THERE was trouble in paradise for Katie Price and the stars of The Only Way Is Essex after a weekend of seaside celebrity spats.

The Who’s Who of reality TV had descended on Marbella, Spain, for some fun in the sun when things turned sour.

The Only Way Is Essex’s Joey Essex and girlfriend Sam Faiers, both 20, looked worse for wear when they left Ocean Club – and stopped for a public bust-up.

But when Sam grabbed Joey’s legendary hair, he gave up the fight and the two made their way to a bar where they were seen kissing and cuddling.

Meanwhile, Katie Price, 33, began the night clubbing with hunky boyfriend Leandro Penna, 25, at trendy Pangea and then Tibu.

And not one to shy away from a crowd, she jumped on stage and danced as Leo and TOWIE’s Kirk Norcross, 21, played the bongos together.

But it wasn’t long before her Argentine lover was spotted leaving early – and on his own.

When Katie finally followed him an hour later hand in hand with another fella, clubbers were left wondering if the couple were on the rocks.

However, the mystery man was an old pal of Katie’s, Sintillate club promoter Gary Sewell.

“We’re friends and I was looking after Katie and Leo all weekend,” Gary, 40, explained. “She was dancing but Leandro wanted to get a kebab so he left.

“Katie was with one of her old friends having tequila shots and didn’t want to go home. There were photographers all around so she grabbed my hand for support and I gave her a lift to the villa.”

A minor parting of the ways, then, for a couple who already have matching tattoos, showing the date the lovebirds first met.

While Katie, 33, had hers on show over the weekend, she hit Twitter yesterday to show off 25-year-old Leo’s new tatt.
She tweeted: “Arrrrrrrr sooooo sweet my gorgeous leandro penna.”

Meanwhile, fellow TOWIE star Maria Fowler, 24, boobed when she bent down to pick up her handbag. Her low-cut top didn’t leave very much to the imag­ination.