Welcome to the glam and fab world of Sam Faiers - star of the hit TV programme The Only Way is Essex. Read on to find out what it takes to be a REAL Essex Girl. The Oxford Dictionary definition of an 'Essex Girl': A brash, materialistic young woman of a type supposedly found in Essex or surrounding areas in the south-east of England. The Sam Faiers definition of an 'Essex Girl': A stylish, hard-working, big-hearted and family-minded young woman found in Brentwood or nearby areas (and Marbs). At the start of 2010 Sam Faiers was a normal 19-year-old girl from Brentwood: she was working in a local bank, plotting a glamour modelling career and planning what outfit to wear to Sugar Hut. Then the first episode of TOWIE aired, and suddenly Sam was catapulted into a world of champagne cocktails, TV studios, nightclubs and paparazzi. In Living Life the Essex Way, Sam lifts the lid on her childhood, her rise to fame and her beauty regime, as well as her dating rules, dealing with instant fame, the men in her life and what really goes on behind the scenes on the hit ITV2 show.
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Ghosted by Emma Donnan, currently assistant editor at Star magazine, it s the memoir of a quasi-fictional construct that is itself ghosted by Sam (or Sam )...Although Sam and her peers, living life the Essex way, are exploited by the media within which they appear to flourish, they are far too savvy to be pitied as calves for the slaughter --Literary Review
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Sam Faiers is the star of the ITV2 reality show 'The Only Way is Essex'. She owns and runs Minnies Boutique along with her mum and sister, Billie. Living Life the Essex Way was her first book.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
OMG! Dreadful! Dull, boring and not even worh the £1 I paid in the charity shop for it other than it was for a good cause! Don't waste your time or money. She has nothing good to say about anyone! Just bitches about them and says how great she is! This book does her no favours whatsoever! I was never that keen on her in the first place but thought that maybe TOWIE put her in a bad light, obviously not as she comes across worse in the book!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Kim
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This one wasn't for me I'm afraid! I'm a real TOWIE fan and love everything glamorous and girly but this book was plain boring.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By RC
Format:Hardcover
So I'm a massive TOWIE, and have been an avid supporter of it since it first launched in 2010, with Sam being one of my favourites, so I was quite excited to read this book after it was described as "the truth about TOWIE" - I've just, this day, finished reading the book after owning it for a week, and all I can say is that I was very disappointed.
The first few chapters start very much like a biography - talking about her childhood and teens, which was quite interested - learning about how she grew up with some of the TOWIE cast members (Lucy and Amy), and her flings with Mark Wright when she was 16. All very interesting to read if you're a fan of the show, but it then quickly just falls down to Sam basically describing her looks and fashion sense. In all honestly, about 70% of each chapter revolves around her appearance; infact in about 5 chapters all she does is describe her hair, her fashion sense, her diet, her makeup and then her tanning.. all very boring to be honest, and almost somewhat "page filling".
In all honest, there is not MUCH description about TOWIE itself - I don't know whether this is because Sam's still contracted into the show, and therefore can't discuss it in depth, or what (as she says - she's grateful for what they have given her), and she only really described the stuff that TOWIE has produced; she discusses her business Minnie's, doing P.A.'s (personal appearances) across the UK, and then TOWIE winning a BAFTA.... Read more ›
The first few chapters start very much like a biography - talking about her childhood and teens, which was quite interested - learning about how she grew up with some of the TOWIE cast members (Lucy and Amy), and her flings with Mark Wright when she was 16. All very interesting to read if you're a fan of the show, but it then quickly just falls down to Sam basically describing her looks and fashion sense. In all honestly, about 70% of each chapter revolves around her appearance; infact in about 5 chapters all she does is describe her hair, her fashion sense, her diet, her makeup and then her tanning.. all very boring to be honest, and almost somewhat "page filling".
In all honest, there is not MUCH description about TOWIE itself - I don't know whether this is because Sam's still contracted into the show, and therefore can't discuss it in depth, or what (as she says - she's grateful for what they have given her), and she only really described the stuff that TOWIE has produced; she discusses her business Minnie's, doing P.A.'s (personal appearances) across the UK, and then TOWIE winning a BAFTA.... Read more ›
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By MGault
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this book as i love TOWIE! I have never really been a fan of Sams but I thought I'd give her book a go.
