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Dec 27, Louise rated it liked it. Jul 09, Ellen Stafford rated it really liked it. This book is about him growing up when things weren't great for him and his family. He also writes about his anxiety and how it affects him. I enjoyed finding out more about him. Apr 25, Book Addict Shaun rated it it was amazing Shelves: , library.
I loved this book. I have been a fan of TOWIE from the start and am not ashamed to say I love it, less so after the most recent series which was abysmal, but the previous series had me hooked.
I liked Kirk from the very beginning and felt that he was one of the characters that always felt the most real, it didn't seem like he was acting or playing up much and I thought he came across fantastically well. The same is true in this book, he is very honest, doesn't hold back and comes across as suc I loved this book.
The same is true in this book, he is very honest, doesn't hold back and comes across as such a nice person. Well, the opposite is true. I was shocked to learn that Kirk grew up in a broken home, moving from council house to near homelessness and then onto a hostel. His mum appears to have done everything she could to look after her kids, however his dad didn't seem to help out in the way that you would expect a father to do.
Kirk says how he still doesn't understand why his father was like this. One Christmas he says about how they ran out of electricity and gas and how for four days over Christmas they sat in a freezing cold house. I'm sure most people just assume Essex is a glamorous place as that's certainly what the show sets out to portray. Kirk speaks very openly about his childhood and teenage years and about the stuff he got up to as a kid.
He was a proper little tearaway but at that age and in that situation there wasn't much else he could have got up to. But underneath it all he comes across as a lovely person. There are some fantastic stories here about him growing up not least the bit about him losing his virginity and how he then became a bit of a nymphomaniac. He also speaks about his anxiety and about how he acted out at school.
And then we reach the point where his dad becomes rich and Kirk at 18 lives the life most teenagers only dream about. To be honest Mick has always came across as a nice genuine person on the show but I don't think there are any untruths in this book, he was definitely making up for lost time by spoiling Kirk rotten. He talks about his relationships, one of which was - not a relationship - but occurred with a certain Celebrity Big Brother housemate who is certainly not whiter than white.
Obviously this book is all Kirk's side of the story but throughout the whole book I feel he comes across as completely genuine and I believe every word he says. The bits about Amy I was surprised about but not massively so. He gets around a bit does Kirk but he isn't doing it in a nasty or using way, or so he says. Knowing where he came from and where he is today is fantastic, he could have ended up with such a different life.
Drugs, prison, death? But instead he has made something of himself but never forgotten where he came from. The bits about his mum were nice too, she is the most important person in his life and he doesn't hold back from admitting that.
Kirk might only be 25 but he has a fantastic story to tell and one that I wholeheartedly reccommend that you read. People often criticise or overlook books that are written by celebrities so young but why wait until he is 70 to tell this story? Some older people just write books that are them loving themselves, this book has humour, honesty and emotion by the bucket load.
A fantastic read. Lowest rating ever for a book but i didn't like it for a number of reasons. Binding : Hardcover. Condition : New. Read full description. Buy it now. Add to basket. Sold by pearlydewdropsuk Any condition Any condition. See all 26 - All listings for this product. One of the original cast members of the award-winning reality series The Only Way is Essex, Kirk is often portrayed as the good-looking rich kid, splashing out thousands on bottles of champagne and dating glamorous women like Amy Childs and Lauren Pope.
But there's a lot more to Kirk, and the reality is that the first eighteen years of his life tell a very different story - one he is only now ready to reveal. A broken childhood, marred by poverty and violence as Kirk moved between a hostel and a council house on a tough estate, left him suffering from panic attacks and crippling self-doubt. Reconciling with his dad, by now a millionaire, thrust him into a very different world - one with its own set of challenges.
Opening up for the first time about the two sides of his Essex life, Kirk also tells us about his much-followed romances, the fun he has as an Essex boy, and what really goes on behind the scenes on TOWIE. Show more Show less. No ratings or reviews yet No ratings or reviews yet.
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