The Kardashians are global celebrities more than 5,000 miles away from and many millions of dollars richer than their reality star counterparts in Essex - but there's one major factor they all have in common.

Thanks to TV startlets' love of lip fillers and other cosmetic procedures, they all look so alike they're beginning to morph into clones of each other.

At Khloe Kardashian's recent baby shower the star was almost indiscernible from The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kim Zolciak-Biermann and her daughter Brielle and The Real Housewives of Miami' s Larsa Pippen.

And all four ladies could easily be mistaken for sisters of reality stars such as Olivia Attwood and Megan McKenna.

According to Dr Ross Perry, medical director of Cosmedics UK and Dr Dan Marsh, co-founder of The Plastic Surgery Group, all the above have opted for 'reality face' - a look defined by five factors: plumped pouts, ultra smooth foreheads, ageless skin, heavy make-up and heavily defined brows.

'The first thing you notice is the overly-plumped lips which all look remarkably similar,' Dr Dan told Femail. To achieve this look filler is injected pretty regularly.

Mother and daughter Brielle Biermann (left) and Kim Zolciak (right) could be mistaken for sisters thanks for their similar faces, while also looking identical to fellow reality star Larsa Pippen (centre)

Khloe and her friend Kim have the same artfully tousled locks, plump pouts and line-free complexions

'There also doesn't seem to be much difference in the size of the top to bottom lip ratio which gives more of an unnatural look.

Natural lip proportions suggest that the upper lip should be approximately 2/3 the volume of the lower lip.'

The next step in achieving the reality star clone look involves Botox to smoothe the forehead and create an ageless face, framed by artfully tousled hair.

What is 'reality face'? Botox Lip fillers Defined eyebrows No fine lines Heavy make-up Advertisement

'On each image, what's noticeable is their line free foreheads which would suggest the use of Botox,' Dr Dan explained.

'It's quite hard to determine the age of each of these celebrities down to their skin looking almost identical in terms of tautness and lack of facial lines.'

Of course, reality face doesn't come cheap with Botox costing from £250 per area and lip fillers £500-1000 per session.

Dr Ross added: 'Heavy eyebrow shaping and makeup will also contribute to them looking similar.'

'It's difficult to put a price on how much each celebrity has spent, but someone like Khloe Kardashian has been pretty vocal about her use of non-invasive procedures from a fairly young age.

'So I'd say literally thousands on fillers and Botox, and amongst other treatments enough to buy a small house in the UK.'

Danielle Armstrong who stars on Towie could easily swap places with the Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kim Zolciak-Biermann

TOWIE's Megan McKenna bears a striking resemblance to Larsa Pippen of The Real Housewives of Miami fame

Love Island's Olivia Attwood has the line-free complexion and love of heavy make-up that defines reality face

Lauren Goodger's plump pout and defined brows makes her a definite reality face contender



