'I wouldn't want a poor husband!' Glamour model nicknamed 'Marbie Barbie' to star in tacky new reality show... and says she expects to be hated for her luxury lifestyle 

  • Natalie Richardson, 32, lives in Marbella with her millionaire husband 
  • Says she expects to be hated by viewers jealous of her deluxe lifestyle
  • Mother-of-two says she would never have married someone poor
  • She used to be a glamour model and sold kiss and tells to tabloids
  • Celebrity ex-boyfriends include Leonardo DiCaprio and Calum Best 

Slim, blonde and clad in a figure-hugging pink dress, 32-year-old housewife Natalie Richardson wouldn't look out of place in Essex's infamous Sugar Hut nightclub.

But while Richardson might resemble the stars of The Only Way Is Essex, this millionaire housewife lives in glitzy Marbella and revels in the nickname of 'Marbie Barbie'.

A former glamour model who spent her early twenties raking in tabloid cash from a series of kiss and tells on the likes of Calum Best, Richardson is now set for another crack at fame - this time as the star of a new reality TV show called Life on Marbs.

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Marbie Barbie: 32-year-old Natalie Richardson stars in new ITV Be reality show, Life on Marbs

Marbie Barbie: 32-year-old Natalie Richardson stars in new ITV Be reality show, Life on Marbs

A hybrid of TOWIE and Made in Chelsea, the show documents the antics of the Spanish resort's wealthy inhabitants with makers promising an insight into the 'glamorous lives' of its stars.

In Richardson's case, that, according to ITV, means watching her spending her days 'lunching, bossing her staff around and crashing her Ferraris while seeking out the newest beautifying regime'.

So far, you might think, so TOWIE. Richardson, however, has other ideas and describes it as a mixture of Essex and Chelsea with the added bonus of scores of bikini-clad ladies 'parading around in the sunshine'.

'You've got the housewives, the playboys, the PR guys and the workers,' she continues. 'It's like all the other reality shows rolled into one. Our show will be the best - I'm on it!' 

Nickname: Richardson revels in the nickname of Marbie Barbie which appears in the trailer for the new show

Nickname: Richardson revels in the nickname of Marbie Barbie which appears in the trailer for the new show

Glamorous: Richardson, second left, with friends (left to right) Danni Levy and Cassie Anne Rowan

Glamorous: Richardson, second left, with friends (left to right) Danni Levy and Cassie Anne Rowan

'Fabulous': Richardson says she expects viewers to be jealous of her lifestyle but doesn't care

'Fabulous': Richardson says she expects viewers to be jealous of her lifestyle but doesn't care

Kiss and tell: Prior to reality TV, Richardson was a glamour model who also did a number of kiss and tells

Kiss and tell: Prior to reality TV, Richardson was a glamour model who also did a number of kiss and tells

Prior to her bid for reality TV stardom, Richardson was best known for her colourful love life which included flings with Leonardo DiCaprio, Calum Best and Gary Lucy - all later splashed across the tabloids at her behest.

'With the whole Leonardo thing, I was young, in Paris and having fun,' she says. 'Who cares? I was having a great time and there are worse things to do than Leonardo!'

She is equally unrepentant about pulling off the same trick at Best and Lucy's expense and says she hopes the men will 'be happy' for her as she pursues a TV career.

'I've stayed in touch with Calum so I am sure he will be happy. I'm sure Leonardo has forgotten me already but I was a page three girl so I can't have any regrets.' 

Conquest: Richardson's most famous conquest is Leonardo DiCaprio on whom she sold a story

Conquest: Richardson's most famous conquest is Leonardo DiCaprio on whom she sold a story

Friends: She did the same thing to Gary Lucy (left) and Calum Best (right) and is still friends with Best

Friends: She did the same thing to Gary Lucy (left) and Calum Best (right) and is still friends with Best

Having fun: The mother-of-two says the show will be a glamorous cross between TOWIE and Made in Chelsea

Having fun: The mother-of-two says the show will be a glamorous cross between TOWIE and Made in Chelsea

Now happily married to an 'intensely private' wealthy businessman who won't be appearing in the show, Richardson says she 'very happy' with her 'glamorous and fun' life.

Nevertheless, the mother-of-two says she is expecting to be hated by viewers 'jealous' of her deluxe lifestyle.

'I think people will always hate me,' she says, entirely unabashed. 'I was never going to have a poor husband and I wouldn't want one. I'm honest about it.

'I've always dated celebrities and I've got used to a certain lifestyle. I wouldn't want not to live this lifestyle, no way.'

That lifestyle extends to her choice of friends, with Richardson cheerfully admitting that her nearest and dearest would describe her as a snob.

