<P> Childs was born in Barking, but relocated to Brentwood, Essex . She attended Raphael Independent School where she was Head Girl . She left the school with four GCSE qualifications . </P> <P> Childs became well known in 2010 while appearing in the ITV2 semi-reality programme The Only Way Is Essex . She later signed to Can Associates management agency, the same agency that represented Jordan, Amy's heroine: "Jordan is definitely my idol . Her looks, her career, her businesses--she's fantastic ." Childs puts her name to a ghost - written column for New! magazine and presents a regular fashion segment on ITV1's This Morning . She has also posed for the fashion magazine Vogue and attended the 2011 ceremony of the British Academy Television Awards, at which The Only Way is Essex received an award . The Sun revealed a list of the richest The Only way is Essex stars current and previous with Amy holding the top spot with £ 1.5 million followed by Mark Wright . </P> <P> In July 2011, Childs was named Personality of the Year at the National Reality TV Awards . </P> <P> Childs competed in an episode of Let's Dance for Sport Relief with her cousin and fellow TOWIE star Harry Derbidge in February 2012 . Amy also participated in a celebrity special of The Bank Job on Channel 4 in March 2012 . </P>

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