Gogglebox star Paige Deville spoke of an "irreversible" split with her mum that prompted her to leave the hit Channel 4 show.
Yesterday, Paige's exit from the show, which she appeared on with her mum Sally - was revealed as she hit out at bosses for what she described as "zero aftercare support".
Speaking to BirminghamLive, the Gogglebox star opened up about another heartbreaking reason she's left - after splitting from her mum Sally.
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Paige said: "There have been problems within the family and my mum was given an ultimatum.
"The decision means I have nothing to do with her now. I think the decision is irreversible.
"It is very sad but that's life unfortunately."
The star added: "My mum said she would no longer be filming Gogglebox. The show offered me an opportunity to work with another family member but I didn't want to work with anyone else.
"My mum and myself had started the journey together and I wasn't going to film with anyone else."
Paige continued that the long hours of filming while also running a recruitment business had taken their toll with them being often asked last minute to fill in for more popular characters.
She said: "There are more popular characters on the show than myself and my mum like Pete and Sophie and the Malones. When they weren't available producers would contact us and ask us to film at the drop of a hat which we would do.
"But filming is long. You would start at 3.30pm and finish at 12.30am and be paid £100 each per filming session.
"Filming is tough. You would stop to go to the toilet but other than that you wouldn't have a break. You would eat while filming.
"At one point my mum had her arm around me for four hours and they didn't want her to move her arm.
"It isn't as glamorous as you might think. It is very hard work."
Paige also said that she felt she "really didn't have any support" after the split with her mum with the team sending her a number for a therapist.
She said she also felt "thrown to the lions" after being exposed to trolls.
Paige added she felt her life was "somewhat controlled" after being told a car purchase she'd made hadn't been "endorsed" by Gogglebox.
A Gogglebox spokesperson said: "The welfare of contributors – past and present – is of paramount importance and robust protocols are in place to support contributors before, during and after taking part in the series.”
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