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Zara Woodcock

Lavish TOWIE mega-mansions - Mark Wright's plush renovations to Billie Faiers neighbour rows

Many of The Only Way Is Essex stars have taken fans on their journeys to finding and creating their dream home.

Fans have watched the TOWIE cast go through many firsts, including moving out of their parent's homes and navigating their newfound fame.

Thanks to the reality show, mega deals, and other projects, many cast members have accumulated wealth.

In fact, they have enough saved up to renovate multi-million-pound homes to construct their luxurious dream mansions.

Stars like Mark Wright and his wife Michelle Keegan set up a social media page to show fans the process of the renovations at their Essex manor.

Here, we've listed a few TOWIE stars who have purchased beautiful mansions...

Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan

Mark and Michelle bought the home for £1.3 million (Getty Images for Atlantis The Ro)
It's thought the house now costs £3.5million (Instagram)

The couple, who got married back in 2015, spent over two years renovating the gigantic mansion.

They bought the mansion for £1.3 million but it's now thought the home could be worth a huge £3.5 million.

Mark has been updating followers on the renovation journey on a dedicated home Instagram account.

The house boasts huge grounds as well as an outdoor swimming pool.

The house boasts huge grounds as well as an outdoor swimming pool (wrightyhome/Instagram)

There are five bedrooms, with three of them having their own dressing rooms.

Mark shared snaps of their impressive bathroom which features its own steam room and sauna.

They even made sure to include an extensive home gym and decorated the spacious home with calming cream, white and beige tones.

While putting the finishing touches on their home, it was reported that they splashed out a whopping £30,000 on trees which lined their home to give the couple some privacy.

Billie Faiers and Greg Shepherd

They spent a few years renovating their home (Instagram/billieshepherdofficial)
They had a few disputes with their neighbours over the changes (Getty Images)

Like Mark and Michelle, Billie and Greg spend over two years renovating their £1.4 million home.

However, it didn't come without a few disputes with their neighbours.

Billie, 33, has given glimpses of the work that she and her husband have done on the four-bedroom 1920s home in Brentwood and recently revealed it is "finally starting to feel complete".

While the work on their Brentwood home is impressive, it's not what Billie and Greg had originally planned.

They purchased the home for £1.4million (billiefaiersoffical/Instagram)

The couple had hoped to create a five-bed home with a two-storey extension, gym, games room and huge walk-in wardrobe.

However, their proposals were refused planning permission after objections from neighbours who branded the renovations as "excessive" and not in line with other homes nearby.

However amended plans were subsequently approved and their new home includes a swimming pool, jacuzzi and fire pit.

The renovation work has caused tensions with neighbours with Billie reportedly 'at war' with nearby residents after her initial plans to knock down the property and rebuild a five-bedroom home were rejected.

Georgia Kousoulou and Tommy Mallet

Georgia and Tommy bought the home for £1million (Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)
The engaged couple bought the sprawling home in 2020 (Instagram)

Georgia Kousoulou and Tommy Mallet wasted no time in cracking on with the renovation of their £1million Essex mansion.

The engaged couple bought the sprawling home in 2020 and spent months doing it up – keeping fans updated on the progress.

Their expansive kitchen sits at the rear of the house, occupying their huge new single-storey extension.

It features cashmere shaker-style cupboards, complete with silver hardware, dramatic tall detailed skirting and a fancy black chandelier.

Their expansive kitchen sits at the rear of the house (Instagram)

Georgia describes her home style as “laid back cool” where she has a base of “neutral, minimal and stripped back” and layers a combination of “earthy stone colours with contrasting black tones” throughout the house.

“I’m all about subtle, cosy style and a look that is very pleasing to the eye,” she explained.

Upstairs, the couple transformed a drab room with an old blue carpet into a stunning nursery for little Brody.

Meanwhile, their bedroom features a dramatic cream-padded leather floor-to-ceiling headboard and aged mirrors on either side of the bed.

The tall decorative skirting boards which feature in the kitchen are carried upstairs, adding to the glamour of the room.

Pete Wicks

Pete lives with his two dogs (Instagram/p_wicks01)

TOWIE icon Pete Wicks, 35, lives with his two dogs Peggy and Eric in a lavish home in Essex.

Pete regularly shares snaps on social media, giving followers tiny glimpses inside his bachelor pad.

His bathroom features cream tiles, a giant bathtub and simple designs.

The open space home also has a white dining table for him to host dinner for his friends. He also decorated the space with grey leather seats and a brown sofa.

His bedroom contains a king-sized bed and a navy bedframe.

Megan McKenna

Megan is particularly proud of her kitchen (Instagram)
She showed off her house in MTV Cribs (Instagram)

Her spacious pad features almost entirely white and grey interiors with no scrimping on the furnishings.

And one room Meg is particularly proud of is her shiny modern kitchen.

The star once showed off the transformation to fans as she posed for pictures while reclining on the huge island in the middle of the monochrome room.

Explaining her choices, Megan said: "I love that stylish London look, and with this kitchen you get just that! I have loads of people over all the time and I love to cook. So, when I saw this range, I thought it [would] be perfect.”

She even has a house stocked with drinks (MTV)

Fans got a personal tour of her home when she appeared on MTV Cribs.

Pulling out a shimmering rack from her oven, she bragged to the cameras: "You could literally eat off of that tray."

She also revealed her meticulously stacked fridge which was filled with cans and bottles of drink organised into orderly rows.

Megan's style was also clear to see in her chic living room.

A Nashville sign - a homage to her passion for country music - was on display beneath the wide-screen TV, and a black and white elephant poster covered most of one wall.

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