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A housewife with what appeared to be the dream life is left homeless after revealing a dark secret.

Mercedes, 24, has been married to ex-solider Andrew for six years and the pair have two kids together.

From the outside, they had the perfect family life living in a seven-bedroom house, but everything was shattered when Mercedes double-life was exposed to her nearest and dearest.

That disturbing revelation got her kicked out of her home and living away from her two young children.

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Appearing on national television, Mercedes, who also admits she drinks a bottle of vodka a day, insists she's tired of living a double life, but her husband isn't so sure.

"I have been living a lie my entire life. If you saw me on Facebook you would see the American dream. The truth is I have been an escort since about 14," she tells Dr. Phil .

Mercedes explains she was seeing "50 or 60 people a week" and making up to $6,000 a week.

She's slept with over 1,000 men.

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"I met Andrew about six years ago and he had no idea. He thought I was stripping for a private agency, which was a lie," she continued.

"About a month ago he found out our second child was not biologically his. My son is actually a client’s child from escorting."

Andrew says he had no idea what his wife was doing behind his back.

"Mercedes is a pathalogical liar and an attention seeker. I had video proof of her having a man in my house on a security camera video. After everything came to light I am still willing to give her a chance to be a mother but our relationship is over.

"As far as I know, she has lived in several different hotels. The only reason I am here is for the sake of my kids. If she does not get help, I will fight for sole custody of my children."

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Dr Phil then bluntly asks her what she wants to come clean about.

"Being an escort, a horrible wife. I had sex with one of his family members. I was addicted to alcohol. I cheated on him while he was deployed for seven months."

Mercedes explains she had a sugar daddy at 14 and by 16 she says she was living in a mansion and driving a fancy Mercedes.

However, Mercedes sister joins them on stage and claims her sister never had sex with a 68-year-old sugar daddy and she lived with her father as a teen. She also tells Dr. Phil that she's a compulsive liar.

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"Andrew is amazing dad and husband. I believe Dr. Phil can help my sister and he’s the only one who can."

Andrew now wants full legal custody of the kids until she cleans her life up.

Despite earning thousands a week, Mercedes reveals she doesn't have a penny to her name and is currently homeless.

Shocked, Dr. Phil asks: "What have you done with your money? Your money is going somewhere right? My point is you’re not even able to manage what you are doing."

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In tears, Mercedes says she's not a bad mum and her kids adore her.

Giving her a lifeline, Dr. Phil offers to put her through rehab.

"You are a mother but you are not mothering at this point because you can’t give what you don’t have.

"I will arrange for you to go to rehab [but] I get one phone call about you pitching a fit or having an attitude and I will tell them to kick your a** to the curb," he tells her.