Julius Cowdrey cheated on Ella Willis on Made In Chelsea
Strictly speaking it was the opposite of ‘spiritual’ but for Made In Chelsea years of searching and struggle finally ended this week when the show found its Holy Grail: the new Spencer Matthews.
In fact there were promising (or depressing) signs it had discovered two – one male and one female. Presumably E4 will now take inspiration from another Matthews (Bernard) and breed them, creating baby Spencers for future series.
The people in question were Julius Cowdrey and Mimi The Easy Canadian, two new MIC stars with blonde highlights and the morals of alley cats. Their antics would have put Spencer to shame. At least they would if he’d had any.
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Ladies man: This week when the show found its Holy Grail: the new Spencer Matthews, Julius Cowdrey (above)
The family name of the Cowdreys was disgraced when Julius (practically the only member of the great cricket dynasty who’d failed to captain England) did the dirty on his girlfriend Ella Willis in spectacular style. Or rather with a spectacular lack of it...
‘I hooked up with someone at the weekend,’ he told fellow cheat Fredrik as he passed the time idly tossing his Lovely Hair. ‘Do you think Ella will be p***ed off?’
Yes possibly, we thought.
As it turned out we didn’t know the half of it – much like Ella.
Betrayed: The family name of the Cowdreys was disgraced when Julius did the dirty on his girlfriend Ella Willis (above)
‘Looking at it now,’ Julius reflected intelligently. ‘I guess it would annoy me a little bit too - you know, if we were out on the same night and she went home with somebody.’
Even Fred was shocked and appalled, and he’d practically behaved the same way with Olivia and Mimi.
Fred recommended that Julius tell Ella about his betrayal ‘before she found out about it from someone else’ (or saw it on television) - advice Julius heeded but did not go that well.
‘It’s probably not a big deal...’ Julius began as he and Ella enjoyed a relaxing Jacuzzi that would not be relaxing for very long. ‘But if it comes from someone else then it will look worse.’
Disgruntled: Even Fred (above) was shocked and appalled, and he’d practically behaved the same way with Olivia and Mimi
Man up: Fred recommended that Julius tell Ella about his betrayal ‘before she found out about it from someone else’
Frankly that would have been difficult.
‘Last week, the night that we kissed, after my gig, I went home with someone else !’ Julius said, breaking it to her not very gently. ‘It was a bit s**t of me I know,’ he accepted but not really helping his case by the way he was laughing.
‘What? You just kissed right?’ Ella asked, as if this was seriously likely or, on this show, remotely possible.
‘No. It was the whole, the whole...’ Julius stuttered, hopefully spelling the word with a ‘w’.
Disbelief: 'You just kissed right?’ Ella asked, to which Julius stuttered awkwardly: 'No. It was the whole, the whole...’
‘Having sex with her is disgusting !’ Ella bridled, understandably affronted. ‘Especially after introducing me to your mum!’
She had a fair point (as it were). Not even Spencer had done that, although admittedly probably only because he couldn’t be bothered.
‘It’s fun right?’ Julius had told Ella when he suggested she meet his Mummy and Mrs Cowdrey became the latest parent to gatecrash their children’s limelight and following in the footsteps of Binky’s Mum (Jennifer Saunders) and the father of Sam Thompson’s girlfriend, Mr Lucy Watson’s Sister.
‘Well done on your first blonde girlfriend !’ Mrs Cowdrey, a (blonde) former model cheered as if her son had just stroked a glorious off-drive for four runs at Lords in the manner of his dad Chris (a former captain the England cricket team) and his grandfather (ditto).
Furious: ‘Having sex with her is disgusting !’ Ella bridled, understandably affronted. ‘Especially after introducing me to your mum!’ (above)
‘Julius is normally rather taken with brunettes !’ she explained to Ella.
Presumably the girl he had gone home with was one of them.
Of course Ella was crushed by the betrayal but will come to look at it as a narrow escape.
She won’t have to listen to Julius’ singing for one thing.
The show promotes him as its own Justin Beiber lookalike when the truth is poor Julius is more like a posh Adam Rickitt.
Disappointed: Meanwhile Olivia Bentley (above) regarded Julius as her best friend but was horrified when she heard how he had treated Ella
For his part, when Ella flounced off issuing the stinging rebuke ‘I don’t want to hang out with you anymore’, Julius didn’t really look bothered.
Ella had bonded with his (blonde) mum by declaring ‘blondes have more fun’ but she’d also had ‘a blonde moment.’
‘Apparently drinking tea makes you clever,’ she mooted - instantly proving it doesn’t. ‘Apparently it boosts your brain health !’ Whatever that is...
Olivia Bentley regarded Julius as her best friend but was horrified when she heard how he had treated Ella.
‘Seriously?!’ she cried. ‘Well then he needs to stop hanging out with Fredrik because Julius is not like that’ – although all the evidence suggested he was.
Shocked: ‘Seriously?!’ she cried. ‘Well then he needs to stop hanging out with Fredrik because Julius is not like that’ – although all the evidence suggested he was
Ms. Bentley was furious with Julius because he had been encouraging her former beloved Fredrik’s bourgeoning friendship with Mimi The Easy Canadian.
She didn’t mince her words when M.T.E.C marched up to Olivia on her stumpy legs and objected to what her rival for Fredrik’s affections (and not just his affections) had been saying about her.
‘That’s my reputation on the line !’ she complained, sounding as if she actually believed it. ‘I don’t think I’m easy.’
To be fair this was true. On the contrary, so far in this series she’d struck you as someone who was incredibly difficult.
‘Mate you’re one of the trashiest people I’ve ever come across !’ Olivia scoffed, which she meant as an insult but was almost impressive on Made In Chelsea.
Bad to worse: Clearly furious, she later scoffed to new girl Mimi in rage: '‘Mate you’re one of the trashiest people I’ve ever come across !’
‘You look easy !’ Olivia snapped. ‘You are easy ! And you f**king know it ! I don’t like you. I think you’re a very strange individual. I think you’re a very nasty girl. So please stop talking to me. You are more than welcome to my sloppy seconds. Just p**s off ! You’re annoying !’
If only she wouldn’t sit on the fence...
The way Fredrik and Mimi kept coincidentally bumping into each other it was so spooky. They played double (at tennis that is), arranged to go to an art gallery, and then turned up at the spa giggling at Olivia from their Jacuzzi.
‘So insensitive !’ gasped Lucy Watson’s Sister.
‘So coward-lair !’ agreed Louise Thompson, trying to sound as posh as the other gals.
‘The fact that you were there was just BAD LUCK !’ Fred insisted later although it really wasn’t. (It was in the script.)
Spooky: The way Fredrik and Mimi (above) kept coincidentally bumping into each other it was so spooky. They played double (at tennis that is) and arranged to go to an art gallery
Support: In a chat with her friends about the state of affairs, Louise called Frek's actions 'cowardly'
Olivia had told the girls about Fred’s betrayal while they were shopping for summerwear.
‘I think this dress is a liddle bit long !’ sighed Louise, even though this went without saying. (They all were.)
‘I can’t imagine Fred would go for Mimi just after breaking up with you,’ Binky told Olivia. ‘I think he has a lot more respect for you.’
We could imagine it though because we thought he didn’t.
‘It’s like he doesn’t get it !’ lamented Olivia, although he soon would be getting it with Mimi around. ‘This is the problem with Fred. He doesn’t give a s**t ! I feel like the whole relationship was a joke now!’ she sighed.
Well she said it.