Lauren Goodger thinks the new cast of 'The Only Way Is Essex' have had "so much work done".
Lauren Goodger
The 34-year-old beauty - who appeared on the show between 2010 and 2012 - believes that the popular programme and its stars have changed markedly over the years.
She reflected: "It was so much more innocent and genuine. Now, you’ve got these 19 year olds - they’ve had so much work done.
"We didn’t - we came on and did our own make-up. They’ve got hair and make-up, stylists, extensions … we were real, no extensions no nothing. It was what it was.
"We done all our own make-up, everything. Even the adverts, we did our own make-up and took our own clothes."
Lauren didn't make much money during her time on the show. However, she earned a good living by appearing at clubs and other events.
Speaking on Robert Hisee's 'The MindKite' podcast, she revealed: "They didn’t supply anything. Never got paid, nah - £50 a day.
"We used to make money out of PAs. Instagram wasn't about when I first started. I used to hate it. Two or three [a night]. It was always me and Arg always.
"He never drove and I used to drive. I remember driving to Hull or somewhere mad, but I would never stay in a hotel and I didn’t drink. I’d want to get home. I used to stand there and you just had queues of people, 'Can I have a photo?'"
Lauren also thinks the rise of rival shows has changed things for the new generation of 'TOWIE' stars.
She said: "We won a BAFTA for the first series - it was such a hit we use to get millions of views, for these people meeting us in clubs must have been surreal. Now, there’s so many reality stars - Jesus, I don’t even know half of them!"
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