Billie Shepherd

Billie Leigh Shepherd (née Faiers; born 15 January 1990)[1] is an English television personality, known for her appearances on the ITVBe reality series The Only Way Is Essex from 2010 to 2016 and Sam & Billie: The Mummy Diaries since 2016.

Billie Shepherd
Born
Billie Leigh Faiers

(1990-01-15) 15 January 1990
Brentwood, Essex, England
OccupationTelevision personality
Years active2010–present
TelevisionThe Only Way Is Essex
Sam & Billie: The Mummy Diaries
Dancing on Ice
Spouse(s)
Greg Shepherd
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(m. 2019)​
Children2
RelativesSam Faiers (sister)

Career

In 2010, Shepherd began appearing in the ITV2 (now ITVBe) series The Only Way Is Essex. She made a brief appearance in the first series before becoming a regular cast member in series 2. Shepherd departed the show during the eighteenth series in 2016.[2] Following her departure from The Only Way Is Essex, she began appearing in Sam Faiers: The Mummy Diaries (later renamed Sam & Billie: The Mummy Diaries in series 3) which documents Shepherd and her sister Sam bringing up their children.[3] In October 2020, it was announced that Shepherd would be competing in the thirteenth series of the ITV competition programme Dancing on Ice.[4] She was paired with Mark Hanretty. Shepherd withdrew from the competition on 6 February 2021 after suffering a head injury in training.[5]

Personal life

In 2011, Faiers began dating Greg Shepherd, a broker and businessman. He proposed in 2014 and the pair married in 2019.[6] On 9 July 2014, Faiers gave birth to their first child, a daughter, Nelly Samantha Shepherd. Faiers gave birth to the couple's second child, a son, Arthur on 7 March 2017.[7]

Filmography
Year Title Notes
2010–2016 The Only Way Is Essex Series regular
2011 Loose Women Guest appearance
2012 Daybreak Guest appearance
2014 Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side Guest appearance
2016–present Sam & Billie: The Mummy Diaries Main cast
2018–2020 Lorraine Guest appearances
2019 This Morning Guest appearance
2021 Dancing on Ice Contestant; Withdrew on week 4

References
  1. Veljanovski, Lydia (15 January 2020). "As Billie Faiers turns 30 we take a look back at our favourite photoshoots". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. "Billie Faiers QUITS TOWIE to concentrate on family". Closer. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. "Sam and Billie Faiers' Mummy Diaries air date, episodes and how to watch online". TellyMix. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  4. "Ex TOWIE star Billie Shepherd is the 11th name confirmed for Dancing on Ice". What's on TV. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  5. "Dancing On Ice 2021: Billie Faiers quits show after suffering concussion from nasty fall". Metro. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  6. "What does Greg Shepherd do? Job, age and Instagram revealed as he returns to The Mummy Diaries". Heart. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  7. "Billie Faiers has welcomed her "truly perfect" baby boy!". Closer. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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