Towie viewers claim they’ve ‘lost brain cells’ as cast debate if river Thames is ‘connected to the sea’

EXASPERATED TOWIE viewers have claimed they’ve “lost brain cells” after watching a debate about the River Thames being “connected to the sea”. One TikTok fan pleaded “gawd help us” during the segment aired on Monday’s episode, which has since gone viral on social media. TOWIE viewers have claimed they’ve ‘lost brain cells’ after watching a debate about the River Thames Credit: TOWIE/TikTok Ella Rae Wise suggested ‘rivers don’t connect, do they?’ Credit: TOWIE/TikTok It saw TOWIE‘s groom-to-be Joe Blackman, Ella Rae Wise and show newbie Joe Gurie turn the talk to geography during the cast’s explosive Albania getaway. Joe – whose Albania engagement was broadcast to the nation on the ITV series – began the musings when he referenced the Adriatic and Ionian seas surrounding their holiday hotspot. Sign up for the TV newsletter Thank you! He said: “Is that sea like connected to the Thames in London?” Ella interjected: “No babe the Thames is a river, the River Thames”. TOWIE newbie Joe Gurie clarified the situation correctly Credit: TOWIE/TikTok The 215-mile River Thames starts at its source at Thames Head and runs to the Thames Estuary, where it flows into the North Sea Credit: Getty Newbie Joe then said: “Yeah but the Thames connects to an ocean,” to which Ella replied: “No it doesn’t,” and he retorted: “Yes it does!” Continuing the back and forth Ella, who looked glam in a blue crochet bikini and matching headscarf, said: “The Atlantic sea is what connects to other seas – rivers don’t connect do they?” New Joe continued: “Yeah but the river connects into the sea”. Newly-engaged Joe then quipped: “Believe what you want”. Most read in Showbiz Newbie Joe is in fact correct, with the 215-mile River Thames starting at its source at Thames Head and running to the Thames Estuary, where it flows into the North Sea. After watching the clip play out on TikTok, one user wrote: “I’ve just watched this clip and feel like I’ve lost a few brain cells”. Another agreed and wrote: “Just lost a couple of brain cells without permission,” while a third simply put: “What happened to humanity”. One flagged how Joe was correct and mused: “But that one bro is right. Thames does connect to the sea”. A fan rounded off the comments and quipped: “Gawd help us”. Comment now