'Bathing, filming and hanging': TOWIE's Sam Faiers and Jessica Wright nurse their Marbella hangovers with some tanning

PUBLISHED: 12:01, 31 May 2012 | UPDATED: 16:51, 31 May 2012

They've been in Marbella less than 24 hours, but the cast of The Only Way Is Essex haven't wasted any time when it comes to doing what they do best - partying and sunbathing.

Despite being up all night partying in their beloved 'Marbs', Sam and Billie Faiers and Jessica Wright were up bright and early this morning catching some rays.

The trio flaunted their figures in sexy swimwear as they struggled through their hangovers at the Sala Beach Club.

Let the sun take the pain away: A hungover Sam Faiers and Jessica Wright shows off their figures in swimwear as they film The Only Way Is Marbs at the Sala Beach Club in Marbella

Former glamour model Sam, 21, showed off her deep tan in a multi-coloured string bikini, while Jessica, 26, was a bit more covered up in a brown swimsuit.

Although the cast make an annual pilgrimage to Marbella, this time they are accompanied by the crew of the ITV2 show to film a one-off special The Only Way Is Marbs.

No doubt the complication of having heavy microphone batteries attached to their swimwear for the outside filming would have been tricky for the cast.

So despite their hangover, the women's sunbathing action - and no doubt exchanging gossip from the previous night - was captured on camera as they lay on their sunbeds.

Cover up: Sam's big sister Billie Faiers wore a black kaftan, while Sam had arrived at the beach club in a colourful maxi dress

Gossiping: Sam chats to Billie as they relax on one of the VIP beds in the beach club

With the female cast split into two camps, Sam is staying in her own villa with her sister, Jessica and Gemma Collins, which she has dubbed 'the pussay palace'.

She tweeted this moring: 'Having a lovely time in Marbs cannot believe how amazing mine Billie Jess and Gemma's villa is ! The pussayyy palace ;-).

'Me, Bill, Jess bathing, filming and hanging haha.'

Check out my tan: Jessica studies her legs

Fashion show: Jessica also tried on a white string dress (left) and changed into a green bikini

Daytime glamour: Billie was a dramatic updo and lots of jewellery on as she lay in the sun

The Faiers sisters and Jessica flew into nearby Malaga yesterday afternoon with most of the TOWIE cast and crew.

Spotted at Southend airport in Essex were Joey Essex, Lauren Pope, Chloe Sims, Lydia Bright, Billi Mucklow, Cara Kilbey, James 'Diags' Bennewith, Tom Pearce, 'Little Chris' Drake, Charlie King, James 'Arg' Argent and Bobby Norris.

Lauren Goodger, Lucy Mecklenburgh, Mario Falcone and Frankie Essex were already on the Costa Del Sol.

Once they arrived, the gang were all dressed up and headed into the town centre to party.

Strict diet: Sam showed off the results of her 'no carbs before Marbs' diet

'Hanging': Sam looked quite sprightly despite admitting she was hungover

Fifteen minutes of fame: Holidaymakers descended on the Sala Beach Club in the hope of making a cameo on the ITV2 show

Sam was wearing a revealing animal-print Celeb Boutique gown with cut-out sides, while Billie complemented her tan in a lime green zip dress.

Although previous visits to Marbella haven't been filmed for the five series, fans of the show will remember Lucy shared a kiss with Mark Wright at the resort last year, when he was engaged to Goodger and she had just started dating Mario.

Lydia admitted she was going to wear fake tan after burning herself during a recent holiday to Dubai.

She wrote on her Twitter page: 'Also big thank you to @thetanexpert for my @fakebakeukltd spray tan now there is no excuse for this burnt ass haha x.'

The Only Way Is Marbs will air on ITV2 on Wednesday 13 June at 10pm.