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Biography
Nadia Essex (born 16 December 1981) is an English television personality and columnist. She is known for appearing as a dating expert on the E4 reality series Celebs Go Dating from 2016 to 2018. In 2018, she was suspended from Celebs Go Dating for trolling her former co-host Eden Blackman on social media.
Career
In 2016, Essex rose to fame when she became a joint dating expert on the E4 dating reality series, Celebs Go Dating. She was removed from show midway through filming of the fifth series in September 2018, reportedly due to "improper use of social media". Lime Pictures issued a statement confirming her suspension, saying she was “found to be setting up fake accounts to troll certain users – which is something that won’t be tolerated”. Despite her admitting to setting up several trolling Twitter account, Essex subsequently launched legal proceedings against Eden Blackman and Lime Pictures.
In 2018, she appeared as herself on three episodes of Celebrity Ghost Hunt and has appeared on Good Morning Britain. In January 2019, Essex appeared on the fourth series of Celebrity Coach Trip, alongside Bobby-Cole Norris.