The Only Way is Essex's Amber Dowding thinks the boys on the show are the "biggest bunch of bitches".

Amber Dowding and Lydia Bright (c) Instagram

Amber Dowding and Lydia Bright (c) Instagram

The 23-year-old hairdressers thinks the girls of the ITVBe series are always getting blamed for causing drama but actually it's the hunks that are getting into war of words with each other in front of the cameras.

Speaking to The Sun Online, she said: "The boys were the worst in the series!

"They are the biggest bitches of us all. We normally have three series in a year and now we only have two, so over the year it's a long time. By the end people are ready to rip each other's hair out. I don't know how people are going to be when they come back. I don't know if people will just let bygones be bygones and kiss and make up - you never know. The boys' egos and pride can get the better of them."

Amber is one of the newer members of the cast and is devastated that her best friend Lydia Bright - who has featured on the show on and off since 2010 - has decided to bow out in order to focus on other stuff.

It was initially thought the 26-year-old blonde beauty was encouraged to leave the programme after she heard that her ex-boyfriend James 'Arg' Argent was returning following a stint in rehab in Thailand.

But Amber said: "She's not leaving because of Arg, she's doing it for herself. She's been in the show for a long time and she wants to move on with a new chapter in her life."

But, although Lydia is leaving, Amber is adamant they'll always remain close friends.

She added: "It made me feel really sad. I'm so pleased for her, it's time for her to move on, she's been on the show for a very long time but I want to wish her good luck. We're still very close and I know it won't affect our friendship but I will miss seeing her when we're filming."