When Ferne McCann stepped in front of the TOWIE cameras for the first time back in June 2013, she was thrilled to get her moment in the spotlight.
She’d always wanted to be famous and, having seen several of her friends already become celebrities thanks to the show, couldn’t wait to get started herself.
Ten years on, Ferne admits that she was naïve and didn’t have a clue what she was letting herself in for. Fame, she says, is not all it’s cracked up to be. “It’s definitely a case of be careful what you wish for,” she says. “I always wanted that limelight and for people to know who I was and I was never shy about saying that, growing up.
It makes me feel uncomfortable now, knowing what I know. “I wanted it all, but that’s come with a price which I really wasn’t prepared for,” says Ferne, who is currently expecting her second child, due this summer.
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