Amy Childs ‘heartbroken’ as robbers ransack Essex mansion leaving it ‘completely trashed’

AMY Childs has been left devastated after thieves broke into her £1.7m Essex mansion and ransacked it while she was abroad on a family holiday. The Towie favourite’s sunny getaway was tainted by the break-in and has left her shaken up. Amy Childs was on holiday with her family when thieves broke into their Essex home Credit: Instagram/ @amychilds1990 Amy’s renovated pad is worth £1.7m Credit: ParaBar Estates A source told us: “Amy and her family returned from holiday to find that thieves had broken into her home and completely trashed the place. “She’s absolutely heartbroken. She is just grateful that she and the kids were away when it happened, because it would have been terrifying if they had been there when the burglars came. Sign up for the Showbiz newsletter Thank you! “She can’t even bear to think about that but it’s still left her shaken. At the moment, she isn’t sure exactly what’s been taken as the place is totally wrecked and police have been there along with forensics. “It’s a total nightmare and really freaked her out.” Amy had shared sunny snaps from her getaway on social media Credit: Instagram/ @amychilds1990 Amy said the thieves trashed her home Credit: ParaBar Estates A representative for Amy confirmed the burglary and said: “No one was hurt which is the main thing. The police are all over it.” Just days earlier, a blissfully unaware Amy, 36, gushed about how much fun the family were having and shared a series of snaps from their holiday. In one of them she shared a kiss with husband Billy, while others showed the family dining at a picturesque coastal restaurant. She wrote: “Having the most Beautiful time with the Family… making memories that will last forever. Most read in Showbiz “Polly and Milly are totally inseparable, seeing this makes me so I wished I had a sister growing up got Wills instead (only joking) the bond is unbreakable.” Mum-of-four Amy regularly posts pictures and videos from her home on Instagram for her 1.1m followers. The break-in follows hot on the heels of fellow Towie legend Megan McKenna revealing she was targeted by thieves in a raid that saw them rip jewellery off her naked body. Comment now