I grew up on a housing estate - now a multi-millionaire, with a house in Spain and a contract with Ree...

T Tommy Mallet has come a long way since joining Towie's team. This TV star has become one of the most successful contestants on the series, and became a millionaire after launching his shoe brand Mallet.

Tommy is now a multi-millionaire thanks to his shoe empire. He recently celebrated a huge win by partnering with world-renowned sports brand Reebok. Sharing the news on Instagram, Tommy posted a photo of himself holding a box of his Mallet shoes, which then turned into a photo of him holding a stack of stacked training shoes created in collaboration with Reebok. In the caption he wrote: "I've given my all for the last 8 years, always felt it was necessary for Mallet and wasn't going to stop until I achieved it. Shoes have always been a part of my childhood and my culture!" He also thanked the Reebok team and Authentic Brands Group for their trust.

Fans congratulated Tommy in the comments, calling the collaboration a "game changer." They note that he deserves this success and call him a "big boss".

Tommy and his fiancée Georgia Kousoulou bought a country house in Mallorca last year and plan to make it their permanent home. They've already started decorating the house with minimalist furniture and decor elements.

While Tommy now lives in luxury, buys himself a bespoke Ferrari and flies around the world, it wasn't always like this for the father of one child. He grew up on a council housing estate in north London and left school without GCSE exams. His past inspired him to start a shoe brand as he was bullied at school because of the clothes he wore.

His shoe brand is appreciated by celebrities such as Drake, Olly Murs, Craig David and Will I.M. He launched Mallet in 2015, and by 2020 his business had sold 11.8 million pairs of shoes. His shoes and clothing are sold in more than 150 stores worldwide, and that number will only continue to grow.

Tommy, who made the Forbes 30 under 30 list, said he likes being known more as a brand creator than a reality TV contestant. He told MailOnline that it captures an incredible feeling when he walks around Paris during fashion week and "90 percent" of passers-by know him specifically because of his brand, not because of his involvement in TOWIE.

Till then, Tommy remains a familiar TV face. He stars alongside Georgia, with whom they have son Brodie, in his own ITV reality show called Baby Steps. They won the hearts of viewers after filming their realistic experience of Georgia's pregnancy loss.