What’s really going on with Towie’s Elma & Harry…as moles claim one is ‘sacrificing’ pal for place on ‘cut-throat’ show

EXPLOSIVE bust-ups are nothing new to fans of The Only Way is Essex – but one of the latest fall-outs has left them completely baffled. The final episode of the last series of Towie saw close pals Harry Derbidge and Elma Pazar’s friendship come to a bitter end. Harry was left feeling betrayed after learning personal things he’d told Elma had been shared Credit: ITV And fans are baffled that Elma now appears to be playing the victim in the situation Credit: ITV It stemmed from Elma, 34, telling people Harry, 32, had patched things up with his ex-boyfriend Joe Blackburn and his fiance Junaid Ahmed. When Harry was left unimpressed with details of his personal life being spread around Essex, he confided in cousin Amy Childs that he could no longer trust Elma. The new series kicked off last week and Elma insisted she is holding her ground when it comes to her feelings towards Harry, with some viewers questioning her motives. And The Sun can exclusively reveal that, while Harry believes the two of them will eventually work things out, there’s a very tactical reason why Elma is keen to drag the feud on. Harry told cousin Amy he felt he could no longer trust Elma Credit: Brett D. Cove / SplashNews.com The Sun understands Elma is using the drama to cling onto her place in the show Credit: Mike Marsland/WireImage “Harry and Elma both had their reasons for being upset initially,” our insider said. “But it was all over something so small that it’s no surprise that fans can’t work out why it’s still rumbling on. “The truth is things behind-the-scenes at Towie are a bit cutthroat right now. There are always whispers of a mix-up when it comes to the cast and Elma knows drama means screentime. “Without this drama with Harry, Elma doesn’t have a storyline and that’s a dangerous situation to be in as a reality TV star.” During the latest episode, Elma told Amber Turner she will forgive Harry in “20-and never” – and fans took to social media to question her reaction to the seemingly minor fall-out. In the latest episode of Towie Elma told pals including Amber Turner she’s got no intention of making up with Harry Credit: Unknown We’re told Harry will be disappointed if he thinks he and Elma will sort it out anytime soon One wrote: “I don’t understand how Elma watched the same show as us and still think Harry is to blame.” Another said: “I can’t for the life of me work out how Elma has come out the victim in all of this. She created the whole mess by running between people with gossip/backstabbing.” And a third added: “Her intentions seem so malicious and calculated.” We understand that Harry will be disappointed if he thinks a reconciliation with Elma will come during the current series. Our insider said: “Elma finally has something to talk about on the show rather than getting involved in everyone else’s drama. “It might a big price to pay but she appears quite happy to sacrifice her friendship with Harry for her place on the show.” The Sun told earlier this year how many of the girls on Towie were left fuming after Ella Rae Wise was credited by bosses behind-the-scenes for “saving the show”. And the latest move from Elma proves that the battle of the babes is raging on and getting more desperate with every new series.