TOMMY Mallet is now a multi-millionaire thanks to his hugely lucrative footwear brand.
The former Towie star launched Mallet in 2015 and he now enjoys a luxury lifestyle thanks to an annual turnover of £2.5 MILLION.
The footwear brand aims to use high quality materials at an affordable price. Mallet shoes are now stocked in stores such as Selfridges and Tommy recently attended Paris Fashion Week to showcase the stylish clobber.
Its conception came after Tommy was bullied at school when his family were unable to afford stylish trainers.
Speaking of the traumatic ordeal, 25-year-old Tommy told FEMAIL: "I'm not going to lie, it didn't make me feel good at all.
"But at the end of the day everyone goes through hard times. Not being able to afford them made me want to push forward and prove to not only them, but also to myself, that I could get to where I wanted to be, and be even more than that!"
Tommy – who left school without any GCSEs – also told the publication how he had to stay on the "right path."
He explained: "I feel like at one point in my life I definitely could have had the potential to go down the wrong path but ultimately, I knew that I wanted to do things the right way and to succeed. So staying on the right track was important to me."
He added: "When I was younger I never had enough money to buy a pair of trainers that I genuinely liked because they were all so expensive, so I put pen to paper and decided to design something similar.
"We went from having a £50k turnover at the end of our first year to having a turnover of around £2.5Million towards the end of our second year.
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Tommy also claimed that his reputation as a reality star doesn't bother him.
The 25-year-old said: "I've worked hard and become successful, wherever I'm from and whatever the perception is.
"I'd advise anyone who wants to do the same to find something you believe in and don't stop until you get it there."
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