Book description
Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace is the ultimate Big Brother survivor,
and in Aisleyne: Surviving Guns, Gangs and Glamour, she reveals
a shocking life story that surpasses any reality-show plotline.
Her childhood journey began in a crazy punk household, where
Siouxsie Sioux and Boy George were regular visitors. It shattered for
the first time with the nightmare of seeing her half-naked dad dragged
bleeding from the bathroom by police after a suicide attempt, and it
ended when she saw her mum start a strict new life as a devout
Jehovah's Witness.
Hospitalised after an extreme bullying incident at school, Aisleyne
left home at 16, having been cut off by her mother and let down by her
father. Alone in London, Aisleyne's lifeline was a place in a hostel,
where she shared the roof over her head with the frightened women and
predatory men of the city's gang culture. While some of her friends
were lost to drugs, knives and gun crime, Aisleyne vowed to pick
herself up and get out of there.
Aisleyne threw herself into a new career as a promotions girl and
glamour model. Slowly making a name for herself, Aisleyne's big break
came when she was selected to compete on Big Brother in 2006,
and she was voted the most popular female housemate that year.
Three years on, Aisleyne is living proof that it is possible to
escape the streets and make good. She's become a successful
businesswoman, fashion designer and established media celebrity. This
is her remarkable story.
Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace was a contestant on
Big Brother
in 2006, and has since written for
More
and
Reveal
magazines.
