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Billie Faiers admits 'so much is going wrong' with 'stressful' £1.4m mansion renovation

Billie Faiers has admitted there is "so much going wrong" with her £1.4 million mansion renovation and said the work has been giving her "sleepless nights".

The former TOWIE star, 32, has been renovating her Essex home with husband Greg Shepherd since January last year and the couple have hit plenty of hurdles along the way.

At the end of April, Billie even cried on their show The Family Diaries after suffering problems with the ongoing home improvements.

Now she has said "loads of little things" are going wrong as the work draws to a close.

In the latest episode of the Sam and Billie Show podcast, the mum-of-two said she has been having a "stressful" time, with items arriving in the wrong style.

Billie and Greg have spent a long time working on their mansion (mirror.co.uk)

Speaking to her sister Sam, Billie said: "There’s so much going on. I’ve actually had a couple of sleepless nights over things this week because my mind is working overtime with it.

"As much as loads are going on, loads of little things are going wrong. Not like major, but things have arrived and been fitted and they’re the wrong style, the wrong colours.

"Showerheads are going in and they’re the wrong size.

"Because there’s so much going on, it feels like there’s so much going wrong as well, but it is fine. It’s all under control. It’s just stressful."

Billie and Sam discussed the home renovations (YouTube)

Sam, 31, tried to reassure her older sister and said: "You'll get there." She added that Billie's new staircase, which she debuted on Instagram earlier in the week, looked "beautiful".

Billie's luxury home features a huge outdoor area which includes a pool surrounded by a sprawling patio and manicured lawns. There is also a covered dining and kitchen area in the garden and what appears to be a hot tub.

The reality star has also added a sunken trampoline for her children — Nelly, eight, and Arthur, five.

Billie and Greg are expecting their third child together (mirror.co.uk)
They currently have a son and a daughter (@billiefaiersofficial/Instagram)

Billie is currently pregnant with her third child and recently opened up about her plans for the birth and said she is "undecided" over having a home birth.

Sister Sam has welcomed two children with home births, though Billie worries she wouldn't be as relaxed as her sister.

"The idea is lovely, and I've seen her have two home births and they've both been amazing, and I love the idea of getting into your own bed after with the baby," she told OK! magazine.

"I've got that worry in the back of my head [though]. Samantha was 100% confident with her home birth, and I don't know if I've got that."

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