Throughout the years, reality TV has been an easy ticket to fame and financial success, with stars from X Factor, Love Island and TOWIE dominating the rich list.

The Echo has compiled a list of the highest earning reality stars from Essex, thanks to data by Loan Bird.

Here are the highest earning celebs in Essex:

Samantha Faiers

The Mummy Diaries star has a whopping net worth of £9,800,000.

Sam first hit our screens as an original cast member of TOWIE. She then went on to do the Baby Diaries and the Mummy Diaries with sister Billie.

Sam can charge between £5,029.50 and £8,382.50 for an Instagram post.

Lucy Mecklenburgh

Lucy shot to fame on TOWIE where she was known for her relationship with Mario Falcone and fling with original cast member Mark Wright.

Lucy, who now has her own fitness brand, has a net worth of £3,750,000.

She can charge £4,182.07 for an Instagram post.

Olivia Bowen

Olivia Bowen was a firm favourite on the second season of Love Island. She later went onto marry her co-star Alex Bowen.

Olivia has a net worth of £2,200,000 and charges £6,244.93 for an Instagram post.

Dani Dyer

Dani Dyer, daughter of Eastenders star Danny Dyer, rose to fame after winning Love Island in 2018.

She can now charge £6,094.08 and has a net worth of £2,400,000.

Megan McKenna

The singing star is known best for starring on Ex On The Beach, TOWIE and The X Factor.

Megan now has a rising music career with a net worth of £3,800,000.

Megan can charge £5,598.81 per Instagram post.

Gemma Collins

The GC first shot to fame on TOWIE and has since starred in her own show Diva Forever.

Gemma Collins now has a net worth of £3,700,000 and can charge a whopping £5,291.65 per Instagram post.

All data was researched by Loan Bird.