Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace

Some people only know Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace in the context of Big Brother: UK (2000) and her achievements since then. However, her real-life story surpasses any reality-show plot line. Aisleyne was born into a crazy North London punk household, where Boy George was a regular visitor. Hospitalized after a serious assault in her early teens, she was forced from home at 16. Alone in London, she lived in a hostel with frightened women and the predatory men of the city's gang culture. After losing close friends and loved ones to drugs, knives and gun crime, Aisleyne vowed to pick herself up and get out of there. She studied fashion design and textiles at college, supporting herself by working as a promotions girl and achieving growing success through hard work and the infectious personality that has become her trademark. Aisleyne's big break came in 2006, when she became a housemate in "Big Brother 7" (2006). Going through an emotional journey, Aisleyne finished top female to widespread