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Who is Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace? Big Brother star, glamour model and property mogul
The clever star has proven herself to be more than a pretty face after entering the Big Brother house a decade ago
AISLEYNE Horgan-Wallace first came into the public eye after her upfront and straight-talking attitude on Big Brother back in 2006.
The star has transformed herself into a multi-millionaire thanks to a series of clever investments and a whole lot of hustling. Here's everything you need to know about the star....
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Who is Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace?
Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace is a reality star most known for her appearance on the seventh series of Big Brother in 2006.
The daughter of Sophia Horgan and Steve Wallace, a car dealer, but she left home as a teenager and lost contact with her dad.
By 16 she was living in hostels in Dalston and Kilburn, and became caught up in gang culture as a result.
This included exposure to gun violence and drug abuse, with her boyfriend being shot in the neck and paralysed.
He later died from his injuries and Aisleyne cites this moment as "what keeps her driven" to succeed.
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She was granted a Prince's Trust grant to take a beauty therapy course at college, and worked several jobs to afford a more lavish lifestyle.
She later studied at the London College of Fashion and used her part-time jobs to fund it.
Entering Big Brother at 27, she was known for her feisty attitude and frequently clashed with the other housemates.
She came third overall, losing out to Pete Bennett and Glyn Wise.
What has she said about wanting children?
Aisleyne exclusively told The Sun that she is so desperate to be a mum she's been tempted to: "Go outside my house and grab the first bloke I can find to try and get pregnant.
"But I don't want to do that. It has to be with the right guy, so I'm going to have to wait."
Aisleyne has suffered four devastating miscarriages - including one when her baby was six and a half months old - which left her feeling suicidal.
Doctors said a rare blood disease called rhesus negative threatens her chances of carrying a baby full-term.
Now medics say she's running out of time to conceive naturally, forcing Aisleyne to make the painful choice to go it alone or miss her chance.
She said: "After the stillbirth of my six and a half month old child before Big Brother I felt suicidal. It was heartbreaking.
"It made me go off the rails because I thought 'what is the point in life?'
"That was a dark time for me. As any woman who has been through it will know how hard it is. But we grow through what we go through.
"I just have to take peace in the idea that something was going to be wrong and that it wasn't my baby's time to join us, but we will be reunited one day.
"You can't live in the past you've just got to keep going.
"But there is always a part of you that is wrenched and hurt because you think, actually I'd make a really good mum.
"I just pray one day that I am blessed with a child."
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What did Aisleyne do after appearing on Big Brother 2006?
The star admits that she chose to "ride the wave" of stardom after leaving the house in order to set up a more stable future.
Her first paid job was a photo shoot with lads mag Nuts, which she says made her a “life-changing” amount of cash.
“I put the money straight into property. I didn’t buy one pair of shoes, one handbag, I didn’t spoil myself,” she said.
She now makes regular appearances on spin-off show Big Brother's Bit on the Side, commenting on how new housemates are faring as a previous contestant.
Aisleyne has also appeared on a string of reality shows, including Celebrity Botched Bodies, Judge Rinder, The Gadget Show, Celebrity Coach Trip and Stars at Work.
She released her own autobiography in 2008 and in the same year she launched her own clothing line.
She now has her own fitness app - Aisleyne's 7 Minute Workout".
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What cosmetic surgery has Aisleyne had done?
Before entering the house, Aisleyne jokes that she needed her "t***ies and teeth done".
However, her quest for perfect teeth backfired when botched veneers left her with a "wonky face".
The star later participated in Celebrity Botched Bodies to get them fixed.
She has also joined in the latest craze of getting a fat-freezing bum lift.
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Who has Aisleyne fought with on Twitter and why?
Aisleyne has never been one to keep quiet about things that she considers unfair or unjust, and she has frequently fought with people on Twitter as a result.
She called out Ricky Gervais for a dead baby joke he told during his stand-up show, Humanity.
In the process, she revealed that she'd suffered several miscarriages - carrying one child to six months before losing it.
The star went on: “Ino & appreciate ur philosophy tht comedy shud not have restraints & I think comedy can be healing BUT not about lost babies.
“The difference is a lost/dead baby has no control over living or dying & nor do the parents so it’s torturous & so painful." [sic]
She also slammed 2016 Big Brother contestant Ryan Ruckledge after discovering he had posted a string of racist and transphobic tweets to people before entering the house.
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the latest on Aisleyne
How much is Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace worth now?
Aisleyne hasn't confirmed how much she is now worth - but has said she's looking into buying a country pad worth £4.2million.
It has a cinema room with velvet on the floors and walls, which she jokes could also double as a “sex dungeon”.
In new show How'd You Get So Rich, she revealed: “If I sold up, my property portfolio would be worth a few million.”
Most of her money is currently invested in business ventures and property.
A few years ago Aisleyne bought cheap property in the King’s Cross area, which is now worth millions in rental and assets.
However, in the wake of the terror attack in Manchester in May, Aisleyne proved she wants to put her money where her mouth is - and offered anyone looking for family and friends to get in touch so she can cover their hotel and expenses while they stayed in the city.
She wrote on her Twitter page: “Any parents still looking for their kids in #manchestermissing please message me & let me pay your hotel and expenses thank you.”
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