Towie’s Amy Childs is ‘horrified’ after becoming latest celebrity to have nude photos leaked online
FORMER Towie star Amy Childs has spoken of her horror after becoming the latest female celebrity to have nude photos leaked online.
The reality TV favourite, 27, discovered this morning intimate shots have been uploaded to an X-rated web forum.
The picture leak comes days after The Sun on Sunday revealed Coronation Street actress Faye Brookes had a sex tape posted online.
A pal of the Essex star said: “Amy is horrified and feels the leak is a real invasion of privacy.
“They were private snaps sent to her girlfriends two years ago and they were meant to stay private.
“She was lacking confidence at the time and wanted to tell her friends she was planning to tighten up her body. They were certainly not aimed at any male admirers."
The star isn’t the only high-profile British celebrity to have their most intimate pictures leaked online.
Loose Women presenter Stacey Solomon, ex-WAG Danielle Lloyd and Corrie stars Catherine Tyldesley and Kym Marsh have also been victims over the past 12 months.
And last week their fellow soap colleague Faye - girlfriend of Pop Idol star Gareth Gates - called in cops after hackers stole intimate footage from her phone and posted it on adult websites.
A source said: “Faye is understandably devastated. Like any woman, she will be mortified that this footage is a few clicks away.
“It has somehow been accessed by someone who doesn’t care how much upset they cause.”
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Amy found fame on ITV2 reality show The Only Way Is Essex but left after the first two series in 2011 to launch her own reality show called It’s All About Amy.
She later appeared on Channel 5 show Celebrity Big Brother and Channel 4’s The Jump.
The fashion designer split from boyfriend Bradley Wright just six weeks after their daughter Polly was born.