EXCLUSIVE: TOWIE’s Amy Childs opens the fridge on her daily diet

The reigning queen of Essex reveals her weekly food budget, hangover cure, and what she refuses to put in her mouth

Amy Childs

by Georgina Terry |
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Returned TOWIEstar Amy Childs opens her pantry to Closer and reveals what she and her family love to eat.

How much do you spend per week?

Around £200. It adds up with the kids [Polly and Ritchie].

I love food shopping and I’m very organised, but I make fewer trips due to COVID-19.

Describe your daily diet

I’m healthy during the week, but at weekends I’ll have takeaways. In the morning, I’ll have two poached eggs with avocado. Lunch is a goat’s cheese salad or jacket potato with cheese. In the evening, I make family dishes – spaghetti Bolognese, lasagne, or chicken with veg. I’ll freeze leftovers. I snack on apples, but if I’m hungry, I love Wotsits.

Amy Childs fridge
Take a look inside Amy's fridge ©MARCO VITTUR

Is there anything you refuse to eat?

Tuna makes me feel physically sick. I don’t like capers or olives, either.

What would you cook to impress?

I picked up a few things during MasterChef in 2016. I’d start with stuffed garlic mushrooms with Dijon mustard, followed by a rib-eye steak with dauphinoise potatoes. I use edible flowers – it’s become a running joke. It’s more about the presentation than the food for me.

Favourite tipple?

I like everything. I love Prosecco, peach Bellini, daiquiri… I’m not a fan of gin, but if there was a gin at a party, I’d have it, as I just love having a drink.

Food hangover cure?

Always a Domino’s hot and spicy pizza.

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This article appeared in Closer magazine in October 2022

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Jake Hall, series 14 -17

Jake's time on TOWIE was mainly characterised by his on / off relationship with Chloe Lewis and his alleged cheating on her. He finally (sort of) confessed that he'd done the dirty with Megan McKenna in a very emosh scene on a park bench. Ah, precious memories.

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Jake Hall, 2019

Jake is now engaged to former Real Housewives of Cheshire star Missé Beqiri and they have a child together. Just before Christmas 2018, Jake was given a restraining order following a bust up between the pair.

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Pascal Craymer, series ten

Pascal Cramer walked into TOWIE series ten as the new squeeze of Mario Falcone. Sadly, Mario still had the hots for his former flame Lucy Mecklenburgh. Pascal found out when she watched the episode in which Mario admitted his feelings for Lucy. AWKWARD.

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Pascal Craymer, 2018

Pascal recently dated king of the jungle trouser snake Nick Knowles although they split before he entered I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! We do not believe that is a real guitar.

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Lauren Goodger, series one - six, 16 and 19

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Lauren Goodger, 2019

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Maria Fowler, series 1 - 3

Maria, on the left with Joey Essex and Chloe Sims in 2011, was in the show from the get-go but her TV career was rocked when it was alleged she'd worked as an escort. She's since said she quit 'by mutual consent' after she refused an on-screen romance with Mick Norcross.

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Maria Fowler, 2018

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Dan Osborne, series 8 - 14

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Dan Osborne, 2018

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Amber Dowding, series 18 - 21

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Amber Dowding, 2019

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Mike Hassini, series 16 - 18 and 21

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Mike Hassini, 2019

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Jack Rigden, series 20 - 21

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Jack Rigden, 2019

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Jordan Brook, series 20 - 21

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Jordan Brooks, 2019

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Ricky Rayment, series 4 - 14

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Ricky Rayment, 2019

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Tom Pearce, series 5 - 13

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Tom Pearce, 2019

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Grace Andrews, series 11 - 12

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Grace Andrews, 2019

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Fran Parman, series 11 - 16

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Fran Parman, 2019

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Jasmin Walia, series 1 and 7-17

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Jasmin Walia, 2019

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Harry Derbridge, 2019

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Billie Faiers, series 2 - 18

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Billie Faiers, 2019

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Sam Faiers, series 1 - 11

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Sam Faiers, 2019

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Ferne McCann, series 9 - 17

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Ferne McCann, 2019

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James 'Arg' Argent, series 1–19 and 21–23

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James 'Arg' Argent, 2019

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Lydia Bright, series 1–7, 9, and 11–20

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Lydia Bright, 2019

In August, Lydia made the announcement that she's expecting a child. This will be Lydia's first child, which she conceived during her relationship with Lee Cronin. The two, however, are no longer together.

This article first appeared on Closer on 2 October 2020.

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