Young woman arrested over attack on TOWIE stars Sam and Billie Faiers

By Emily Sheridan


Starting off well: Sam and Billie Faiers out in London on October 22 - just hours before the attacks


A young woman in her twenties has been arrested in connection with the nightclub attacks on reality stars Sam and Billie Faiers.

A female in her early 20s was arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm (ABD) in an East London police station on Friday following the incidents two weeks ago.

Billie, 21, and Sam, 20, were both injured after being attack by a group of girls in two separate incidents in Essex and London.


The first alleged assault took place outside the Jet Black club in Holborn where the sisters had been partying with a group of friends.

Billie said she was hit by a glass and had her £1,500 Mulberry bag stolen, before she headed home without Sam.

Former glamour model Sam was left with black eyes, a split nose, and bruises and scratches on her back after she was set upon by a group of girls in Chigwell, Essex, a few hours later.

She was allegedly lured to Repton Park after one of the people who stole Billie's mobile phone called Sam, promising to return it.

Recovering: Sam's black eyes and Billie's bloody lip were in a recent episode of TOWIE


A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: 'On the morning of Friday November 4 a woman in her early 20s attended an east London police station by appointment, where she was arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm.

'The arrest is in connection with an investigation into an allegation of theft and assault relating to events that allegedly took place at some point during the night of October 22-23 made to police at approximately 4.30pm on Sunday October 23.

'(She) was later bailed to return to an east London police station in January 2012 pending further inquiries.'

Getting on with life: The Faiers sisters joined co-stars Joey Essex and Harry Derbidge to film the final Series 3 episode in Salcott, Essex yesterday


Both sisters were hospitalised following the attacks, with their recovery being documented on recent episodes of TOWIE.

Speaking about the attack this week, Sam said: 'I tried to cover my face as best as I could but they just kept aiming for my head. I then fell unconscious.

'My friend Charlotte was trying to get me up, but they dragged her away and ripped clumps of her hair out, and just kept kicking me.

'When one of the girls started screaming, "She’s not moving! She’s dead!". She started crying hysterically, because she honestly thought they’d killed me. That was the only time they stopped.'


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Move over, Milan - The Only Way Is Essex! Billie and Sam Faiers branch out from Brentwood high street with their debut clothing line

By Georgina Littlejohn


They are the stars of a very popular reality TV show and the owners of a thriving high street boutique that has also taken its wares online.

But for Sam and Billie Faiers, the world is most definitely their oyster and the sisters known when they've come across a pearl, especially when it comes to fashion.

The Only Way Is Essex stars have taken their ideas, tastes and eye for fashion and have designed their very first clothing line.

Model sisters: Sam and Billie Faiers used themselves as the models for their new clothing label GraciEve which launched at House of Fraser yesterday

The range, which is touted as more Hollywood Hills than Brentwood High Street, is called GraciEve and yesterday was launched at 14 House of Fraser stores across the UK.

Prices for the ready-to-wear range vary from £65 for a sequinned bodycon dress to £42 for a pair of leopard-print sequin hotpants.

It was designed and completely financed by Billie and Sam and created in partnership with Essex-based stylist Jeff Mehmet.

The only style is Essex: Sam and Billie already own a thriving fashion boutique in Brentwood

Louise Bailey, House of Fraser's contemporary buyer, said the line will be a 'huge success' because of the timing of the launch.

She explained: 'Essex is very on trend at the moment, isn't it? It's Essex chic. I can see it translating up north and in the rest of the country.

'When I saw the collection I loved it and placed a considerable order there and then. Sam and Billie have a great eye and really understand how young women want to dress and shop today.'

Naturals: Billie and Sam looked at ease in front of the cameras as they modelled their designs

Sam and Billie already know a bit about fashion and business as they are the owners of Minnie's Boutique in Brentwood, Essex, which viewers of the reality TV show were introduced to during the last series.

It sells labels such as Forever Unique, and Maggie and Me, and the girls have often been seen wearing the designs on the show.

It launched online earlier this month and received 10m hits before it went live, with 380,000 hits in the first 10 minutes.

Sam said: 'The response is mad. There will be comments asking where we got anything we wear on the show, even if it is just a new Alice band.'

Dotty about fashion: Sam is illuminated by the light as she posed in a short polka dot dress from her collection


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