From diamond fraud to murders and buillion heists, h ere MailOnline looks at Essex s dodgy dealings, shady characters and the stars who swapped the Sugar Hut for HMP Wandsworth.
The businessman was pronounced dead by emergency services in Essex at 3.15pm on Thursday afternoon
Mick s haunting last tweet was posted on Thursday morning at 7.17am, just hours before he was found, reading: At the end remind yourself that you did the best you could. And that is good enough.
The reality TV star made his TOWIE debut in 2011 during the show s second season, while Kirk was part of the original cast when the hit reality show began a year prior
He was introduced as Sugar Hut s owner, a nightclub in Brentwood and popular filming location for the show
The businessman was pronounced dead by emergency services in Essex at 3.15pm on Thursday afternoon
On January 4, his co-star and son Kirk, 32, shared a selfie on Facebook showing him sitting with his grinning father, adding the caption: Me and the big man , with a heart emoji
Mick s haunting last tweet was posted on Thursday morning at 7.17am, just hours before he was found, reading: At the end remind yourself that you did the best you could. And that is good enough.
The reality TV star made his TOWIE debut in 2011 during the show s second season, while Kirk was part of the original cast when the hit reality show began a year prior