Chris Clark makes shock return to The Only Way is Essex

Chris Clark is set to make a shock return to \'The Only Way is Essex\'.

The handsome reality TV star has been asked to rejoin the cast - despite being axed earlier this year - on the ITVBe show following his recent split from Amber Dowding.

Chris stepped in to film scenes with his brother Jon after his sibling found himself in a series of explosive rows with his co-stars with Myles Barnett and Amber Turner.

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A source told The Sun newspaper: "Jon hasn\'t had an easy ride so far this series.

"He faced the wrath of Amber after telling Clelia that she slept with Dan moments after their split and to make matters worse his ex-Lauren chipped in on their row.

"And this week he\'s come to blows with Myles after he told people that he cheated on Courtney. He really needed some extra support from someone close to him and no one understands him better than his brother.

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"At the moment Chris is only returning for one scene and has no plans to come back on a permanent basis - but now he\'s single there could be more of a chance."

Chris was dramatically dropped from the show along with his then-girlfriend Amber four months ago because bosses felt they were "too boring" and they weren\'t willing to create drama for the sake of the show and put their relationship in jeopardy.

However, although they were axed together, Amber, 24, recently admitted that the door had been left open for her to return as she\'s still friends with the cast.

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She said: "That door isn\'t closed forever - there is room to go back but for now it\'s not for us. It wasn\'t awkward and there are no hard feelings."