1.
I wasn't ever a massive David Essex fan, but I liked a few of his tracks, and Stardust was one of them.
Martin Gore
2.
Oh yeah, I'm an Essex boy and proud of it.
Ross Kemp
3.
Essex is an amazing county, with its own set of rules. It's a completely different world.
Denise Van Outen
4.
Lovers of words have no place where honest work must be done.
Karen Essex
6.
I resent almost all of the time I spend in front of the television, but I find 'The Only Way Is Essex' absolutely riveting.
Paul McGann
7.
Suburbia is all about private ownership and not having to share, and it leads to a paranoid, defensive mindset. I know this, having grown up in Essex.
Hari Kunzru