They enjoyed a steamy encounter during their recent trip to Thailand.
And tempers will flare between Shelby Tribble and Sam Mucklow in the explosive 24th season of TOWIE which premieres on Sunday,
A scorned Shelby hits the roof when she finds out that Sam has been making the moves on TOWIE newbie and Chloe Sims' sister Demi.
Fury; tempers will flare between Shelby Tribble and Sam Mucklow in the explosive 24th season of TOWIE which premieres on Sunday
Sultry: A scorned Shelby hits the roof when she finds out that Sam has been making the moves on TOWIE newbie and Chloe Sims' sister Demi
The brunette beauty rages as she demands an explanation from Sam, with the heated exchange quickly turning extremely volatile.
TOWIE veteran Chloe, 36, is also eager to know what Sam's intentions are towards her sister.
Meanwhile, the question remains over whether Shelby and ex Pete Wicks will be able to put their acrimonious split behind them as they reunite for filming.
A host of newbies are also set to enter the hit reality show.
Ladies man: The brunette beauty rages as she demands an explanation from Sam, with the heated exchange quickly turning extremely volatile
Fury: Shelby was unimpressed, especially in light of the pair's recent steamy encounter
The spat comes as it was reported that Shelby and Sam – who is the younger brother of former cast member Billi Mucklow – had enjoyed a night of passion in Thailand, and the brunette admitted he had snogged her 'so passionately' that he 'ripped off her lip'.
It seems there was trouble in paradise since the Miss England finalist has now revealed their friendship has been left in tatters by the hook up.
Discussing how things had changed in an exclusive chat with Mailonline, she said: ‘It’s very awkward. It’s just sad because I counted him as one of my very close friends.
‘I feel a bit disrespected and disappointed in him as a friend. Forget the romantic side of it or whatever that was,
