Lauren Goodger speaks out about TOWIE rumours

Lauren Goodger has spoken out about the recent reports that she is set to leave TOWIE.

In an interview with exclusivetv.co.uk, the reality TV star said: "There's been some issues which are currently being looked into while TOWIE's on a break."

The Sun recently reported that Lauren, who used to date fellow TOWIE star Mark Wright, is leaving the show after she had a huge argument with the show's bosses.

According to The Daily Mail, as a result of her row with show bosses, Lauren hardly appeared in Wednesday's (25 April) epsiode of the show.

The Sun reported that the argument took place last Sunday, when crews were filming a scene in a night club.

According to The Sun, TV bosses were angry with Lauren for 'throwing her weight around' and since the argument, Lauren reportedly hasn't filmed any other scenes for the show.

Reports suggest that Lauren accused TOWIE bosses of treating her badly and that the 25-year-old believes that she is the real star of the show.

If that wasn't diva-ish enough, it is then alleged that Lauren claimed she could work on MTV instead and be the British Kim Kardashian!

The Sun reported that a source told them that Lauren was rattled when her scenes in the nightclub kept getting pushed back - they said: "Bosses were livid as Lauren was already an hour late while the rest of the crew had been there all day filming Arg, Billi and Cara doing the marathon."

The source added: "The cast and crew have had enough of the way Lauren is acting. They have got to the point where they feel that if she wants to quit she should."

To add speculation to the reports, Lauren tweeted saying: "Never been so angry in all my life! All I can say is what a shame."

She also tweeted: "'Think about time spread my wings a lot things arising @NicolaGoodger @RiannaGoodger". Yikes - if these reports are true, Lauren will be the latest of a long line of cast members who have left TOWIE - there's only a few of the original crew let!

An ITV representative was unavailable for comment. We hope Lauren stays, but if she doesn't, it'd be interesting to see what she does next.

Could she end up being as successful as Mark Wright? Or maybe she has what it takes to be the British Kim Kardashian?

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