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Towie star Saffron reveals huge fallout with co-star saying ‘he hurt me and I won’t speak to him’
A Towie legend returned to the show - nine years after quitting the series
IF you thought the TOWIE gang were done with falling out - think again, as there is another feud brewing between Saffron Lempriere and Junaid Ahmed.
The new series kicked off on Sunday as most of the cast flew to Bali for the away trip.
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Junaid remained in Essex and filmed an emotional scene with Towie legend Lauren Goodger, nine years after her exit.
Saffron has now told The Sun that she has clashed with co-star and former pal Junaid yet again - saying "he's hurt me".
The blonde beauty said the pair have stopped speaking and are yet to reach out to one another.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Saffron said: "Junaid is finding it very hard at the minute, he's trying to make amends with people."
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She added: "Me and Junaid are not talking - he hurt me. So I'm yet to talk to Junaid."
It comes after TV favourite Lauren Goodger made her epic comeback to the show.
The 37-year-old was one of the original Towie stars but left the show in 2012.
Lauren, who is good mates with some of the current cast, was seen offering best pal Junaid Ahmed a shoulder to cry on.
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Lauren adopted an agony aunt role, over a decade after she pushed ex Mark Wright into a swimming pool in one of the show's most memorable scenes.
As the cast headed off to Bali, Junaid popped round to Lauren's Essex pad and told her the reason he'd skipped the away trip.
TOWIE legend finally returns to show in emotional scenes - 9 years after quitting show
He said: "Everyone has gone to Bali and I just feel like the best thing for me, is to not to go.
"I've just got so much going on and I wouldn't be my best self.
"I've recently just reconciled with my family and it's changed my perspective on life.
"I've been running around Essex, thinking I know who I am but deep down I don't know who I am," to which Lauren reassured him: "That's okay."
Junaid continued: "I just feel like going to Bali and being around everyone would not be the best thing for me."
Saffron revealed that she had put her bitter feud with Amber Turner to bed.
She said: "The show's going in a bit of a different direction - there's new friendship groups.
"I'm friends with girlband, I'm friends with Amber [Turner], we're civil.
"Amber is fine with it [Dan Edgar & Ella Rae Wise], all of these people saying she's annoyed. She's actually alright.
"It must hurt because it was a long relationship. And who knows...they might talk.
"She's been dating and concentrating on herself now."
Lauren replied: "I think you did the best thing not going because it's very intense, it's a big group holiday, alcohol...you know what it's like.
"I think this is the best because people will miss you."
Junaid became teary-eyed as he explained his recent fallout with co-star Harry Derbidge, saying: "He's heard rumours that I've been slagging him off to people in Essex.
"We were supposed to go out for a Chinese and he just cancelled and never spoke to me again."
Lauren offered some words of wisdom and said: "He needs to speak to you directly. Something's been said by someone - so you need to reach out and meet up with him and just say 'what's happening, what's been said'.
"Then be open and honest, if you lie that's the worst thing you could do."
Junaid admitted: "I do say things and gossip and run around here there and everywhere, but so does everyone.
"I feel like people are so quick to say 'Junaid this...', I'm a certain type a way and I'm not."
The iconic Towie star then recalled some of her own experiences that led her to remove herself from certain situations.
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Lauren explained: "It's such a big deal to you because you're in it and I get it because I've been there and I remember going down Faces and you're like nervous and thinking 'who am I going to bump into?'
"It was hard and I had to move on and cut off certain things that wasn't right for me
"But I'm 10 years on, honestly it's not worth it. You're in this now and thinking 'Oh my God, it's the end of the world', but actually bigger picture that doesn't last.
"You don't have to be friends with everyone."
The pair then had had a hug as Lauren declared: "I'm back."
Junaid gushed: "I am so grateful to have you in my life. I'm so happy LG's back."
While Lauren added: "I'm back. And you've helped me come back - honestly I was just in this mum bubble.
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"And I feel I'm not just a mum - I'm still Lauren."
Elsewhere, the Towie cast were left reeling as Dan Edgar and Ella Rae Wise romance began to heat up in front of his ex Amber Turner.
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