Now you too can dress like Amy Childs... Ex TOWIE star's website crashes as fans rush to buy from her new fashion line

Amy Childs' website crashed today as dedicated fans rushed to buy dresses from her new clothing range.
The former Only Way Is Essex star's collection went on sale at 2pm and within five minutes had had 22,000 visits.
The new range features a number of dresses reminiscent of the former The Only Way Is Essex star's own style.

Sparkly: Former TOWIE star Amy Childs' in one of the dresses from her new fashion range which went on sale today

Amy told her Twitter followers today: 'I no Loads of people trying to get onto my site which is amazing , that it's crashed its going slower there still lots of you buying dresses.'
She added: 'Please bare with us , keep on checking it's all getting sorted as we speak xx'

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Amy's spokeswoman confirmed to the MailOnline: 'Amy’s website has crashed due to receiving 22,000 visits within five minutes.’

Want to look like Amy? The collection features over 20 pieces and ranges in price between £35 and £80

Popular: The star's website crashed today after 22,000 people visited withing five minutes

The range features cute swing dresses, figure-hugging three-quarter length frocks and skimpy sparkly numbers.
The collection features over 20 pieces with prices between £35 and £80.
The 20-year-old debuted the collection over the weekend at the Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model Live 2011 event at London's Excel Centre.
She walked the catwalk showing several of the pieces before fronting a stand where she sold the clothes herself.

Busy girl: Amy is also bringing out her own range of eyelashes, a calendar and her own TV show

Amy said of the range: 'I am so pleased with my new clothing range, Amy Childs’ Collection. It has been a lifelong dream of mine. My passion has always been beauty and fashion so I have really enjoyed being involved in every aspect of the design process.
'I have made sure that there is something for everyone and I cannot wait to see people wearing the clothes from my collection.'
On Friday, Amy appeared on Daybreak to promote the range and spoke about how her life had changed since appearing on the Bafta award-winning show.

Hands on: Amy said she had been very involved in the design process

'A year ago I was at my salon, doing my beauty, obviously all my clients in.
'Then I got asked to do The Only Way Is Essex. Then all of a sudden it was like 'Oh my God'.
'It went so mad for me. Now I'm bringing out my own clothing range, eyelashes, calendar, my own TV show. It's just like 'I'm Amy Childs from Essex'. You know. It's really weird.'
Amy was also unveiled as the new face, and body, of Ultimo's new range of underwear for Tesco last week.

Like my designs? Amy debuted her line on the catwalk at the Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model Live event over the weekend

'America's Next Top Model: All-Stars' ep. 7 recap: Girls take on reality star personalities

　　
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This week's "America's Next Top Model: All-Stars" was all about personality. Some have it, some don't -- and one girl should return hers from wherever she got it.
While most were mourning Bri's elimination, Bianca wasted no time starting trouble in the house. Before telling Kayla that her strong model looks are offset by her weak personality, Bianca had a full-on bathroom brawl with Alexandria. Somehow a conversation about shower schedules turned into a towel-wrapped Bianca screaming, "call me when you're an all-star" down the hall at Alexandria, who stood half dressed, yelling in her doorway.
Too much or too little, personality was the name of the game (or at least the challenge) when judge Nigel Barker introduced industry guest star Ben Bennett, leader of the perfume and beauty empire, Hatch Beauty.
Bennett mixed each girl her own fragrance, from Lisa's California fun scent Neon, to Shannon's good-girl signature Smitten, Allison's Honey Blood and Kayla's floral notes of Free. But, like every perfume-pusher before them, the models had to sell, sell, sell.
The girls were sent down the red carpet of a mock perfume launch, where fans (along with Cycle 3 winner, Eva) would decide which model had the best-smelling scent and strongest branding power. The task wasn't tough: sit in a bathtub of roses and hawk your perfume to every available customer. But leave it to Bianca to turn a hot bath into hot air.
"Tyra would never sit in a bathtub and sell her perfume. She's a lady, and I'm going to conduct myself as a lady."
Needless to say, Nigel was less-than-thrilled to see Bianca standing in a pencil skirt trying to sell her scent while Lisa partied hard with fans and Kayla got flirty in a two-piece.
When the time came to pick a winner, Lisa walked away with the challenge title and immunity from this week's judging -- which means she's a step closer to winning the all-star season and -- wait for it -- becoming the face of the first official "ANTM" fragrance!
At the next day's photo shoot, the models were forced into even larger reality TV roles. Channeling either "Jersey Shore" star Snooki or NeNe from "Real Housewives of Atlanta," each model hopped on the back of a flame-painted motorcycle and got trashy for the camera.
Bianca, getting 'pouffed' as Snooki, grabbed a jar of pickles for her shoot and refused to share with the other contestants. But she would have been better off without the props. As Mr. Jay told her, "this is getting a little too porno."
As the models coped with the news of a double elimination, guest judge Kathy Griffin was all jokes and smiles. Even with the safety of immunity, Lisa's hog-hopping risks paid off and the judges awarded her best photo.
Nigel was first to point out Bianca's lackluster performance at the perfume launch, which prompted her diva response: "Beyonce would never get in a bathtub!" Lucky for us, Tyra brought her 'tude with her to judging and quickly reminded Bianca, "You're not Beyonce! You are still trying to get somewhere."
In the end, the girl with too much to say, Bianca, was eliminated alongside the one with too little personality, Kayla.
With only eight contestants left and a new endorsement deal in the mix, we can't wait to see who pulls out all the stops (and who becomes fashion road kill) next Wednesday.

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