TOWIE’s Jon Clark and Ben Shenel seen dressed as Santa Claus and an elf for filming Christmas Special

THE Only Way is Essex cast are throwing themselves full throttle into Christmas mode, with Jon Clark and Ben Shenel now upping the ante in some particularly festive costumes.

Jon managed to take on role of honour as Santa Claus himself, while Ben just had to do with being a lowly elf.

And never ones to get being dressed as enchanted characters get in the way of a good night, the pair were seen have being having top lad, Essex type “bantz.”

Jon has clearly put last week’s agony behind him, after he broke his coccyx after taking a tumble while ice skating – and revealed all to Gemma Collins live from the scene.

Sucking on gas and air and surrounded with paramedics before being rushed to hospital, Jon’s first thought in his time of need to contact his Gemma to give her the rundown on his injury.

“Gem, look what they done to me,” he said as he panned to the paramedics kneeling on the floor.

“I’m on the way to hospital, man’s broken his f**king coccyx bone.”

Then in desperate need of GC’s warm embrace, he said: “I need some GC loving.”

Before adding that he was loving the popular childbirth pain zapper.

“This gas and air is doing wonders.”