Amy Childs became "emotional" when her daughter was diagnosed with dyslexia.

Amy Childs recently learned that her daughter is dyslexic

Amy Childs recently learned that her daughter is dyslexic

The 34-year-old reality star - who has Polly, seven, and Ritchie, six, from previous relationships as well as 17-month-old twins Millie and Billy with fiance Billy Delbosq - suffers from the condition that affects reading and writing ability herself and cried when it was revealed that her eldest has the same thing.

She told OK! Magazine: "We had tests for dyslexia about a month ago and the results came back last week. She writes her letters backwards, I noticed. She gets a bit muddled with her words but she’s coming on amazingly. She will get a lot of extra help. She’s an amazing dancer, she won a competition. You don’t always have to be clever!

"I got emotional… But she has got me and Mum and Bill. She’s at a lower level for reading and phonics, they break everything down for her. There is a plan, but it’s hard."

But the 'TOWIE' star will be happy as long as her daughter grows up to be a "lovely person" and admitted to getting a little bit teary when she heard the news as she recalled her own "struggles" with dyslexia over the years.

She added: "But as I say, it’s not all about being clever. As long as she’s a lovely person and trying her hardest, then she’ll get there. I was a little bit tearful because of what I went through myself; I struggled so much."

Meanwhile, Amy has been engaged to Billy, 41, since April 2023, but is in "no rush" to tie the knot just yet, although she admitted there is a chance that she could let the cameras in to document the big day for a TV show.

She said: "There’s a possibility we will get a wedding show, we’ve had a few meetings. But I’m in no rush to get married. We had the house move and the twins are still young. I want to look amazing on my wedding day and have them walk down the aisle. I don’t want to rush it."


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