Attack : Sam Barton , who has had £55,000 of cosmetic surgery to look like Joey Essex , was egged on Easter Monday ( pictured ) 'Britain 's vainest man ' who had taxpayer-funded plastic surgery to look like reality star Joey Essex said today he is being bullied online by a gang who have now thrown eggs in his face . Sam Barton , who has had £55,000 of cosmetic surgery - including two operations on the NHS - believes the culprits tracked him down using his Facebook posts and then attacked him in the street . The 22-year-old says abuse online about his appearance also forced him to move house . On Easter Monday he was attacked by a group of men who pelted him with eggs from a car . Sam had been enjoying a drink in the Green House pub in Sutton Coldfield , West Midlands , when a group of men shouted abuse at him as he left . The yobs then hurled six eggs at him before speeding off - leaving him with yolk and shell running down his face on the pavement . Sam said he believed he had been targeted because he had 'checked in ' at the pub on Facebook minutes earlier . He said : 'It was quite a shock at first . I had just left the pub with two friends when I was suddenly pelted in eggs . 'There was shell in my hair and yolk dripping down my face . 'They shouted my name and swore at me as they drove past and threw eggs at me . 'They clearly did n't like me . It was not the kind of egg I was hoping to receive over the Easter holiday but after the shock had worn off I did have a laugh about it . ' Scroll down for video . Sam had been taking part in filming with Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison on Saturday April 4 - just two days before he was attacked . Spending : Barton has spent £20,000 on treatment for his teeth , around £5,000 on Botox , £2,000 on waxing and £2,500 on tanning treatment . Two nose jobs have cost £10,400 , although one was free on the NHS . Pursuit of celebrity : Sam Barton has gone bankrupt financing plastic surgery and a champagne lifestyle to match his TOWIE heroes Joey Essex , together left , and Harry Derbidge , right . The pair spent the day being pampered at a beauty salon and then enjoying drinks in Birmingham for a reality show which will be aired on MTV . Debts : Barton admits he had debts of £100,000 on 15 credit cards and store cards trying to make it as a celeb . He also recently appeared on popular ITV show Judge Rinder to resolve a wrangle with a lapdancer friend over a Botox treatment row . Sam , who has spent £55,000 on perfecting his look , revealed in January he was going bankrupt after racking up debts of £35,000 on his Champagne lifestyle . Sam is the grandson of Aston Villa 's European Cup winning boss Tony Barton and is best friends with Benefits Street star White Dee . Fame-hungry Sam previously revealed he had spent £55,000 on reconstructive surgery and beauty treatments to turn himself into the 'perfect man . ' And he has amassed credit card debts of £25,000 in four years in search of the Joey Essex look that he hopes will make him a star . He has spent £20,000 on treatment for his teeth , around £5,000 on Botox , £2,000 on waxing and £2,500 on tanning treatment . Two nose jobs have cost £10,400 , although one was free on the NHS . He admitted spending an astonishing £100,000 in just four years , blowing up to £2,000 a night on £300 bottles of expensive fizz . Sam , who lives with mum Jackie , dad Chris and brother Ed in Sutton Coldfield , plunged into the red after spending a fortune on plastic surgery . He added : ' I 've spent around £55,000 trying to improve my looks and get the perfect image . 'The rest I 've spent on designer clothes , jewellery , holidays , spa treatment and champagne . 'In total , I have spent around £100,000 . At one point I counted 15 credit cards and store cards . ' I really do not regret it , I have had the time of my life over the last few years . 'My manager says this bankruptcy thing will clear my debts , so it 's basically free money is n't it ? ' Sam , who is best pals with Benefits Street 's White Dee , is now setting his sights on a place in the Big Brother house this summer .
Sam Barton had £ 55,000 of plastic surgery including extensive surgical operations . 22-year - old internet trolls traced him online then dumped him in the toilet . Celebrity wannabe drug abuse over his appearance forced him to move . But he has also gone bankrupt after cosmetic surgery and partying .