Former TOWIE star Amy Childs has signed a book deal with Blink Publishing, and will release a title recounting her rise to fame and her business career, October 16.

Childs, who revealed the news in her New Magazine column, commented 'I'm living proof that if you work hard, you can achieve your dreams. I have been keeping my head down working on this book for the last six months and I've had so much fun with it, it's brought back so many memories. I hope you all love it when it's released in October. I want people to read it, feel inspired and go and do well'.