TOMMY Mallet has revealed he's going through "a really tough time" after clashing with his former business partners over company contracts. The ex- Towie star said all his money is tied up in the company and he's struggling to get it back after resigning as director. Self-made Tommy , who grew up on a council estate in Islington and left school with no GCSEs , had previously built up a £6million fortune and was director of Mallet London.

He appeared heartbroken as shared his latest setback in a video on Instagram. The star said to the camera: "I'm gonna come on and address something cos I'm trying to push the positivity. "I've been going through a really tough time.

Legally. With a business that I had a big part in building something I still own ..

. been in court about it. READ MORE ON TOMMY MALLETT "So with me resigning as a director because I was in a toxic relationship struggling with my mental wealth.

That has now sparked something ...

"All my money is in the business, all my kids' money for the future, my wife's pregnant. I'm up against it. I've been fighting this for a long time now.

He added: "It's not like I ain't going to get it back. I'll get this back faster than you've ever seen. "But when your kid's growing up and you've got to start worrying about payment for things, you've got these greedy people trying to take things for free.

"So now people you're probably going to watch a terrible battle between two people's egos which don't need to happen ...

I can't give .