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Does Celebs Go Dating Amy Childs have a boyfriend and when did she quit Towie?

Amy Childs

CELEBS GO DATING star Amy Childs has had two gorgeous babies and a glittering TV career.

But why did she quit Towie and who is her boyfriend? Here's what we know about the reality babe...

 Amy Childs rose to fame on the reality show Towie where she famously became known as The Vajazzle Queen
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Amy Childs rose to fame on the reality show Towie where she famously became known as The Vajazzle QueenCredit: Handout

Who is Amy Childs?

Amy Childs was born June 7, 1990, and is a reality star, model, businesswoman and fashion designer.

She shot to fame in 2010 by appearing in ITV2's reality TV show The Only Way Is Essex.

She became known for her ditsy, likeable personality and briefly dated fellow cast member Kirk Norcoss.

A particularly memorable scene involved her "vajazzling" Sam Faiers in a barbie pink-coloured salon.

The 26-year-old left the show in 2011 and took part in Celebrity Big Brother, finishing fourth.

She also took part in a fly-on-the-wall documentary, It's All About Amy on Channel 5.

Two years later she competed in Channel 4's daredevil show The Jump and was the second person to be eliminated.

She is now said to be worth around £5million through her fashion and beauty products.

 Amy Childs has built her business empire worth £5 million.
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Amy Childs has built her business empire worth £5 million.Credit: Andrew Styczynski - The Sun

Does she have a boyfriend?

Amy Childs is currently single after splitting up from her last boyfriend Ritchie.

The couple have a son together named after his father, but unfortunately parted 11 months after he was born.

Ritchie chose to remain out of the public eye but we know he is an Essex business man and is rumoured to be Chloe Sims' ex.

She appears on the current series of Celebs Go Dating where she went on a date with fellow contestant Jamie.

 Amy Childs gets intimate with fellow contestant Jamie on the show Celebs Go Dating.
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Amy Childs gets intimate with fellow contestant Jamie on the show Celebs Go Dating.Credit: ITV2

Who has Amy Childs dated in the past?

When Amy appeared in The Only way Is Essex in 2010,  she dated nightclub, Sugar Hut owner Kirk Norcross.

The couple split in 2011 with Kirk telling This Morning, "I will still love Amy until the day I die...when it didn't work out, it broke my heart"

 Amy Childs dated Bradley Wright before splitting up and meeting Ritchie, the father of her son
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Amy Childs dated Bradley Wright before splitting up and meeting Ritchie, the father of her sonCredit: Social Media

Amy went on to have an on-off relationship with builder Bradley Wright from 2013-2015.

When the couple split in 2015, Bradley went to prison for handling stolen goods with Amy said to be distraught.

She told daytime show Lorraine: "He needs to realise what he has done to me...I can't have him around right now."

 Amy with her daughter Polly who she had with ex partner Bradley Wright
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Amy with her daughter Polly who she had with ex partner Bradley WrightCredit: Fame Flynet

During the separation when Bradley was in jail, she went on to date ex Essex banker turned Hollywood actor, Jay Hector for a couple of months with the couple regularly posting loved up displays on their Instagram feeds.

She also enjoyed a brief fling with model and former First dates contestant Sam Reece. in 2016.

The reality star rekindled her romance with Bradley Wright in 2016, and the pair went on to have a child before splitting up soon after the birth.

She then dated Ritchie before having her second child with him.

 The Towie favourite is set to appear in a one off 10 year anniversary special
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The Towie favourite is set to appear in a one off 10 year anniversary specialCredit: Splash News

When did she quit Towie?

Amy Childs rose to fame after appearing in the ITV2 series, The Only Way Is Essex in 2010.

The Essex beauty appeared in two series of the show, for a total of 24 episodes.

She is rumoured to have quit the show after ITV2 chiefs put their foot down when she was offered to star in other reality shows such as Big Brother.

The TOWIE favourite is set to return for a much anticipated 10th anniversary special of the show.

What are her children's names?

Amy has a daughter called Polly born on April 20, 2017 from her previous relationship with Bradley Wright.

She since revealed that the labour lasted 27 hours and she had to have an epidural when the pain became too much.

Unfortunately Pollys dad is in prison so she doesn't get to see him.

On September 2, 2018, Amy announced that she had given birth to a baby boy.

She announced: "My beautiful son. Welcome to the world darling .... Born Saturday 1st September 4.12am."

Amy named her son Rich.

Amy Childs gives Sam Faiers a vajazzle on Towie 

 

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