Amy Childs' 'amazing' wedding plans after family horror 'turned life upside down

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EXCLUSIVE: As Amy Childs and her fiance Billy Debosque return to our screens on TOWIE, they talk plans for their rescheduled wedding - and how Amy's mum is after her terrrifying health scare
TOWIE is back, with its – gasp – 36th series and we've been told to expect explosive confrontations, surprising romances and even a bombshell split. Business as usual then for the Essex-based reality series, which is celebrating its 15th year on air.
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Joining in with the typical shenanigans, although they insist they steer clear of any drama, are Amy Childs and her fiancé Billy Delbosq, who appear on the show with their two-year-old twins, Billy and Milly. Amy also has two children from previous relationships – Polly, eight, and Ritchie, six.
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Here, the couple open up exclusively to OK! about going 'bigger and better' for their wedding next year (after postponing it from this September due to Amy's mum's heart attack in May), why they're at a tricky stage with the twins and flying out to the Algarve with the TOWIE gang for filming. It comes as pictures emerged of Inside Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash's luxurious £30k family holiday to 'second home'.
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Hi, guys! So what's the latest with your wedding planning?
Amy: We'll get a new date set. We'll get the summer out the way and in September we'll get organised. The wedding I want needs to be amazing. It will definitely be next year.
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Billy: We'll delay it for a year and it will be bigger and better. I'd love to do a two-day event in England or a week abroad. You have the hens and stags and everyone is there together. We were picking suits, colour schemes and flowers for the wedding. We knew we could turn it around quickly, but waiting is the right thing to do for now. The pressure is off and we have got back to being us, which is lovely.
You have a lot organised for it already, don't you?
Amy: We got everything sorted. The only thing I didn't sort out was the dress. I was looking at designers – I had a stylist. In the end, my life was turned upside down with my mum and that was really tough. Mum is better. She needs a lot of rest. She had no symptoms before the heart attack and I think that is what has shocked her the most. At least she had my dad there.
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How is your mum doing after surgery?
Amy: She had a stent put in. It's been really tough. Me and Mum are inseparable – we're with each other every day. I was in Tenerife. We flew home that night and she was in hospital for eight days. I was there every day. That with the babies as well – I didn't know if I was coming or going, but she's fine. Mum will come on and talk about it all [on TOWIE], hopefully. When you hear the words 'heart attack', you think the worst straightaway. It has been really awful. I filmed a scene already when I got quite emotional about it. But she's on the mend.
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How are you feeling after such a stressful time?
Billy: You don't think it'll ever happen to your family. Your world is just flipped upside down. All you can do is be there for whoever needs you.
Amy: I need to get back into the gym as it's so good for my mental health. I had a nutritionist and an online plan. I got in the best shape ever, but it's too much now. The house is, well, we have got builders constantly in. We are having a pool put in the garden. Having people constantly there is stressful, so I definitely need a bit of me time.
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How is filming the new series of TOWIE going?
Amy: Me and Bill keep ourselves out of the drama, but sometimes it's hard when our friends and the other group aren't talking. I don't like rows and confrontation but if it affects Harry [Derbidge, her cousin ] that's a different story. Stuff is brewing!
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It's great that you managed to make it out to Portugal with the twins to film…
Amy: Oh, it's lovely filming and being around the TOWIE family. The twins are getting older and it is getting harder – we're getting all the tantrums. This morning [their son] Billy was on the floor crying his head off as he wanted a ball someone else had. Bill is an amazing partner though. He loves the kids and he idolises Polly and Ritch.
Billy: The twins are up at 6am or 6.30am every day but they've been sleeping really well lately.
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What can we expect from you guys this series?
Billy: We're a family unit and it's nice for viewers to see the kids showing their emotions and affection – and me and Ame spending time together. I'm a massive family person. Harry is like family now. Every man needs to hear about opening up – I've struggled with that. I work in construction and there's a lot of bravado, but you need to get stuff off your chest as a man. I've had those conversations with my dad, Harry and Jordan [Brook]. I do enjoy filming with those boys – that's such a laugh.
How is Harry doing?
Amy: Harry is in an amazing headspace and mindset – he needs to be single. He looks amazing. He has truly moved on. He is powerful.