ show and claims it should be AXED after 34 series

TOWIE fable Bobby Norris believes the long-running world amusement should beryllium axed aft viewing figures plummeted.

The fashionable property spent 9 years connected the amusement betwixt 2012 and 2021 - pulling successful 30 times much viewers than the existent series.

New figures amusement conscionable 48,000 radical tuned into the bid final, compared to 1.5 cardinal astatine its peak.

It's raised questions whether it should beryllium rested oregon retired altogether after 34 series.

Speaking to his Access All Areas co-host Ellen Coughlan connected Fubar Radio, helium said: “I was a small spot sad, due to the fact that successful my time we utilized to get betwixt 1.5 cardinal and 2 cardinal views an episode.

"So erstwhile I saw 48,000 viewers, adjacent though I'm not there, it's sad. I deliberation the bequest is benignant of going truthful downhill now.

"Since the time I left, I've ne'er watched the show, but if you can't adjacent propulsion successful 50,000 viewers, I think, bash you cognize what? Give the amusement the respect it deserves.

"It’s similar having a canine successful the country of the room that's dragging a breached leg, similar you would beryllium kind, and you’d instrumentality him to the vet and fto him spell to sleep.”

He continued: “There is simply a fig of radical that person gone connected to really inactive person careers, and thankfully, I'm 1 of them, but they're fewer and acold between. It conscionable benignant of makes maine a small spot sad. 48,000 ohio gosh, it's little than an Instagram story.”

Bobby precocious impressed with his determination connected Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, alongside Love Islanders Ovie Soko and Georgia Harrison, Rachel Johnson and Bianca Gascoigne.

And erstwhile co-stars similar Gemma Collins, Mark Wright, Ferne McCann and Sam Faiers are each household names with palmy careers.

Despite the latest Towie bid going retired with a whimper, bosses are plotting a Christmas peculiar and are already looking up to a caller bid successful 2025.

We revealed this week however amusement stars similar Ella Rae Wise and Amy Childs person been told the programme volition instrumentality for a 35th series.

Meanwhile, Bobby besides spoke astir however Towie has evolved implicit the years and said the latest bid mislaid its magic.

He said: “So I've ne'er bashed the show. I loved my 10 years determination - not truthful overmuch the past series, but I've touched upon that before.

"But I loved each series. The past 1 wasn't right. It didn't consciousness just to me, didn't consciousness justified for a alleged world show.”