0 TOWIE stars given sack warning following pay row

Uh oh TOWIE bosses have reportedly hit back at those on the show who have threatened to walk out. Apparently they’ve been told to either stop complaining or they’ll get the chop.

Last week we told you that a number of the cast members had kicked off about being paid just £80 and the fact they’ve been made to work long hours.

According to The Sun, Mario Falcone, Lucy Mecklenburgh and Gemma Collins all walked out of filming because of it. However Mario tweeted us to let us know this wasn’t the case.

Whether they walked or not, it’s now believed that the produces have sent out warning letters to the cast telling them to sort their attitude out.

An insider revealed: “Bosses aren’t prepared to take any nonsense.

“They know some cast members have been complaining about long hours and low pay but have told them to stop w hingeing and get on with it.

“Producers are particularly annoyed about time-keeping and the way some of them treat production staff. The stars have been told they have to start arriving on time and must be respectful to the crew.

“They have been told nobody is bigger than the show — and if they don’t like it they should leave as there are loads of people who’d replace them in a heartbeat.

“Even though the cast only get paid £80 a day, they earn thousands from personal appearances and deals they wouldn’t get if they weren’t on the show, so producers feel in a strong position.”

The producers have a point…meanwhile cast members have apparently found another reason to kick off. Billi Mucklow is currently in the South of France taking a week off for her dad’s birthday, despite the fact that the rest of them have been told they can’t take time off during filming.

Another source said: “All the other cast members have been told they have to be available for filming, but Billi has been allowed a week off. People are raging about it.”

We want to know what’s going, Mario is telling us this isn’t true but a range of sources are insisting it is.  We’re going to get to the bottom of this so-called ‘Essex rebellion’ even if it kills us.