{"id":353742,"date":"2011-03-31T15:56:10","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T15:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/31\/the-only-way-is-essex-lauren-goodger-tries-to-impress-the-in-laws-with-an-awkward-dinner\/"},"modified":"2011-03-31T15:56:10","modified_gmt":"2011-03-31T15:56:10","slug":"the-only-way-is-essex-lauren-goodger-tries-to-impress-the-in-laws-with-an-awkward-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/31\/the-only-way-is-essex-lauren-goodger-tries-to-impress-the-in-laws-with-an-awkward-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"The Only Way Is Essex: Lauren Goodger tries to impress the in-laws with an awkward dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBy
\nEmily Sheridan<\/a>
Last updated at 4:56 PM on 31st March 2011<\/p>\n

News of their shock engagement was met with a mix of laughter and horror by their respective families.<\/p>\n

So The Only Way Is Essex star Lauren Goodger tried to break the ice with her future-in-laws by cooking a meal… for the first time ever.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old invited new fiance Mark Wright’s mother Carol, grandmother Nanny Pat and older sister Jessica to dinner, which proved awkward viewing on last night’s episode of the ITV2 show.<\/p>\n

\n\"Hard<\/p>\n

Hard to impress: Lauren Goodger (second left) cooked a meal for fiance Mark Wright and his sister Jessica (2nd right), grandmother Nanny Pat and mother Carol (front left) on last night’s episode of The Only Way Is Essex<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The three-course meal at Mark’s Abridge apartment was filmed just days after the club promoter proposed to Goodger – despite the fact they weren’t even in a relationship at the\u00a0 time.<\/p>\n

When the three Wright women arrived, Lauren tried to break the ice by telling them she’d already poured them a glass of wine each.<\/p>\n

Jessica tried to reassure you by joking: ‘You know the way to my heart.’<\/p>\n

After the family and Mark joked about it being her time to prove herself as a potential wife, Lauren said: ‘No, I don’t need to.’<\/p>\n

\n\"Straight<\/p>\n

Straight talking: Mark’s mother Carol told her son and Lauren they ‘need to grow up’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

After an awkward silence during their prawn cocktail starter, Jessica interjected: ‘Can I just say one thing. This is it now. You make it and if you don’t, you need to let go.’<\/p>\n

Her mother Carol added: ‘Both of you have just got to grow up really… but then you are still kids and that’s the problem with the pair of you.’<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jessica, Carol and Mark all agreed the couple wouldn’t be rushing into marriage anytime soon.<\/p>\n

Then it was cue another uncomfortable silence as they ate their main course of salmon, potatoes and vegetables.<\/p>\n

\n\"Awkward<\/p>\n

Awkward silence: There were plenty of quiet moments as they ate the three-course meal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

After the couple side-stepped a question over when exactly they would be getting married, Lauren asked if the family now accepted them back together as a couple and engaged.<\/p>\n

Nanny Pat told her: ‘If you’re happy, we’re happy.’<\/p>\n

After Jessica insisted they had nothing against Lauren, her mother added: ‘It’s all the arguing, the fights, the arguing.’<\/p>\n

But things then took another awkward turn when Mark suddenly announced he was leaving as Lauren prepared to serve the profiterole dessert.<\/p>\n

\n\"Cheers:<\/p>\n

Cheers: The family all toasted Mark and Lauren’s recent engagement, despite their reservations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

As he kissed Lauren goodbye, she looked unamused he was leaving her alone with his family.<\/p>\n

He said: ‘What’s that all about? Why have you got the hump?’<\/p>\n

He then headed off to the Sugar Hut bar to watch his best friend James ‘Arg’ Argent singing during a Hollywood-theme party.<\/p>\n

Before the meal, the Wright women didn’t hold very high expectations of Lauren’s cooking.<\/p>\n

Carol said: ‘She must have learnt some things while you’ve been away from her because she could never cook before and she never knew how to clean.’<\/p>\n

\n\"Unimpressed:<\/p>\n

Unimpressed: Lauren wasn’t too happy when Mark left before dessert to go to the Sugar Hut to see his friend James ‘Arg’ Argent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Mark admitted Lauren had cooked for him once before during their nine and a half years together – meatballs in a spicy tomato sauce.<\/p>\n

But Nanny Patt wasn’t too hopeful: ‘I don’t like meatballs and I don’t like curry and I don’t like peppery things so if the fish shop is open I’ll have a bit of fish ‘n’ chips.’<\/p>\n

Jessica admitted she was worried about Lauren’s cooking, saying: ‘I’m up for it and I’ll give it a go, but I might have to eat before I go.’<\/p>\n

When cooking the meal, Lauren asked for Mark’s help, but he refused, telling her it was supposed to be her impressing his family, not him.<\/p>\n

Since the engagement was shown on an episode last week, the couple have been blighted by speculation it’s only for the cameras.<\/p>\n

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