Even though the title of the book is "towie & me" there wasnt much about TOWIE at all. Sam doesnt come across great either, she bitchs about her co-stars and brags about her possessions and looks.
She comes across as a vain, spoilt, stuck up girl!
Even though the title of the book is "towie & me" there wasnt much about TOWIE at all. Sam doesnt come across great either, she bitchs about her co-stars and brags about her possessions and looks.
She comes across as a vain, spoilt, stuck up girl!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Tanya Howe
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I found this cringeworthy, difficult to read and dull! All about her clothes and look rather than finding anything out about her. Chloe Sims book was a much better read
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Trishy
Format:Kindle Edition
Sam comes across badly in this book! She is constantly bigging herself up and putting others down! It was very cringy!!!! Did not enjoy!!!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By juliexx
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
this book is amazing it is well worth the money and should be read by any towie fan i don@t really enjoy reading but i have really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone sam teels everyone all about the towie show and all of her different jobs and all the men in her life aswell she also gives lots of tips on how she gets ready and how to get perfect big hair how to put in clip in hair extension and also explains about her diet and exercise routiene which she uses now and what she was like has a child she also has a chapter on her sister billie and a chapter about marbs. YOU NEED TO BUY THIS BOOK YOU WILL LOVE IT XXX
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Becci Fox
Format:Hardcover
So you're not going to get the dirt on TOWIE in this book because they employ her. She'd be nuts to spill! And let's face it, she's only been alive 21 years so there's not a huge amount to say. But I admire the girl because she has developed a great business and she's honest. As a fellow writer of the Essex high life [Confessions of an Essex Girl: A Smart, Sexy and Scandalously Funny Expose], what I loved was the detail. For instance, the dating tips. Yes, first date in Sheesh in Chigwell is perfect. If the bloke wants to take the date up a notch, go to Alec's in Brentwood. Classy. Then there's her beauty tips... now there's a lot of beauty and fashion in this book and some people are saying there's too much. But you know what, I want to know EXACTLY what Eyelure fake lashes she uses, especially since she's admitted to yanking her own out due to an unfortunate compulsion. If anyone's going to know which lashes are the best, it's her. I've put a lot of beauty tips in my book too because it is seriously important to us Essex Girls. FYI, Girls Aloud Cheryl Cole lashes are also amaze. So while this isn't an entertaining read, I think it is one locals and style lovers will get a lot from.
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Good Book
This book is a excllent book with a great insight. It was a great read. Would recommend to anyone who is a fan of Towie.
Published 6 days ago by Sb
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Great reading the Essex way
Loved the honest way the book was put together just like the real Sam really enjoyed it look forward to the next one
Published 22 days ago by Haze
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Average
This is an average book , it doesn't have much personal info or gossip. Mainly about her beauty and clothes.
Published 1 month ago by Kelly
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Living Life the Essex Way by Sam Faiers
I would recommend this book to anyone, it is amazing, a really eye opener, and sam has become my idol mainly because of this book. Read more
Published 2 months ago by mrs samantha king
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BUY IT.!
If you likes the first book you will love this one. Sam tells the Essex story honestly and not always showing her in the best light .
Any TOWIE fan should read this.
Any TOWIE fan should read this.
Published 2 months ago by MR. M.OXFORD
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not sure I have ever read something so boring
Even though each series appears more staged I'm still a fan so really couldn't wait to read this book. Unfortunately I read up to about page 5 and couldn't take any more. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Sara
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Sam's autobiography
This book was a bit of a letdown tbh. Some bits were interesting, for example, the photos, but all in all it wasn't very well written or as down to earth as others. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Sophie Allen
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AMAZING
Massive fan of TOWIE and this just was a great book to read, loads of detail and just great tips on tanning ahaha anyway totally disagree to all those people who dislike people... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Niamh
3.0 out of 5 stars
Ok
This book was ok nice to read the story of how life was and is but a lot of repeating and about other towie cast members rather than the faiers family was ok for £1,99
Published 4 months ago by rachel walker
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent book according to my daughter!!
Bought this for my daughter for christmas as she loves TOWIE!! She said this book was great to read and really interesting and read it really quickly!!
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