Bikinis galore - TOWIE crew touch down in Marbella for sun-soaked bash

Freya Drohan

It turns out ‘No Carbs before Marbs’ isn’t just a catchphrase - the cast of The Only Way Is Essex are flaunting some honed and toned figures in Marbella as they film for the twelfth series.

The TOWIE crew have touched down in Spain for ten days of sun-soaked debauchery and to film the annual The Only Way Is Marbs special.

Buxom brunette Jessica Wright and her sidekick Danielle Armstrong wasted no time before slipping into white bikinis and uploading a video to Instagram, sipping champagne on their balcony.

In fact, all the reality stars were keen to show off their sculpted physiques to lurking paparazzi.

Jasmin Walia, Grace Andrews and Chloe Simms took advantage of the soaring temperatures and donned skimpy bikinis in an array of colours.

Instead, Fran Harman, Ferne McCann and Lauren Pope opted for fitted one-pieces, showing off their lithe legs.

By the looks of things, Elliott Wright, Dan Osborne and Tom Pearce had put in a considerable amount of time in the gym before jetting off.

However, it wasn’t all fun in the sun- Danielle uploaded a video of a tomato-coloured James ‘Arg’ Argent who was in “f***ing agony” with his sunstroke.