Who remembers back in 2021 when the TOWIE producers decided to ditch half the cast in a mass culling? TOWIE stars such as Ella Rae Wise, Courtney Green and Chloe Meadows were all axed from the reality TV show which left everyone SHOOKETH.
However, fast forward to now (November 2023, btw) and some of the booted cast have managed to worm their way back on to the streets of Essex; in fact, they were key players in the most recent series.
They might not be swilling people and causing chaos but can you really imagine a series of TOWIE without Chloe and Courtney sipping oat lattes and backing Amber Turner?
At the time, the official TOWIE Instagram account even shared a post chatting about the 'changing' and 'evolving' cast, but clearly they didn't want to evolve THAT much as Ella, Chloe and Courtney are still very much part of the TOWIE fam.
But it turns out that even if Ella had been told to take her beautiful baby blues and say goodbye to The Only Way is Essex she has an equally glam day job to keep her afloat.
We always did wonder how she manages to pay for that mansion she owns.
During a recent Q&A – Ella truly is the queen of these – the reality TV star was asked by a follower, "When will you start taking on clients for you aesthetic business?"
The former hairdresser announced that fans didn't have to wait long before they could turn to Ella for some cosmetic procedures.
"I'm back in for another training day in Lumi-Eye & a few more treatments so once that's done my diary will be open before Christmas 🤍," she wrote.
The former hairdresser shared the news back in 2021 that she was now a qualified aesthetics practitioner – aka someone who gives cosmetic procedures, like lip fillers and Botox, and it looks as though she will be jumping back into that world very soon.
Sharing a photo of her clutching the certificate, Ella wrote, "I am so proud to announce after months of long nights revising, learning the knowledge & 25 models down I am finally an aesthetics practitioner💉 Fully qualified & insured, untold amount of certificates and my new adventure wouldn’t of been possible without @theaestheticloungeuk I’m honestly so thankful for the time these ladies spent with me, they are perfectionists & professionals 🙌🏽💕."
Ella isn't the only cast member who has a job outside of reality TV; from Jordan Brook to Saffron Lempriere, check out the 'proper' jobs of the TOWIE cast.
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Emily Vierke is a digital writer who has dabbled in the world of celeb, beauty and fashion. She has watched TOWIE since Lydia Bright had her micro-pig and her favourite scene is Gemma Collins asking James Lock, “What’s up? You ill?”