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Originally Posted by cub

No it was not.

It's based on Jersey Shore.

Do some research before spouting out wrong unformation.

In April 2011, it was reported that former Big Brother winner Brian Belo plans on suing the makers of The Only Way Is Essex – claiming they "stole his idea".[90] Belo was in the original pilot of the show – provisionally titled Totally Essex[91] – alongside current stars Mark Wright, Sam Faiers, Kirk Norcross and Amy Childs.[90] Belo plans on suing his former manager and Lime Productions, which makes the show, for lost earnings of up to £100,000 a series.[90] The Sun reported that Belo had spent the previous two years working on an idea for a United Kingdom version of The Hills, with his manager successfully pitching the pilot to Lime Productions.[90] After not making the cast list, Belo believed he might be involved in producing the show, but was "cut" from the production entirely.[90]