DANNI Park-Dempsey and Billi Mucklow have been axed from TOWIE.
The girls were told that there wasn’t a place for them on the ninth series of
the ITV2 reality show, which is due to hit screens on Sunday.
Danni, 23, claimed today that she had left the programme to concentrate on a
new “business venture”.
Announcing the news on Twitter, she said: “I have decided to take a break
from TOWIE to concerntrate on my new business venture but never say never to
me returning. Watch this space x.” (SIC)
While Billi tweeted on Saturday: “I have decided to leave TOWIE so I can
concentrate on my own Bikram Yoga Studio but never say never to seeing me
back on your TV.”
But despite both women claiming to have left the show of their own accord, a
source close to TOWIE claimed they were actually told that there was no room
for them in the upcoming series.
The insider revealed: “Producers decided that there were limited
possibilities for Billi and Danni and therefore informed them that they
wouldn’t be appearing in the ninth series.
“The door is open for future appearances though.”
Danni and Billi, 25, have struggled to slot into storylines on the show since
both of their best pals quit.
Danni had come in as Lydia Bright’s closest friend, but Lydia left last
December after finding it too hard to handle constantly filming with her
ex-boyfriend James “Arg” Argent.
While Billi’s best friend Cara Kilbey left the show in February just weeks
after pleading guilty to drink-driving.