{"id":197734,"date":"2025-12-18T04:50:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T04:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/197734\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T04:50:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T04:50:13","slug":"poshfluencer-lydia-millens-surprising-old-look-and-the-ex-council-house-she-proudly-lived-in-a-decade-before-upgrading-to-2m-mansion-after-amassing-10m-fortune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/197734\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Poshfluencer’ Lydia Millen’s surprising old look and the ex council house she ‘proudly’ lived in a decade before upgrading to \u00a32m mansion after amassing \u00a310m fortune"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Poshfluencer’ Lydia Millen used to look quite different to the well-groomed tweed-loving country girl she is today.\u00a0<\/p>\n

These days, you’re likely to see the 37-year-old posing in her Barbour jacket, worn over cashmere knits<\/a> or stepping out in an elegant ballgown and sporting perfectly blow-dried hair.<\/p>\n

It’s a far cry from the 20-something year old who would model a pleather halterneck, thigh-high socks and underwear while sporting dark straightened hair and heavy eyeliner.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Lydia takes those comparisons in her stride – and while some critics have tried to ‘expose’ her past, she laughs it off saying she is proud of where she has come from and has nothing to hide.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lydia often shares pictures from her polished \u00a32m Northamptonshire home, complete with sage<\/a>\u00a0green walls, a farmhouse aesthetic and a perfectly manicured garden.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She and her husband – fellow content creator Ali Gordon, live there with two dogs Porter and Berkeley, a cat Lumi, a horse Atlas, and nine chickens.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But she is just as proud of the\u00a0ex council house they bought a decade ago in Milton Keynes.<\/p>\n

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‘Poshfluencer’ Lydia Millen’s surprising old look, (pictured) as she shares pictures of the ex council house she ‘proudly’ lived in a decade before upgrading to a \u00a32m mansion\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Lydia recently proudly shared a before and after picture of the ex council house she and husband Ali Gordon lived in a decade ago in Milton Keynes as she looked back with nostalgia\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Lydia and husband Ali, a fellow content creator, have reportedly amassed a joint \u00a310m fortune as a power couple and have a loyal fanbase who love to know all about their home, sense of fashion, fitness and daily life<\/p>\n

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Lydia’s critics often try and expose her past but she has said she is fiercely proud of where she has come from and how she has built an incredible life (pictured, the inside of her old home)\u00a0<\/p>\n

The fashion, fitness, lifestyle and travel vlogger recently shared a before and after picture of the home on social media after she overhauled the front garden and looked back with nostalgia.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Influenced by the beauty of nature and seasonal living, Lydia has amassed a global audience of over 4million who respect and trust her authentic opinions and she and Ali have a reported joint\u00a0net worth<\/a> of \u00a310m.<\/p>\n

Lydia recently addressed her critics and said: ‘The things you try to expose about my past are things you only know because I have happily shared them. You’re not catching me out on anything.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

Her star continues to rise. She has now worked with brand giants from Oscar De La Renta, FRASERS and Space NK.<\/p>\n

Featured by the likes of Vogue, ELLE, Forbes, Harper\u2019s Bazaar and Marie Claire,\u00a0\u00a0Lydia is a proud supporter of charities and not-for-profits close to her heart \u2013 these passion projects include The King\u2019s Trust and The King\u2019s Foundation.<\/p>\n

Her debut book,\u00a0Evergreen sold 40,000 copies and she’s also collaborated with beauty brand, Sweed and fashion powerhouses, Karen Millen,\u00a0Fairfax and Favor and Holland Cooper.<\/p>\n

\"This <\/p>\n

This week, Lydia reflectedf upon the memory of when she and Ali prepared to move home after the successful growth of their brand\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Their current abode is absolutely stunning and is also home to their two dogs Porter and Berkeley, a cat Lumi, a horse Atlas, and nine chickens<\/p>\n

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Lydia and Ali having spared no expense when it came to decorating their incredible home this Christmas\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Lydia pictured with a friend in her 20s, has massively overhauled her sense of style\u00a0<\/p>\n

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In 2012, Lydia and Ali begun their relationship. By December 2016 they were engaged, and in 2017, they were married at Aynhoe Park, Northamptonshire (pictured at a friend’s wedding)<\/p>\n

But Lydia’s road to success wasn’t pre-destined. She is completely self-made and she has worked her way up to where she is now, after learning to code websites when she was just aged 13.<\/p>\n

She was born in Watford and grew up between the homes of her parents in Croxley Green, Hertfordshire.<\/p>\n

While she has her pick of Range Rovers and sports cars now – Lydia still looks back fondly on her first car, a Vauxhall Corsa she brought\u00a021 years ago\u00a0from a dealership in Croxley Green.<\/p>\n

And fans are just as obsessed with Lydia’s love life. In 2012, Lydia and Ali officially began their relationship.<\/p>\n

By December 2016 they were engaged, and in December 2017, they were married at Aynhoe Park, Northamptonshire.<\/p>\n

Lydia’s first brush with influencing started when she wrote a written online blog about lifestyle and fashion as a University marketing student in 2011.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Her first blogs were about sharing charity shop finds, and how she upcycled clothes from her wardrobe and put outfits together.<\/p>\n

Lydia started\u00a0vlogging in 2014 and two years later\u00a0she went full-time as an influencer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Since hitting her 30s, her content has evolved to\u00a0include content around the countryside, gardening and outdoors.<\/p>\n

And while much of Lydia\u2019s content evolved in the luxury arena, Lydia is immensely proud of her humble roots and her career over 15 years.<\/p>\n

\"Last <\/p>\n

Last year, she proudly posted pictures from 21 years ago when she picked up her first car, a Corsa from a dealership in Croxley Green<\/p>\n

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Lydia has since had the opportunity to drive around some pretty flash cars\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"‘Poshfluencer’ Lydia Millen used to look quite different to the well-groomed tweed-loving country girl she is today.\u00a0 These…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":197735,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,539,93,61,60,1489],"class_list":["post-197734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-dailymail","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-tvshowbiz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197734\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/197735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}