Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace

Published: 08 Jan 2007 (The Sun)

Aisleyne: I'll be next Jordan

SHE came third in Big Brother - now Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace reveals how her boob job was her best career decision. The club was full, and as I was crushed against strangers, I put my arms across my chest.

I didn’t want anyone to know what I had down my top ? three bras and a pair of chicken fillets.

I was working as a promotions girl, and it was my job to look sexy and glamorous. The problem was, I didn’t have any cleavage. So, I used anything I could find to make myself look more busty.

I’d wanted a boob job ever since I was 16. ?Don’t worry, they’ll grow,’ my nan always used to say to me. But she had enormous boobs.

Now I was 24, and my breasts were still small. Even though I was a size 8 and a 34B, I didn’t feel womanly.

THE CELEB LOOK

I thought about the celebrities I liked ? Beyoncé and J-Lo ? but they had natural curves.

Then there was Jordan. I’ve always admired her, she’s done so well for herself. ?She had implants, and look how well she’s done,’ I thought.

So it was a business decision, really. Having bigger boobs would give me more confidence ? but it would also help me get more work, and more money.

I knew I looked alright, but I wasn’t exactly curvy. I needed that something extra, like Jordan, to make me stand out from the other pretty girls.

FINDING A GOOD SURGEON

It took me a year to save up for the operation ? I did everything, from delivering leaflets to working day and night as a promotions girl.

I was so focused on having my boobs done. I knew it would change my life.

When I’d saved up £4,000, I went on the Internet and started looking for cosmetic surgeons.

At first I thought I might go abroad, because it’s cheaper ? somewhere like South Africa. But then I decided I’d rather pay a little bit more to have it done in the UK.

I made a few appointments for consultations.

Some of the surgeons I saw made me feel like a piece of meat.

At one clinic, the surgeon didn’t even look up from his desk when I entered the room. He just gestured to a bra and said, ?Put that on, how big do you want to go?’

Then he took two implants and shoved them in the bra and said: ?That’s what it will look like.’

I was shocked ? his approach was so cold. The appointment lasted just seven minutes. This was my body ? there was no way I wanted someone like that operating on me.

Eventually a friend recommended Dr Lawry Iregbulem, so I went to see him at his offices on Harley Street. Straight away I knew he was different. For a start, the consultation lasted two hours.

Dr Iregbulem told me that my implants could be made especially to order, one 10mg bigger than the other, exactly the way I wanted.

The difference is miniscule, but it would give me the natural look I was after. After the operation I’d be a 34DD.

The implants would be made from non-cohesive gel, so they wouldn’t leak or burst, and the operation would cost £4,000 ? all my savings. But it would be worth it to have my breasts exactly how I wanted them.

I didn’t tell my family I was having the surgery. But I did tell my close friends, and they were all really supportive of my decision.

THE HOSPITAL VISIT

Then, in May 2005, I finally had the operation. As I waited in reception at the posh private hospital, I started to get really nervous.

?This is such a major decision,’ I kept thinking. ?What if I hate them? What if afterwards I want them taken out ? I’ll be left with saggy, stretched skin.’

But I’d been waiting so long to have bigger boobs, and I knew it was the right move for a better career, so I went ahead.

I’d never had an operation before. When the anaesthetist said ?OK, Aisleyne, you’re going to fall asleep now,’ I didn’t believe him. ?No, I won’t,’ I replied. ?This isn’t going to work.’

?Count back from 10,’ she said, sliding the needle in my arm. I started: ?10, 9, 8...’ The next thing I heard, a voice was saying, ?Aisleyne, Aisleyne, wake up.’

At first I was delirious from all the painkillers I’d been given. It was weird looking down and seeing my new boobs. They looked huge, because they were so swollen from the operation, but they were all bandaged up so I couldn’t really see.

The next day, I was well enough to go home. But after the painkillers wore off I was in agony. The surgeons warn you it will hurt, but I wasn’t prepared for quite how much. Some women say they go out doing stuff the day after the operation ? but I couldn’t even get out of bed.

It felt like my chest was being crushed. My operation was extra painful because I’d requested the surgeon to insert the implants under the muscle for a more natural look.

A week later the dressings were removed. That’s when I went through a transition period of thinking: ?Oh no, what have I done? What have I done to my body? Am I crazy? Why have I done this?’

BIG REGRETS

It was like having an alien thing in my body. My new breasts didn’t feel like part of me. Then I went through phases of taking pictures of them on my mobile phone. Not for anyone else ? just for me.

Gradually the pain wore off, and I got used to having my new breasts. I love them now, and they’ve given me much more confidence. That’s why I decided to go on Big Brother 7.

In the past I’ve been judged a lot by people who don’t know me, so I decided to go on the show to see how people would view me.

It was an experience. I’m so happy about the way people have reacted to me ? I haven’t had any negativity. Everyone says to me, ?You were the most real person in there.’

I still see Glynn, Imogen and Michael a lot ? but none of the others. I don’t want to see them!

My motto is never have any regrets, and I certainly don’t have regrets about going on Big Brother.

It’s accentuated everything that’s good in my life ? I go to better parties, I earn more money and have bought my own flat? I can buy myself nice things without worrying.

So I’m lucky. I’m even thinking about having my boobs done again. My surgeon said I could go bigger, but you have to stretch the skin and let it relax first.

The only downside to my boob job is the scars. The incisions underneath the breasts have left scars. They have faded but they’ll always be there.

But they’re not that noticeable because they’re in the creases.

MY NEW CAREER

And they feel wicked ? the longer I’ve had them, the softer they’ve become.

Everyone tells me they’re the best implants they’ve ever seen. Girls are always asking to feel them when I go out ? I don’t mind, I always let them. ?They look so real, they’re amazing,’ they tell me.

Boyfriends love them, too, of course. I am seeing someone at the moment (but I’m not going to say any more than that!).

Having my boobs done was a good business decision. And they make me feel really womanly and sexy.

Now, as well as modelling for lads’ mags ? I’ve even posed topless for the first time recently ? I’m a sex columnist for a young women’s magazine and I have a radio show.

I’d love to do another reality TV show, and I’d really like to have a go at getting into acting ? but I think it’s difficult for reality TV stars to be taken seriously.

I’d love to be as successful as Jordan one day ? so, for now, I’m just taking every opportunity that comes to me ? and I know I’ll get there in the end.

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