The Only Way Is Essex (TOWIE) star Mark Wright celebrated arriving home from the US, with his entourage, at a Woodford Green restaurant.

Mark Wright had been filming ITV2’s Hollywood Nights, based in Los Angeles with four of his closest mates, before heading straight from Heathrow Airport to join his family and friends for a homecoming dinner at Seasons Fine Dining, The Broadway, Woodford Green on Thursday.

Owner of the restaurant, which has only be open for three weeks, John Jones, said: “Mark looked happy to be back in Essex, along with his cousin Georgie, The group on the night included Nanny Pat and his mum, Carol.

“Mark was full of optimism for the new show, which has got some bad press, saying that everyone had forgotten the slating TOWIE got after the first few shows, however six months later they won a BAFTA.”

Mark Wright later headed to Faces Nightclub, Cranbrook Road, Gants Hill.