I grew up in care after my mother died when I was six – but I reversed my fortunes to own a luxury business and now have millions of TikTok followers [Video]

03:43 EDT 20 Jul 2024, updated 03:47 EDT 20 Jul 2024

A business owner lives the life of luxury in Dubai has reflected on her humble beginning in life – after being raised in the care system in the UK. 

Emily Abraham is the co-founder of pre-loved designer boutique Love Luxury and has found fame in her 40s alongside husband Adam and 11-year-old daughter Moo. 

The family’s TikTok account has over 1.9 million followers, while their business resells luxury pre-loved goods, often for hundreds of thousands of pounds. 

But the entrepreneur’s lavish life in Dubai is a far cry from her upbringing, as she grew up in foster care after her mother died when she was just six years old. 

When Emily moved into care with her foster parents John and Elaine in the West Country, she explained she didn’t know how to eat with a knife and fork and arrived filthy dirty and riddled with nits.