-_- Oh no not another one Sam Faiers has quit TOWIE !!!

Sam Faiers fans prepare to cry! heat can reveal that The Only Way Is Essex star dropped the bombshell to producers that she's leaving the show at the end of the current series!

The 23-year-old has been a TOWIE regular since the show started back in 2010, and is one of the last few remaining original members.

Miss Faiers’ has been involved in some major storylines including her getting engaged to beau Joey Essex, and then him tearfully dumping her on the show.

Sam, who recently revealed she suffers from Crohn's disease, joins other ex-TOWIE stars Lauren Goodger, Mark Wright and Amy Childs in quitting the popular show. Don't go Sam!

Read the full story in heat on Tuesday!