'I grew up in a mouldy council flat – here's what I did to own a £20m wedding empire'

ok.co.uk:

When Samantha Gilchrist was growing up on a council estate, she never thought that one day, her wedding venue business would be raking in a whopping £20 million.

Starting with a single venue in 2017, the founder and CEO of Gilchrist Collection has impressively expanded to own 12 luxury properties, which have since welcomed various A-list guests.

Speaking exclusively to OK! about her childhood, Sam said: "I had a magical upbringing, my mum was fantastic and I don't remember anything bad about my childhood.

My parents separated when I was four and we lived in council houses. I got my clothes from jumble sales, but for me, that was the most exciting thing ever until I was a teenager, I really enjoyed it. "We moved into this flat.