TOWIE star Kelsey Stratford hosted an incredible charity event on Thursday (18 August) in the hopes of raising money for her seriously ill sister.
The 21 year old reality star's charity evening was at the The Ivy Soho Brasserie in London for her sister, eight year old Kennedy, who has Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).
According to the NHS, Spinal Muscular Atrophy is a genetic condition that makes the muscles weaker and causes problems with movement.
It's a serious condition that gets worse over time, but there are treatments to help manage the symptoms.
The event was also put on in honour of Kelsey's brother, Karter, who died of the same disease at just four months.
The 21 year old attended her event wearing a stunning blue dress with a high thigh split.
Taking to Instagram, Kelsey posted a gallery of snaps and videos taken at the event which gave her 174k followers an idea of how the event looked.
She thanked everyone who attended the event, as well as all the businesses that came out to make the event so memorable.
"First charity event for @sma_uk completed [red love heart] I had the best night with the best people raising money and awareness for SMA & I can’t thank everyone enough for coming [orange butterfly]," she wrote.
"Thank you to @styledeventhire @photobooth.magic @carlybrownphotography_ @ellemariedj @thisisliamb @dawudmagician @scarlett_hallahan and my bf Rob for everything you done. I appreciate you all so much!!"
Kelsey first spoke publicly about Kennedy's condition during an episode of TOWIE in 2020, where she also discussed the death of her brother Karter.
In the episode, which aired in September 2020, Kelsey emotionally explained that moving out of her family home was a "big thing" because her home life was "traumatic".
Discussing her sister's illness, she said: "She's got a disease called SMA, it paralyses her from the neck down but her brain is completely normal.
"She's eight but the doctors did tell us she would only live up to 18 months old, she needs 24 hour care.
"Since I was 12 I have basically cared for her, helped my mum."
She went onto tell her co-stars about her brother who died very young.
"I did have a little brother who had the same disease as well but he passed away at four months," she said.
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