TOWIE star Harry Derbidge has been left in tears after revealing the brutal words his fiancé Joe Blackman used to dump him.
In a sneak peek of the new series of The Only Way Is Essex, Harry can be seen confiding in his cousin Amy Childs about his recent split.
Trying to hold back tears, Harry tells Amy exactly what Joe said when breaking up with him.
"He said, he wants to be mates," Harry reveals, his voice cracking.
The preview then jumps to an upset looking Joe, who wipes his eyes and says: "I didn't think it would get to this."
Harry, meanwhile, can then be seen hugging Amy as she tearfully tells him: "Don't cry."
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The new series of Towie is due to hit the small screen in less than two weeks and Harry and Joe's break-up will play out in it.
The Sun exclusively revealed a fortnight ago that the couple had hit the skids after they got together romantically last year.
They had insisted their relationship was going from strength-to-strength and even vowed to tie the knot in Las Vegas.
But a TV insider revealed: "Harry and Joe split up and everyone's so upset for him.
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"They really hoped Harry had found love but things crumbled and it was all caught on camera for the next series.
"Everyone is hoping they can get back together and work it out but it's not looking good."
Since then, it has has emerged that Joe has already moved on with someone new in the wake of the split.
The Sun has told how dad-of-one Joe is now dating fellow cast member Junaid Ahmed, 30.
A source told The Sun said that TV favourite Harry was left furious after he discovered text messages between Joe and ex pal Junaid.
This led to Harry and Joe having a blazing row and ending things for good, despite talks of marriage just weeks before.
A source told us: “Harry found messages between Joe and Junaid and it led to a huge argument and them splitting."
Joe and Junaid have been spotted enjoying dates since they returned to Essex and have grown closer following the Cyprus trip.
The source continued: "Since then Joe and Junaid have been spending lots of time together.
“They been spotted on dates around Essex and staying at each others, so it’s only a matter of time before things erupt with Harry."
'Trouble in paradise'
Junaid also features in the new Towie promo for series 34 and is seen discussing Harry and Joe's relationship issues.
He says: "I speak to Harry most days on the phone, I speak to Joe most days on the phone.
"There's trouble in paradise with them."
The storyline will play out for TOWIE viewers later this year and it will see Harry and Joe's friends being forced to take sides.
"It’s likely to be a huge storyline on the show – and everyone will be very divided over it," the source added.
"It’s very out the blue and frankly shocking to most of them.”
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- Towie returns to ITVBe on Sunday August 25