Sam Faiers has opened up about how she was treated 'differently' at her children's school because of her celebrity status.
The former TOWIE star, 31, shared some insight into her new life in Surrey with partner Paul Knightley and children Paul Jnr, 6, and Rosie, 5.
During the latest instalment of Sam's podcast with sister Billie, the pregnant reality TV star lifted the lid on her school run after a listener asked the sisters if they ever feel as though other parents at their kids' schools treat them differently due to the fact they're in the spotlight.
Sam detailed one 'silly' situation where she felt singled out by other mums after she got out of her car to move a traffic cone at the school gates in an attempt to help another mum pass by.
The TV star started off by explaining that she's found some fabulous friends thanks to her kids' school, and she feels lucky to have met them.
However, it hasn't been all dandy, as some of the mums appear to have singled her out due to her celebrity status.
"I've actually got some really lovely friends at Paul and Rosie's school," Sam started.
"I do feel quite lucky because we were quite new to the area and we didn't know a soul. I wasn't actually expecting to make really good friends at the school, but it just happened that way, naturally. And the friends that I've got don't care who I am.
"They don't care that I've been on telly - they haven't even watched TOWIE. A couple of them don't even know what the show was, which is nice, but there was this once incident that happened a little while ago.
"One of my really good friends from the school was driving in, and there was a traffic cone in the space where she was trying to get in. There was the cone in the space that belonged to our primary school and we share a carpark with the doctors," Sam explained.
She went on: "Literally, all I did was move the cone over for my friend who needed to use the parking space.
"Anyone would do this for their friend so they're not late when picking up their kids. Anyway, it got back to me that this mum had said to another mum that 'Sam is moving cones around the the carpark just because she's a celebrity, she thinks she can do what she wants'".
Sam went on to detail how the remark made her feel as she admitted she was 'highly annoyed' by the mums negative comment.
"What annoyed me was, say what you want and gossip all you want, but it annoyed me that they threw the 'celebrity' card in there. Because any human being would have done the same."
It comes as Sam and her partner Paul have purchased a sprawling new property in Surrey as they leave their Essex roots behind them.
