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Rejected Made In Chelsea star Jamie Laing 'begged' University of Leeds for a place - and made millions

Jamie Laing has confessed he travelled almost 200 miles to get into the University of Leeds after being rejected.

The former Made In Chelsea star and entrepreneur often speaks on his podcast Private Parts about his time as a student in Leeds and what life was like in the city. Recently the presenter confessed it was not easy to get into the Russel Group university.

Jamie, who according to Celebrity Net Worth is now worth around £7.1million, was sadly rejected from Leeds, his first choice university, after failing his exams. He got on a train from London to Leeds, knocked on the door of the drama department, and asked for another chance.

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