Ferne’s First Time Mum and Billie’s The Family Diaries both air on ITVbe.Despite Ferne apologising and saying her comments were “manipulated, edited and taken entirely out of context”, Sam’s sister Billie still doesn’t speak to Ferne.

Former best pals Ferne McCann and Sam Faiers fell out in 2022 after Ferne branded Sam a “fat c***” in a leaked voicenote.“It was more than a little bit awkward.”A source said: “It was a logistical nightmare because despite working for the same channel, ITV had to keep them apart and they couldn’t be placed into the same hospitality boxes.It caused havoc at the NTAs because ITV had to juggle its plans around the two women, I’m told.

The launch of the programme came a few years after Sam launched The Baby Diaries, which was swiftly followed by The Mummy Diaries – and sources say Sam thought Ferne was “copying her”.The two women were once very good friends, with Sam’s mum describing her in her Instagram post as a “very close family member to all of us over the past 20 years”.After becoming big reality stars, Sam left in 2014 and Ferne quit two years later. SOME showbiz beef was popped back on the BBQ last night.

The pair grew up together in Essex, and have known each other for 20 years.

They later co-starred in The Only Way Is Essex during its heyday.Their friendship became strained in 2017 when Ferne launched her own reality show, Ferne McCann: First Time Mum, which documented her pregnancy and the birth of her daughter Sunday.