Towie star’s rarely seen brother joins cast in Thailand – can you guess who he is?

TOWIE veteran James Lock is going to be joined by a familiar face in the long-running ITVBe reality series.

The star's brother George has joined the cast as the faces begin filming the reality show.

James, 36, has been a cast member of The Only Way Is Essex for 10 years.

The former restaurant owner will be joined by his 26-year-old brother George Lock on the programme.

The new entrant enters the series at just the right time, as the cast have jetted off to Phuket in Thailand.

Previous episodes of the series have shown siblings to fall out such as Chloe and Charlie Sims.

But depsite the shows history, James told The Sun he is looking forward to his younger brother joining the cast.

He admitted: "It is so nice to have him out here with me.

Me and all the boys on the show are like family. I have known all of them a long time. But with him here, I am buzzing."

Towie has previously aired episodes that have been filmed in sunny from locations like Marbella and Ibiza.

But the Essex-based programme is truly going global, as bosses are filming the next instalment of the series in the most exotic location yet.

James was pictured jetting off abroad to Asia along with his older brother, who is 10 years his senior.

And The star thinks he could easily show his brother the ropes.

He said: "I can look after him and give him the experience.