Ferne McCann, 32, broke down in tears as she opened up on the reality of losing her best friend Billie Shepherd, 33, whom she was close to for 22 years, over the voice notes scandal.
The long friendship ended after a series of voice notes Ferne had recorded speaking about Billie's sister Sam Faiers five years ago were leaked.
An anonymous account released the voice notes in an apparent bid to destroy Ferne's reputation, and the star has now gotten the police involved to try and stop the person from continuing their tirade.
Speaking for the first time about the ordeal on the first episode of the new series of First Time Mum, an emotional Ferne sobbed as she admitted the scandal had badly affected her and "destroyed her career".
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