Billie Leigh Shepherd (née Faiers; born 15 January 1990)[1] is an English television personality who appeared on the ITVBe reality series The Only Way Is Essex from 2010 to 2016 and Sam & Billie: The Mummy Diaries from 2016 to 2021.
Billie Shepherd | |
|---|---|
| Born | Billie Leigh Faiers 15 January 1990 Brentwood, Essex, England |
| Occupation | Television personality |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Television | The Only Way Is Essex Sam & Billie: The Mummy Diaries Dancing on Ice |
| Spouse |
Greg Shepherd (m. 2019) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Sam Faiers (sister) |
Career
editIn 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. In October 2020, it was announced that Shepherd would be competing in the thirteenth series of the ITV competition programme Dancing on Ice.[3] She was paired with Mark Hanretty. Shepherd withdrew from the competition on 6 February 2021 after suffering a head injury in training.[4]
Shepherd's work includes advertising products on social media as an influencer. In May 2022 she was added to the UK's Advertising Standards Agency list of "non-compliant social media influencers" for improperly advertising products without adding requisite "ad" tags or labels to the adverts.[5]
Since November 2021 Shepherd has co-hosted The Sam & Billie Show podcast with her sister Sam Faiers.[6][7]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2010–2016 | The Only Way Is Essex | Series regular 1-18 |
| 2016–2021 | Sam & Billie: The Mummy Diaries | Main cast 1-9 |
| 2021 | Dancing on Ice | Contestant; Withdrew on week 4 |
| 2021–present | The Sam and Billie show | Podcast series 1-present |
| 2021–present | Billie and Greg - The Family Diaries | Main cast 1-present |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Billie Faiers QUITS TOWIE to concentrate on family". Closer. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Ex TOWIE star Billie Shepherd is the 14th name confirmed for Dancing on Ice". What's on TV. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Dancing On Ice 2021: Billie Faiers quits show after suffering concussion from nasty fall". Metro. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Non-compliant social media influencers - ASA | CAP". Advertising Standards Agency. 30 May 2022. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ Body, Jamie (25 November 2021). "Sam and Billie Faiers announce exciting new project after end of Mummy Diaries". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Sam Faiers and Billie Shepherd announce The Sam and Billie Show podcast". www.themediaeye.com. Retrieved 18 August 2023.