The Only Way is Essex rivals Liam Gatsby and Pete Wicks declared war on one-other during episode three of the ITVbe series.

Following simmering tension surrounding an incident where Gatsby had danced with Pete’s girlfriend, the two finally clashed in a hilarious public feud.

Here’s the battle of who could provide the best one-liner…

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King of Essex

Gatsby – who has labelled himself ‘King of Essex’ because no-one else would willingly give him that nickname – charged into a juice bar in his best dad shirt to meet Pete Wicks’s girlfriend, Shelby, and her close pal.

All TOWIE drama happens in juice bars.

Screen Shot: GATSBY – TOWIE, ITVbe

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It was here where Gatsby came out with the quote of the series so far.

Shelby and her mate labelled the pocket-sized player “disgusting” for spreading rumours that Shelbz was grinding on him during a night out

Man-like Gatsby only had one thing to say…

Gatsby said: Do you not think I get models grinding up on me all over the world?”

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The girls tried to contain their laughter at Gatsby’s bulging self-confidence as he repeatedly called them “babes” and reinforced his cocky persona by telling them that they’re “nothing special”.

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Despite all of this horrendous chat from Gatz, he still had another shocking one-liner up his sleeve before leaving the scene.

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If only someone would come along and put him in his place…

Enter Pete Wicks 

Pete approached Gatsby for a little one-on-one chat during the series 22 crew’s big night out, wasting no time in trying to get under the skin of his long-standing Essex enemy.

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The pair traded blows as Gatsby sang like a canary, telling Pete that if he “wanted his bird” then he could “have his bird”.

Err, yeah mate.

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Pete went on to slam Gatsby for telling everyone within a 100-mile radius of Chelmsford that he had danced with his girlfriend, repeating that he couldn’t care less about the supposed boogie.

Pete said: “The only one getting a hard on about it is you.”

In a battle of who could wind the other one up the most, Pete’s slight hand gesture towards Gatsby’s face area seemed to do the trick.

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The explosive scene ended with Pete calling his rival a b*tch before Gatsby signed off with yet another cracking one-liner.

Gatsby said: “You might be the pirate of the Caribbean, but I’m the king of Essex.”

Screen Shot: PETE Wicks (right), LIAM Gatsby (right) – TOWIE, ITVbe

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Watch the next chapter in Gatsby and Pete Wicks’s drama with TOWIE on air every Sunday, on ITVbe, at 9 pm. 

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