Courtney Green and Chloe Meadows ‘devastated’ after being axed from Towie
TOWIE stars Courtney Green and Chloe Meadows have been left "devastated" after being axed from the ITVBe show.
The Sun told last night how at least ten stars are being culled in the biggest shake up in the series’ history.
Telly favourites Courtney, 25 and Chloe, 28 have been given the boot in a bid to save the programme from low ratings.
They both joined in 2016 and have each appeared in more than 140 episodes of the popular reality show.
A source told MailOnline: "Courtney and Chloe are gutted, they thought they were part of the furniture.
"But bosses feel the ruthless cull was needed to shake up the show.
Amy Childs, 31, Amber Turner, 28, and James Lock, 34, are said to be safe.
The Sun revealed the mass axing last night, with veteran cast member Chloe Sims and her sisters Demi and Frankie, and Gatsby, among those who have been saved.
Insiders say they made the mass cull because they want it to “go back to basics” and focus on a smaller core cast of characters.
The most recent series of the show, running since 2010, featured as many as 47 characters in varying roles.