[Cal.]

I finished reading the ghetto princesses book a few days ago and thought I'd share some information (some of which will probably be known already since it's been floating around since June 2006)...

- She was brought up by a punk mother - Boy George babysat her regularly. Her father was a drug user and was in and out of prison.
- She was bullied for being one of the only white girls at an all black school. One time she stood up to one of her bullies who happened to have a mentally ill cousin, the cousin battered Aisleyne almost to death with a sock full of snooker balls.
- When she was 16 Aisleyne left home after her mother converted to being a Jehovah's Witness and tried to prevent her from doing teenage like things like going out/meeting boys. Aisleyne tried to reconnect with her mother on several occassions, each time her mother told her to stay away from her. Her mother also changed the locks on their flat just hours after Aisleyne left. The book ends (at 2009 in Aisleyne's life) with her mother still refusing to talk to her. She stayed with her cousin and her uncle for a while before moving into her own hostel.
- Whilst living in the hostel Aisleyne made enemies with a group of girls who would invite boys over and have parties just outside Aisleyne's bedroom, and would have sex in Aisleyne's bathroom and leave condoms everywhere. When Aisleyne complained the girls got kicked out but Aisleyne was beaten up by the girls.
- A girl named Barbara randomly hated Aisleyne and threatened to slit Aisleyne's face open. She broke into Aisleyne's flat and regularly broke Aisleyne's belongings. Barbara disappeared after a while but Barbara later apologized to Aisleyne at a club years later.
- Aisleyne met a man called Daniel. He was very possessive and once nearly killed Aisleyne by throwing her from a roof. She managed to survive when people who lived in a flat below the roof pulled her into their flat through a window. When Aisleyne split up with Daniel, he beat her up and Aisleyne had to pull an emergency break on a train to get help.
- She met a man called Marc who basically run the gangster scene. He was heavily protective of her and she gained respect throughout the gangster scene for being 'Marc's girl'. Marc was paralyzed from the neck down in a drive by shooting and later died.
- Aisleyne moved her dad who had become rich for a while. Aisleyne clashed with her dad's girlfriend and Aisleyne moved back out of the house when she discovered her dad was using drugs again.
- She moved back into a hostel and the girls living in her hostel used to tip off gangs to break into Aisleyne's room to steal her things. People used to tip off the police about Aisleyne having weapons in her room and she would regularly be raided.
- She met a man called Curtis who also run the gangster scene. He was in and out of prison and he got Aisleyne pregnant. She miscarried and gave birth to a dead five and a half month baby on the bathroom floor of her flat. She had several more miscarriages. Curtis remained in prison throughout the entire time Aisleyne was in the Big Brother house too.
- Aisleyne began getting into promotions work and then when many other girls got onto the promotions scene - she got into glamour modelling as promotions was no longer highly paid like it used to be.
- Whilst at an event, Aisleyne met Mike Tyson and they began dating. He told her she was going to be a TV star when she had no aspirations of being on TV and instead wanted to work in fashion. They parted ways when Mike Tyson moved back to the USA...two weeks later Aisleyne auditioned for Big Brother 7.
- Aisleyne planned to audition for Big Brother 6 but was too busy sorting out her personal life. She auditioned for Big Brother 7 whilst still drunk from a night out and a woman in the toilets (that Aisleyne later realized was a member of the production team) called her a ghetto princess so Aisleyne played up to that role in her auditions.
- She didn't get through to the final group and went on holiday with her friends after Big Brother 7 launched. A man took pictures of Aisleyne sunbathing and later sold them to the press when she become a housemate. Aisleyne was called at the end of holiday and told she was actually in the final group of housemates but would be entering late. She flew back to the UK and entered the house.

The rest is history!

[Mokka]

I'm watching BB 7 rt now...and She mentions her dad rescuing her from the hostel when she first goes in... But she makes it sound as if they are still good and he is her hero/saviour at the time she went into the house...

Doesn't exactly match the time line layed out above

[LukeB]

I need to read this!

[Jason.]

Basically there was too much to read so I cba to read it all.

But sounds interesting. Might pick it up.

Poor Ais being beaten up every day

[Kazanne]

Bloody awful woman,can't stand her so I wont be reading it,probably a load of lies anyway.

[Cal.]

Originally Posted by Mokka

I'm watching BB 7 rt now...and She mentions her dad rescuing her from the hostel when she first goes in... But she makes it sound as if they are still good and he is her hero/saviour at the time she went into the house...

Doesn't exactly match the time line layed out above

She said in the book that she was happy to seem him on finale night but she could tell he was using drugs still.

[Cal.]

Originally Posted by Jason.

Basically there was too much to read so I cba to read it all.

But sounds interesting. Might pick it up.

Poor Ais being beaten up every day

How is that too much to read compared to the actual 200 page something book?

[Cal.]

She also said that the only reason she saved Spiral over Jonathon in the House Next Door eviction is because Spiral is Irish and her mother has Irish roots so she felt like her mother would want to get back in touch with her if she saw Aisleyne supporting and embracing her Irish roots.

