Billie Faiers has divided fans after buying her daughter Nelly a horse.
The mum-of-three, 33, shared a picture of the 10-year-old riding 'Bambi', with a smile a mile wide, sporting a sky blue top and black riding hat.
Billie captioned the photo: "Welcome to the Shepherd family Bambi.
"Today we made our little lady's dream come true. Horse riding has become one of the biggest parts of Nelly's life."
Many fans flocked to congratulate the TOWIE star on her purchase, pointing out how happy Nelly looked with her new friend.
However, others weren't convinced, with one saying she was "spoiling" her daughter and another quipping: "Today on 'I'm rich, you're poor'".
Another follower pointed out the horse shared the same name as Molly-Mae Hague's new baby, saying: "Molly will be delighted you named a horse after her baby."
Billie revealed she'd bought the horse on her podcast with her sister Sam, 32, saying she'd been thinking about it for a while.
"We always thought for Nelly's 10th birthday we would consider getting her a horse," she explained.
Billie continued: "So there's a horse at the stables we're at, basically, the little girl has outgrown the pony. She's too big for the pony now. The horse is called Bambi, and it's so lovely, it's just a really lovely pony.
"Although the timing is a little bit off because we were going to do maybe do it next year for her birthday, we just thought: 'You know what, we could spend a year trying to find the right horse for Nelly'".
The reality TV star said the family gave the horse to Nelly on Saturday - and it was a family affair.
Billie explained: "She's [Nelly's] going like she normally would to spend the day there and then because we're both going and mum's gonna come as well and we're filming, we kind of need to.
"We don't really film at the stables anymore because it's her little thing so she might be a little bit like: 'Why have you all come' so we've got to be quite clever about how you do it.
"So we're just going to say, 'Oh, we're just gonna see what you do, we aren't gonna watch you ride' we're gonna play it down. And then they're going to pull up with the horse lorry and then reveal that this horse is going to be for her."
In other photos shared on Billie's Instagram, Nelly proudly holds Bambi's bridle after being introduced to her prized pony for the first time.
