Crowds are expected at a Southampton shopping centre this weekend as one of the country's biggest reality television stars makes an appearance.

Celebrity Joey Essex is to make an appearance at WestQuay signing copies of his book.

The TV personality will be at Waterstones bookshop in West Quay to signing: Joey Essex: The Book of You ( And Me).

He will be at the store from 5pm.

Organisers say that anyone wishing to meet him is asked to arrive early to avoid disappointment.

They have added that access to the queue will be on a first come first served basis.

Please note that, said a spokesman, owing to time constraints, posed photography cannot be permitted.

The tanned personality s rose to fame in 2011 as a star of the hit TV series The Only Way is Essex (TOWIE).

He also starred in the Australian jungle in I'm A Celebrity, when he finished fourth. and the ITV diving programme Splash.

Yesterday hundreds of fans turned out to see the star when he turned up at WH Smith's in Chester to sign copies.

Queues had formed since 6am to see the 24-year-old.