Mario Falcone has for the second time been temporarily suspended from The Only Way Is Essex. This time the star has been banned from filming new scenes of the ITVBe reality show because he's been promoting slimming pills via social media.
Digital Spy confirmed the news after speaking to a channel spokesperson, who said: "Mario is currently suspended from filming and as such will not be appearing in the Marbella episodes."
Falcone had been banned from the series previously following the release of a video which purpoted to showing the television personality taking drugs on a night out. A month before the footage was leaked, he had spoken publicly about his battle with depression.
Meanwhile, co-star Ricky Rayment confirmed today that he's "taking a break" from filming and he won't be joining fellow TOWIE cast members on their trip to Marbella.
TOWIE returns to ITVBe later this year.
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