Amy Childs 'furious' over Kirk Norcross' TOWIE return

'The Only Way Is Essex' star Amy Childs is furious her ex-boyfriend will return to the second series of the reality TV show.

The busty glamour girl's former lover Kirk Norcross quit the ITV2 show after its first series last year but bosses have persuaded to come back, leaving Amy fuming as she was hoping new boyfriend Joe would replace him in viewers' affections.

However, the 20-year-old star is reportedly even more angry because Kirk will be seen loved-up with new girlfriend Lauren Pope.

A source told The Sun newspaper: "Amy is fuming. She knows the public love Kirk and hoped her and Joe could be a hot couple. Amy doesn't really like Lauren."

While Amy, Kirk and Lauren are returning, there will also be a host of fresh faces on the show after producers held auditions for new characters on Wednesday (09.02.11), with the new series airing in March.

Amy recently spoke out about Joe, saying how happy she was with the city broker.

She said: "Joe is so lovely and he treats me so well. I'm just really happy at the moment. I've known him for years - I used to give him massages. But nothing happened between us at first because of the Kirk thing.

"It's going really well. He's so sweet."