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She's landed a coveted role in season six of Netflix's Selling Sunset - yet Chelsea Lazkani wasn't always living the glamorous high life in the Hollywood hills.
The British mother-of-two has revealed she grew up in a council house and used to share a bedroom with two siblings as her parents scrimped and saved to give them the best life possible.
North west London-born Chelsea, 29, whose parents are immigrants from Nigeria, says she was inspired by her 'workaholic' mother and father to become a success.
Honest: Chelsea Lazkani revealed she used to share a bedroom with two siblings in her family's council house as her parents scrimped and saved and saved to give them the best they could
Speaking to The Mirror she said: 'When I was four to seven we lived on council estates. I remember going to a store and not being able to pick out an extra loaf of bread.
'Because we had nothing, we had to be cost conscious. I always knew the value of a pound.'
She added: 'I will never, ever let go of that house. It was tiny, but I want to keep it as a reminder.'
Humble: North west London-born Chelsea, 29, whose parents are immigrants from Nigeria, says she was inspired by her 'workaholic' mother and father to become a success
The reality star began working with Rodeo Realty Inc. as a real estate agent in Los Angeles in 2017, after relocating from London.
She then joined The Oppenheim Group in July 2021, and after almost a year with the company, she announced the news she'd be joining the cast of Selling Sunset in March.
The British-Nigerian luxury real estate agent graduated with a degree in economics from University of Birmingham before gaining a masters in gas and oil economics in Dundee.
Climbing the ladder: The reality star began working with Rodeo Realty Inc. as a real estate agent in Los Angeles in 2017, after relocating from London
For years she worked as a business strategist and solar analyst with companies in the oil and gas industry, before she visited Los Angeles and fell in love with her husband Jeff in 2015.
After the pair married in 2017, Chelsea
