showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterLewis Bloor is alleged to have been part of a multi-million-pound scam before he found fame on ITVBe's The Only Way Is Essex, a court has heard.The reality star, 32, has denied conspiracy to defraud between May 7, 2013, and July 1 2014 at Southwark Crown Court.Lewis who joined the reality programme in 2013 is on trial alongside several other people, who are said to have conned more than 200 victims into buying small coloured stones.A court heard that the ring had "told lies" to their victims, claiming the coloured stones were an investment.The alleged fraud is said to relate to two companies, Imperial Assets Solutions and Henderson & Forbes, which were involved in.
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