'You've got the millionaire's circle and you've got the ordinary working people's circle. I'm in the millionaire's circle.

'There's definitely a divide between those who go down the front street and those who go round the back.'

Is she worried about a backlash from viewers? The answer is no. 'You can say what you like to me - I'm an open and honest person.

'If you want to scrutinise me then go ahead because I really don't care. I'm having a fabulous time and I don't care what you might think about me.' 

  • Life on Marbs starts on the 22nd July on ITV Be 
Co-stars: Richardson (in leopard kaftan) with some of her Life in Marbs co-stars

Co-stars: Richardson (in leopard kaftan) with some of her Life in Marbs co-stars

The line-up: Richardson's co-stars strike a pose for a group shot around the pool

The line-up: Richardson's co-stars strike a pose for a group shot around the pool

The boys: Jon Stretton-Knowles, Jeff Graham, Bally Singh, Joss Mooney and Adam Graham star

The boys: Jon Stretton-Knowles, Jeff Graham, Bally Singh, Joss Mooney and Adam Graham star

MEET THE CO-STARS: PHIL SAVAGE AND JOSS MOONEY 

Age: 35

Occupation: Club promoter

Need to know: Mixes with footballers and A-list celebrities on a nightly basis. Claims to have seen a man spend £27,000 on champagne in one night.

Age: 27

Occupation: Former rugby player 

Need to know: It isn't Joss' first time on reality TV. The lothario has also starred on MTV's Ex on The Beach and even had a fling with Geordie Shore's Vicky Pattison. 

BALLY SINGH: INDIAN BUSINESSMAN 

Age: 39

Occupation: Runs The Rich List, a global promotion company

Need to know: Bally is a businessman with a difference. Not only is he friends with Pharrell Williams and 50 Cent, but he washes his watches with bottles of champagne costing £20,000 and posts videos of it on Instagram. He also claims to have visited Sting's house for the weekend and even ended up with rapper Nelly in Vegas at Christmas. 

FELICITY FAYE-KIDD AND CASSIE ROWAN

Age: 28

Occupation: Runs The Marbella Dress Company

Need to know: Felicity, a mother, likes to be competitive. She has been known to take three hours to get ready just to do the school run.

Age: 28

Occupation: Unemployed

Need to know: Married to a millionaire who works on an oil rig, Cassie has two Cartier watches and says she never worries about the bill.

ADAM GRAHAM: 'MY JOB IS TO LIVE IN MARBS' 

Age: 25

Occupation: Club promoter

Need to know: Jeff was schooled at Harrow and now organises events and travel for the elite. 

AMY AND SARAH CARTER 

Age: 24 

Age: 38 

Occupation: Amy (left) and Sarah (right) co-own the Golden Tarts beauty salon, where customers include an Arabian princess and a handful of The Only Way Is Essex stars. 

LINA HODGKINS: TOUGH BOSS WHO CALLS HERSELF 'MUMMY MARBELLA'

Age: 51

Occupation: Club management

Need to know: One of the oldest members of the cast, Lina is not to be underestimated. The 51-year-old has helped propel the Spanish club scene into the spotlight and says she's seen it all.  

MARK FOSTER AND JOSH ORTEGA 

Age: 33 

Occupation: Rental car business

Need to know: Mark will often be carrying his dog, Juan Carlos III, if you bump into him. The tanned hunk was born in Vienna but grew up in Munich.

Age: 21

Occupation: Club promotion 

Need to know: When asked about the number of women he's slept with, it's clear Josh has no idea. The Londoner's ultimate goal is to be rich and famous.  

 

DANNI LEVY: A FITNESS BUFF ON HER FOURTH BOOB JOB 

Age: 31

Occupation: Fitness instructor

Need to know: Author, fitness buff and self-confessed plastic surgery addict, Danni is already on her fourth boob job. She has a number of clients including Coronation Star to Loose Women presenter Shobna Gulati.

LOLA ZAMBRANA AND JEFF GRAHAM

Age: 21

Occupation: N/A

Need to know: Lola was brought up in Spain and is one of the youngest members of the new cast.

Age: 23

Occupation: Unemployed

 Need to know: This party boy will appear alongside his brother Jeff and will no doubt be looking to impress. He's been holidaying in Marbella since early childhood and says it's his job to live there. 

JON STRETTON KNOWLES: A RETIRED SELF-MADE MILLIONAIRE  

Age: 35

Occupation: Retired

Need to know: Jon made his money before hitting 33 and says he now spends his days in bed surrounded by beautiful women. He boasts of having spent £85,000 on one night in Cannes - and £450,000 in a week on two cars.

 

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