It's not all fun and games in the reality TV world; something that Lauren Pope has come to understand. 

The Essex native has recently revealed that she was "pushed out" of reality TV show, TOWIE by the other women taking part and claims that she was frozen out of the TOWIE social circle too.

The 33-year-old, who quit the program after five years, has admitted that she was heavily mocked on the last series of the show.

The DJ told the Mirror Online: "They took the mick out of the way I look and did impressions of my face – stuff like that. I'd rather they picked on my personality because you can't change the way you look.

"There was a small group of girls and they all followed one another by sharing one common dislike – me. I suppose it's easy when you're in a group to just find one girl to pick on and make her your target.

But even though Lauren claims they mocked her, she also said that she didn't feel like she was bullied, just left out.

"I didn't feel bullied as such but they did make me feel really uncomfortable. It was like being back at school. I felt pushed out, particularly last series. I didn't feel part of that social circut."

Ms Pope had to keep her exit from TOWIE a secret for several weeks, which she said was particularly difficult to keep from her loyal fans.

"It's been really hard because TOWIE has some hardcore fans. They've been tweeting me and I haven't been able to respond," the reality star said. 

But it's not all bad news for the blonde beauty as she has recently hired new management and has also launched Hair Rehab London Academy. 

"TOWIE was a huge part of my life and leaving was a scary decision but I wanted to take a step back and work on my business because all of this could end at any minute."