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Amy Childs, known for her time on TOWIE, has shared the shocking news that her brother Will, who also starred in the show, has been involved in a "major car accident" and was rushed to A&E. The reality TV veteran, 35, was joined by her brother on the ITV2 show earlier this year and took to Instagram to share the harrowing news that he was fortunate to have survived the terrifying ordeal. Amy shared a photo on her Instagram Story on Wednesday, showing her mum Julie standing behind Will, who was sitting in a wheelchair following his emergency hospital visit. She captioned the post: "Someone was looking over my brother. A major car accident, his car is a complete right off. Been in A&E but he is coming home. "I love you so much Will Childs. We have definitely been thrown a lot of stuff our way this year. But we are all here to tell the tale, my family my everything." Will, who works at the family's flower stall in Romford, joined The Only Way Is Essex at the end of the last series, more than 15 years after his sister made her debut in the very first episode of the programme. Upon his casting, a source told The Sun: "Over the last 15 years, TOWIE has always featured the cast's family and friends. The cast and producers are happy that Amy's brother has featured in the upcoming series." However, Will has been a familiar face to Amy's fans ever since her rise to fame, and he has frequently appeared on her social media over the years. The recent incident is another heartbreak for former Celebrity Big Brother star Amy, who is engaged to Billy Debosq, reports the Mirror . Earlier this year, she revealed that her wedding had to be postponed due to her mother's illness. At the time, she expressed: "It's been intensely stressful. None of us was expecting Mum to have a heart attack – it turned our world upside down." Amy, Billy, their two year old twins Billy and Milly, and Amy's children from previous relationships – Polly, nine, and Ritchie, eight – were enjoying a family holiday in Tenerife when Amy received the devastating news. "We got the awful phone call from my dad that Mum had a heart attack when we were out there, and we decided to fly home that same night. I was in shock. Mum was at home when it happened and suddenly got this excruciating pain in her chest. She was rushed to hospital in an ambulance and they said she'd had a severe heart attack. "It was so frightening. She had a stent put in and was in hospital for six days. She's now home but she's being monitored daily and is on a lot of medication. It's so tough for her – she sometimes struggles to walk upstairs." Amy went on to tell OK! that the hardest part for her is that it's difficult for her to spend as much time with her grandchildren because she needs to rest. It's heartbreaking. She was only 59 – it happened just before her 60th birthday. We cancelled all her birthday celebrations, but we're hoping to do something later in the year. "We've all been worried sick. It's been horrendous and just shows you never know what's around the corner in life. My mum and I are inseparable, best friends. "We call each other five times a day. She always jokes that she never cut the umbilical cord when it came to me, so it was just devastating. Amy and Billy then made the heartbreaking decision to postpone their big day, which was booked for September at the stunning Cliveden House Hotel in Berkshire. At the time, she explained: "I'd already booked the florist, the entertainment, and I'd started looking at some gorgeous wedding dresses. But it all got too much, to be honest – so we decided to move it to next year. "It's upsetting, but I know we've made the right decision. Right now, we're focused on looking after Mum. When we come back from filming TOWIE, we'll start thinking about getting another date booked in. We want to have the most beautiful day so it's worth waiting for. Amy then revealed that she has postponed the wedding until next year despite originally planning to tie the knot in autumn, but remains confident that it will be a 'lovely' celebration when it finally takes place. She said: "The wedding's gonna be lovely. I've organised nothing, not organised the venue, not organised my dress. So good luck to me next year getting married! We were supposed to get married this September but we're doing it next year and I'm really excited, but I've got nothing organised!"
