Background
Childs was born in Barking, but relocated to Brentwood, Essex.
Childs was born in Barking, but relocated to Brentwood, Essex.
She attended Raphael Independent School where she was appointed head girl.
Childs rose to fame after appearing in the first two series of the ITV2 series The Only Way Is Essex. She had her own reality television programme lieutenant"s All About Amy from 2011 to 2012. Childs came in fourth place in the Channel 5 show Celebrity Big Brother 8 in 2011.
In 2014, she participated in the Channel 4 show The Jump.
She left the school with four GCSE qualifications. Childs became well known in 2010 while appearing in the ITV2 semi-reality programme The Only Way Is Essex.
She later signed to Can Associates management agency, the same agency that represented Jordan, Amy"s heroine: "Jordan is definitely my idol. Her looks, her career, her businesses – she"s fantastic." Childs puts her name to a ghost-written column for New! magazine and presents a regular fashion segment on ITV1"s This Morning.
The Sun revealed a list of the richest The Only way is Essex stars current and previous with Amy holding the top spot with £1.5 million followed by Mark Wright.
In July 2011, Childs was named Personality of the Year at the National Reality television Awards. On 18 August 2011, she began taking part in Celebrity Big Brother where she finished fourth in the show on Channel 5. Amy and Jedward filmed an advertisement for Celebrity Big Brother 2012, which first aired on 16 December 2011.
A fly-on-the-wall reality show lieutenant"s All About Amy débuted on Channel 5 on 1 December 2011.
The show involves Childs, her family, and her friends taking part in Amy"s business investments. The show was not recommissioned after the first series.
Amy also participated in a celebrity special of The Bank Job on Channel 4 in March 2012. In 2011 her estimated earnings were £2.75 million ($44 million).
Amy has also released her own range of Eyelashes, beauty and tanning range, a fitness Digital Video Disc and calendar.
Guest appearances
Never Mind The Buzzcocks (7 November 2011) - Contestant
Let"s Dance for Sport Relief (25 February 2012) - Contestant
The Celebrity Bank Job (16 March 2012) - Contestant
Let"s Do Lunch with Gino & Mel (14 August 2012) - Herself, guest
Celebrity Wedding Planner (16 January 2013) - Wedding planner
Sooty (7 September 2013) - Herself, spa owner
Birds of a Feather (9 January 2014) - Herself, one episode
Dinner date (January 2014) - Herself, one episode.