Kelsey Stratford turned heads in a red minidress while attending the Steve Madden x Barfly Dubai launch event on Thursday.
The TOWIE star, 23, showed off her toned curves in a jewel-embellished bandeau number, which hugged her smoking hot figure perfectly, and added strappy silver heels.
She carried the look glam with a matching bright red clutch for the elegant evening, and kept the jewelry to a minimum with a gold bracelet.
Her blonde locks looked flawless as she smiled gracefully as she posed inside the fashion event, also alongside another friend.
Kelsey was fired from The Only Way Is Essex during a massive cast cut in 2021.
Kelsey Stratford turned heads in a red minidress while attending the Steve Madden x Barfly Dubai launch event on Thursday
The TOWIE star put her toned curves on display in the jewel-embellished bandeau number, which perfectly hugged her sizzling figure, and she added strappy silver heels.
Her blonde locks were styled in perfect waves as she smiled graciously posing inside the fashion event, alongside another friend.
She made the decision to leave showbiz altogether and train as a carer in a bid to help others.
The former reality star was inspired by her little sister Kennedy, 10, who was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy type 1 when she was just weeks old and is paralyzed from the neck down and unable to speak or swallow properly.
And Kelsey has spoken out to praise the care her brother is receiving after Kennedy was initially told he would only survive 18 months, while also revealing details of an app she is developing to help her sister communicate.
Kelsey said Sun:I honestly don’t know what we would have done without the NHS.
‘He is under constant medication and oxygen, which they provide him. They do an incredible job.
“Without them, we wouldn’t have been able to take care of Kennedy.”
Around 1.6 million people in the UK carry the gene that causes spinal muscular atrophy and one in 10,000 babies is born with the condition.
A baby born with spinal muscular atrophy type 1 is expected to die before turning two years old.
Kelsey was fired from The Only Way Is Essex during a mass cast cut in 2021
She made the decision to leave showbiz altogether and train as a carer after being inspired by her little sister Kennedy, 10, who has spinal muscular atrophy type 1.
Those who develop other types of this condition later in life often have a normal life expectancy.
Kennedy is usually cared for by the team at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, but in the event of an emergency he receives treatment elsewhere.
Each winter ends in intensive care and Kelsey describes Kennedy’s immune system as “horrible.”
She was on life support after contracting Covid-19, and Kelsey said: “The NHS has been amazing to my family and kept Kennedy alive.”
Kelsey was 12 years old when her mother gave birth to Kennedy and his twin brother Karter.
They soon realized that both babies were not progressing normally, leading to both being diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy.
After four months, Karter died from the disease and Kelsey’s mother had to break the news to her older siblings.
“I don’t really talk about this part much, so it’s really hard,” Kelsey said.
She said it was a shock to learn that the babies were unlikely to be part of their family for long, so they tried their best to make life as comfortable as possible for Kennedy.
Kelsey says it’s “amazing” that Kennedy is still with them today, adding that she’s the “strongest” and “joyiest” girl she knows.
However, Kelsey is determined to have Kennedy communicate on her own and has partnered with a psychologist who would allow disabled children to communicate with their families.
Kennedy can only communicate by grunting, laughing or crying and only his close family or caregivers can understand what he means.
Kelsey says children with spinal muscular atrophy have fully functioning brains but are trapped inside their own bodies.
She says she knows Kennedy would love to be able to say things but he can’t.
He has revealed details of an app he is developing to help his sister communicate and improve her life.
The app called Kennedy’s Kingdom is in development, but she is looking for someone to help turn it into a fully functional reality.
It would be a screen that would display an alphabet with artificial intelligence software that would scroll over each letter for two seconds before moving on to the next.
The app user could select the letter by making a noise and the letter would be dropped into a basket and then spell out the word.
As it becomes more used, the app would suggest words in a similar way to predictive text on mobile phones.
Kennedy had previously been using Eye Gaze, which works by tracking eye movement to select letters.
Kelsey says it is often very slow and has difficulty connecting with the user’s pupils, causing Kennedy to get frustrated and give up.
The new app would give Kennedy a better chance of communicating with his family and caregivers, and with doctors at the hospital.
Kelsey said: “The NHS gave my sister a chance at life and now I would like to help her live it to the fullest.”
