Made in Chelsea's Rosie Fortescue on big lesson reality TV taught her ahead of E4 spin-off
Football October 21, 2024 07:39 PM

After leaving the BAFTA-winning hit Made In Chelsea, Rosie Fortescue launched into the business and founded a successful jewellery brand.

Now, a decade later, the 34-year-old reality star is ready to return to the small screen and has shared the biggest lessons she learned since the reality show. Rosie is set to make her TV comeback on E4's Beyond Chelsea, where she will join castmates Lucy Watson and Binky Felstead.

Although the trio had vowed not to return to television, they have decided it’s time to turn the cameras back on and share their lives as 30-somethings, balancing motherhood, marriage, and their businesses.

When asked what her biggest lesson from the series was, Rosie told the : "I've definitely learned boundaries and [how] to have my voice heard.

"I've grown up a lot and won't let anyone lie to me, lie about me or try to slander me. I'm a 34-year-old adult and I won't take sh*t from anyone."

Lucy chimed in: "[Made in Chelsea] was a really good opportunity to reflect on yourself and become self-aware.

"I like to think that I'm relatively self-aware now and hope that I am not as judgmental as I used to be. I was quite judgmental in my 20s so hopefully I've grown out of that."

Binky admitted she learned more lessons off-screen than on the show. She expressed: "I haven't necessarily learned anything from the show. I think it's more that I've grown up.

"When I hit my 30s I knew myself more and I don't really give much care to what people think anymore.

"Being on the show at such a young age and people being able to scrutinise you on social media, you just learn to get a thick skin and that I think has been the biggest thing, having a thick skin."

Since the show, Binky has become a mum of three and married businessman Max Darnton. Lucy is married to MIC alum James Dunmore and they welcomed a son in March. Rosie has kept her relationship status under wraps and she intends to continue doing so on Beyond Chelsea.

Rosie remarked about whether fans will see her romantic life: "You're never going to see me dating because that's just not who I am." She continued: "But I do talk about where I'm at in life, I'm dating and enjoying it. I'm talking a little bit more in that respect because back in Made in Chelsea I never dated on the show and now I talk about it a little bit, but don't go into too many details."

Lucy and Binky's husbands will be featured on the show and the pair revealed that their beaus have been supportive about the new venture. Binky spilled about Max, who will have his first TV stint on the series: "Max is super supportive of anything I do really, he doesn't really bat an eyelid. He knew he wasn't going to be the centre of attention on the show and was like: 'If it's going to benefit you, of course I'll feature here and there."

Lucy added: "James is no stranger to reality TV. We met on Made in Chelsea, which is very strange to say that I met my husband on TV. For him, it was not really that big of a deal. He's familiar with how it works."

While the new series is a spin-off, the trio has clarified that it takes a more intimate approach than MIC.

Rosie said: "This show has been shot differently to how we filmed Made in Chelsea, it feels much more personal, we're letting everyone into literally our homes, our offices you know really so much more access than we gave before. I think it was shot in such a lovely way it just felt much more natural."

Beyond Chelsea starts on Tuesday October 29 at 10pm on E4 or stream on Channel 4.

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