Amy Childs reveals A-list star is huge Towie fan as she opens up on surprise friendship
AMY Childs has revealed an A-list star is a huge fan of Towie and opened up on striking up an unlikely friendship with him.
The 34-year-old is one of the original stars of The Only Way is Essex and had some of the most iconic moments of the early series.
After shooting to fame on the show Amy took part in The Jump in 2014 and became close to singer Sinitta, who was also taking part.
As a result Amy ended up becoming pals with Sinitta’s friend Simon Cowell – and found out he loved Towie.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun in Cyprus, where the cast are filming at the Cap St Georges Hotel and Resort, Amy said: “I did The Jump with Sinitta so I got quite pally talking to Simon afterwards, and he always said to me, ‘Amy, Towie is iconic, it’s amazing’.
“He loves reality TV and said he’d watched series one, two and three of Towie and loved it.
“He didn’t say I was his favourite but he did say, ‘Amy, I just love your scenes’. You think of Simon Cowell, he’s a complete A-lister, loving Towie.”
In the beginning of Towie Amy worked as a beautician and was responsible for making the vajazzle famous.
The infamous beauty treatment involves decorating a woman’s privates with glitter or gem stones.
And Amy revealed Simon was fascinated by the procedure. She added: “He knew everything about the show and he asked about vajazzles, he said, ‘Is it real? Is it what you do?’ He was so invested in the vajazzles.”
Mum-of-four Amy returned to Towie in 2020 and admitted she hopes to still be filming the show in 10 years time.
She said: “I would like to think, in 10 years time, I’ll still be filming Towie. I love the show, I love filming it, it makes me feel real and normal.
“I’m constantly being mum, I’m a mum 24/7, so being able to film Towie makes me, me. I’ve never lost myself but when you have babies sometimes you forget who you are. But being on Towie stops me feeling like that.”
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Simon Cowell
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