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Lauren Goodger buries her head in her hands during tense phone call as she's seen for the first time since appearing in court for plugging dodgy investments on Instagram


The TOWIE star, 37, appeared in court last week after she was charged with being paid to promote risky investments on Instagram.

Mother-of-one Lauren, who shares two-year-old daughter Larose, with ex Charles Drury, pleaded not guilty to one count of of unauthorised communications of financial promotions, as she appeared via video link in court. The watchdog also alleges that Emmanuel paid Lauren and Yazmin Oukhellou, 30, Love Island's Biggs Chris, 32, Jamie Clayton, 32, Rebecca Gormley, 26, and Eva Zapico, 25, and Geordie Shore's Scott Timlin to promote the account to their 4.5 million Instagram followers. The watchdog also alleges that Emmanuel paid Lauren and Yazmin Oukhellou (left), 30, Love Island's Biggs Chris, 32, Jamie Clayton, 32, Rebecca Gormley, 26, and Eva Zapico, 25, and Geordie Shore's Scott Timlin to promote the account to their 4.5 million Instagram followers

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