[Jason.]

Mess you told me all of this on kik. I know so much.

[Mokka]

Originally Posted by Who Is She?

How is that too much to read compared to the actual 200 page something book?

I was thinking this...although a 200 page book by Ais would probably take me a bit under two hours to read... Or less

[Pete.]

Legend Aisleyne

[Cal.]

She also said as of 2009 she kept in touch with Imogen, Michael (although not present day since they had the Judge Rinder thing), Nikki, Pete, Grace and Mikey. (She's civil with Grace but she says Grace is still bitchy towards her and they do have disputes)

And on the final day she didn't eat and drank all the alcohol she'd saved from her share that they'd been given throughout the last week in order to be drunk for the final evictions.

[Headie]

Originally Posted by Who Is She?

She also said that the only reason she saved Spiral over Jonathon in the House Next Door eviction is because Spiral is Irish and her mother has Irish roots so she felt like her mother would want to get back in touch with her if she saw Aisleyne supporting and embracing her Irish roots.

Jonathon would've been a much better choice, not her ditching the black community for the Irish community

Tell us more bits about her experience in BB7, it sounds really interesting! Thanks Cal! <333

[Jason.]

Not her and Grace feuding 3 years after BB7.

I remember Aisleyne saying in an interview shortly after BB7 ended that she'd never forgive Grace or something.

I wonder if they're cool with each other now given it's been 7 years since the book and 10 years since the series.

[Headie]

Are Chanelle, Aisleyne and Nikki the only ex-HM's to have done autobiographies?

Where is Charley's tbh

[Jason.]

Originally Posted by Hayden

not her ditching the black community for the Irish community

Reported to Neem tbh

[Cal.]

They were cool with each other in 2009 its just Aisleyne said Grace always throws shade her way and Mikey seems to enjoy them having mini-rows whenever they meet up.

[EspeonBB]

I've always wanted to know how things are between Ais and Grace now. I know Grace and Nikki are friends

[Jason.]

Also Lea and Aisleyne were close friends up until 2008 when they fell out and they haven't made up since.

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[Jason.]

Grace and Nikki were friends in BB7, so it doesn't surprise me they're still friends now.

[Jason.]

Originally Posted by Who Is She?

They were cool with each other in 2009 its just Aisleyne said Grace always throws shade her way and Mikey seems to enjoy them having mini-rows whenever they meet up.

Mess.

Omg Grace

I can imagine them both having a night out with each other and Grace passive-aggressively shading her randomly.

[EspeonBB]

Originally Posted by Jason.

Also Lea and Aisleyne were close friends up until 2008 when they fell out and they haven't made up since.

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I do find it funny that Lea drags Ais on Twitter a lot whilst I don't think Ais has ever acknowledged Lea

[Jason.]

Originally Posted by Hayden

Are Chanelle, Aisleyne and Nikki the only ex-HM's to have done autobiographies?

Where is Charley's tbh

Jade Goody has two.

[Jason.]

Originally Posted by EspeonBB

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I do find it funny that Lea drags Ais on Twitter a lot whilst I don't think Ais has ever acknowledged Lea

Ikr.

Someone needs to get them to reconcile tbh. I loved their friendship and when Lea stuck up for Aisleyne in the HND when all the others bar Imogen were ripping into her behind her back. Ironically, she seems to now be cool with the ones she hated in the house and vice versa.

[Cal.]

And more on BB7 (she actually only talks about BB for a chapter)...

- Aisleyne took part in a guinea pig run of BB7 in March 2006 with Sam. Aisleyne went to bed early one night and the following day the rest of the guinea pig contestants evicted her and Sam won.
- During her fake eviction Aisleyne thought she was the most hated woman in Britain so when the production team member called her in through a side door when she was waiting to exit the house, Aisleyne thought that she was so hated that the production had decided to let her leave through a back door and meet Davina in the studio rather than let her face the crowd.
- When she entered the House Next Door they showed her the VTs of the housemates entering (Jonathon, Spiral, Michael, Jayne and Jennie) - she thought it was a production mistake at first but they all ended up entering.
- When Grace re-entered for 21 minutes Aisleyne was tempted to slap her, but thought better of it as she didn't want Grace looking back on her 21st birthday and remembering getting slapped by Aisleyne on national TV. (Aisleyne said this in the house though and I think it was aired)
- When Nikki re-entered she was shocked at how much Nikki hated her as she liked Nikki and pushed for her to be voted back in among the remaining housemates. She said Nikki chipped away at Aisleyne's confidence and gave everybody (Pete, Glyn, Richard and Jennie) the impression that they were adored by the public whilst giving them and Aisleyne the impression that Aisleyne was hated and was public enemy number one. Nikki also laughed at all of Aisleyne's finale outfits which resulted in Aisleyne dressing down for the final night.

Sorry there isn't more but she only spends like 15 pages on Big Brother.