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CELEBRITY Ex On The Beach seems in be in chaos as the third star from Towie has quit the show.

The Sun previously revealed that Yazmin Oukhellou cut her time on the MTV show short.

James Lock has sensationally quit Celebrity Ex On The Beach
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James Lock has sensationally quit Celebrity Ex On The BeachCredit: PA
He is the third star from The Only Way Is Essex to leave the MTV show early
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He is the third star from The Only Way Is Essex to leave the MTV show earlyCredit: ITV
Chloe Brockett previously quit Celeb Ex On The Beach after a row with Yazmin Oukhellou
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Chloe Brockett previously quit Celeb Ex On The Beach after a row with Yazmin OukhellouCredit: Paramount+/MTV

But now we can reveal that long-running cast member James Lock, 37, has also made the decision to leave the show early.

This makes him the third star from The Only Way Is Essex to walk out of filming the upcoming series of Celebrity Ex On The Beach.

A source told us that Yazmin's premature exit caused "complete chaos" in the villa, and it triggered her fellow co-star to follow her out the door.

They revealed: "After Yaz left, Lockie made the decision to go - so all three Towie stars quit before the end of the show.

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"It was complete chaos as once Yaz was gone, Lockie was following her out of the door."

Yaz previously broke down in tears as her ex-boyfriend made his debut on the show and entered the villa.

The former Towie star appeared on the beach while his ex waited for the next arrival alongside Love Island's Paige Turley and Ashley Resch.

The started dating in 2017 and have a long history together after their romance playing out on the long-running ITVBe reality show.

After previously breaking up in 2019, the duo rekindled before 2021 when they went their separate ways for good.

Upon his arrival James declared: "I'm here for Yazmin."

He added: "I'm here to make amends, I feel like a long time ago we were best friends. Then a lot happened since then."

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Towie's Chloe Brockett previously quit the show after a fiery confrontation with Yazmin over James.

Then Yaz decided to up sticks after a source admitted she found it tough being around her ex-partner.

A source told us: "Yaz walked out - she found it really hard being in there with James Lock and just decided to go in the end.

"The thing is, bosses had Lockie’s other exes lined up to go in - but didn’t even get a chance to send them into the villa."

We approached a representative of the show for comment.

Yazmin Oukhellou broke down in tears as Lockie entered the villa (pictured here on Towie)
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Yazmin Oukhellou broke down in tears as Lockie entered the villa (pictured here on Towie)Credit: ITV
A source previously admitted that it was 'chaos' on the show after Yazmin's departure
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A source previously admitted that it was 'chaos' on the show after Yazmin's departureCredit: Rex
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