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"Debbie Douglas has quit The Only Way is Essex. Lydia Bright&amp;#039;s mum revealed the news in a post on Twitter.   She said: &amp;quot;For everyone who has been asking me where I have been on recent episodes of TOWIE, I have made the decision to leave the show.&amp;quot; ITV confirmed the news, saying: &amp;quot;Yes, it&amp;#039;s true, sadly @DebbieTOWIE is leaving us for now.&amp;quot; Kirk Norcross and dad Mick Norcross also recently announced that they would be departing the series.   Kirk wrote of his decision: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m not a character, this is my life &amp;amp; its the way certain situations over the last few weeks have been portrayed which left me with no choice.&amp;quot; Mick has banned filming of the reality programme taking place in his club Sugar Hut. Lydia Bright also left the show recently followed by Lauren Goodger, who took part in the latest series of Dancing on Ice. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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