EXCLUSIVE: TOWIE SPOILER: Elma and Diags get into an emotional conversation as she confesses she’s open to a relationship with him
Elma Pazar and James ‘Diags’ Bennewith are causing a stir in Sunday’s TOWIE.
In the second episode of the new series, shot in Cyprus, Elma, 30, and Diags, 32, take time to rebuild their friendship with a horse riding trip after their brief romance.
In an exclusive MailOnline clip, Diags confronts Elma after hearing from Saffron Lempriere that the former Love Island star would be contacting him, forcing her to confess her feelings.
She tells Diags, “She stirs things up. She’s here for this. In a good way. In a good way, not in a bad way, in a positive way.”
Stunned Diags responds: “Shouldn’t have said anything.”
Shock: Elma Pazar and James ‘Diags’ Bennewith cause a stir in Sunday’s TOWIE
Insecure: In an exclusive MailOnline clip, Diags confronts Elma after hearing from Saffron Lempriere that the former Love Island star would contact him, forcing her to confess
But Elma quickly answers back: ‘(Saff) may have taken a dig at that, but yeah, I said it. I say it with my chest, I said it.’
Diags nods “okay” and then wonders, “Do you think we might just, a little um…?”
In response to his questions, Elma confirms: ‘Is it inappropriate for friends? Yes.
“Is it a bit inappropriate for friends, yeah, that’s probably why I didn’t tell you and Saff, but I’m sure I’ll have that conversation with Saff, don’t worry about it.”
The candid chat comes after the pair were spotted incredibly cozy while filming the candid scenes earlier this year.
Elsewhere in the episode, Amber Turner returns in shock and ex-boyfriend Dan Edgar finds himself opening up to Diags about his holiday with her.
With best friends Courtney Green and Chloe Meadows finally reunited with Amber, they take her out for a girls’ night to take her mind off her recent breakup, but unbeknownst to them, Dan is in the same bar.
The girls are forced to awkwardly walk past Dan, who is with his friends Jordan Brook and Roman Hackett.
Opening: The honest conversation comes after the pair were keen to avoid Dan and Amber drama, so she went horse riding to enjoy
Complicated: Elmar and Diags were thought to be dating when she first joined the cast, but after calling time on their relationship, the plumber is said to have moved on with an additional show
Humble beginnings: Diags first rose to fame in 2009 when he joined the TOWIE cast, while Elmar appeared in season 5 of Love Island and was dumped on day 16
While the girls sit on one side of the room, the guys enjoy a drink at the bar.
Running into Dan unexpectedly makes Amber emotional and she admits that she still has feelings for him, even though she knows breaking up was the right thing to do.
The pair split earlier this year after a six-year romance and according to reports, the ITVBe crew were desperate to keep the cast members apart so the drama could unfold in front of the cameras and catch all the gossip.
The 32nd series is packed with ‘juicy gossip, big LOLs and serious drama’.
TOWIE returns on Sunday September 10 at 9pm on ITVBe & ITVX.