Jamie Laing: Who Is Made In Chelsea’s Veteran Lost Boy?

One of Made In Chelsea's longest standing cast members has confirmed he's quit the show at 32.

Jamie Laing

by Willow Green |
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Jamie Laing is one of Made In Chelsea's longest serving members, not to mention the fact that these days, he is arguably the most well known. This is down to two factors. 1. Jamie Laing is very charming. 2. Jamie Laing is very good at self-promotion and ventures outside of Made In Chelsea, like Strictly and his sweet business, Candy Kittens. But, sad news, he has now confirmed he's quit the show, telling MailOnline that, at 32, he wants to focus on other things. 'It's a classic statement but I am stepping back 100 per cent, I love that show but also I'm 32,' he said. Fair enough (but we're still sad about it).

We take look at what Jamie - formerly one third of the show's Three Lost Bois, dating from what we fondly refer back to as the MIC golden years - is all about...

This is very rude. But do you know what Jamie Laing's net worth is?

I mean, it's a terribly crude question. One I can't believe you're interested in hearing about. OK if you must know, it's estimated by Spear's (a wealth management company - something you likely don't need) that with his sweet company Candy Kittens, on top of his numerous other interests and deals, he's worth approximately £2 million. Which is cool. Because that's pretty much the same amount of money that I have in the bank too. Except that's a lie on my part.

What school did Jamie Laing go to? He looks suspiciously familliar...

He probably looks familiar because he is everywhere in telly land - that peroxide crop is pretty hard to miss. If you are still certain you were sat in double maths with the lost boi, he studied at Radley College and the University of Leeds. At Leeds, he studied Theatre and Performance. Of course he did.

Who are his parents?

Jamie's parents are Nicholas and Penny, but maybe stick to addressing them by Mr and Mrs Laing when you first go round for tea. You might, of course, recall that Jamie is the heir to the McVities biscuits fortune (his great great grandfather Alexander Grant invented the digestive biscuit, FYI) which probably means he will also inherit a lifetime's supply of Hobnobs and Penguins too (quite the inheritance, in our eyes).

Wait. Is Jamie Laing really heir to the McVities fortune?

Welp, it's not exactly as simple as we've just made it sound, so here's the rather complicated deal. Jamie's great-grandad was reportedly a dude called Alexander Grant. Alexander did us all an astonishing favour by inventing the Digestive biscuit. If you head here and scroll down to 1892 you can see a picture of him. He became managing director of the company and, when he died, and his son died, the company was inherited by Hector Laing, Alexander's grandson-in-law, Jamie Laing's great-uncle. Jamie has two full siblings and four half siblings so he's deffos not the sole heir.

What's Jamie Laing's height?

You are nosey aren't you! Fancy a job in journalism? We need curiousity and recklessness by the bucketload. Well, since you asked, he's 5 ft 9.

What age is Jamie Laing. Or, how long do I have before I need to be as successful as him in order to make me feel OK about my life?

He's currently 31, with his birthday being on November 3, if you fancy sending him a card.

Jamie Laing's girlfriend is still Sophie Habboo, right?

Oh, Jamie Laing's love life - there's a lot to keep up with. He is currently still going out with fellow cast member Sophie Habboo (which caused some drama with one of his best mates Sam Thompson, also Habbs' ex) and she moved in to his flat during the 19th series. Before that, he was going out with model Heloise Agostinelli.

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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.

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