SHE is hoping to move into her dream Essex mansion this year, but Billie Faiers is already at war with her neighbours. Relations are so bad that the former Towie star, 31, and husband Greg Shepherd, 35, are no longer on speaking terms with them – and recently spent a whopping £20k on trees to keep prying eyes away.
The Laurel trees, which cost £240 a pop, can grow between 15 and 35 feet tall, so are perfect for extra privacy – particularly from neighbours.
Billie and Greg, who have two children, bought the four-bedroom 1920s property in Brentwood, Essex, for £1.4 million in January 2020.
The couple had plans to transform the run-down space into their dream five bed home with an eye-watering renovation that included a two-storey extension, gym, games room and huge walk-in wardrobe.
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