Helen Flanagan is rumoured to be making a guest appearance in The Only Way Is Essex with new best pal James "Arg" Argent.

The former Corrie star met Towie favourite Arg while they were filming another reality show, Celebrity Super Spa, together and they have apparently grown so close she may pop up in a future episode of ITV2's Essex series.

Helen, 23 and Arg, 25 have been staying in the same hotel, and as filming drew to a close on the Spa, Helen tweeted a photo of them in their uniforms captioned "Going to miss the show! X"

Apparently the pair have been discussing plans to get Helen in for the next series of Towie which starts filming in September.

A source said: "Helen and Arg have already discussed Helen going on Towie as a guest slot. She's really keen. She's told him she'd love to do it because she thinks it'd be really good fun. They always have a laugh together and they both think it'll make good TV.

"Arg is keen to show off his new pal to his mates and likes the idea of going on a night out with Helen and in front of the cameras. But he's also hoping his friendship with Helen will blossom."