Billie Shepherd is an OG when it comes to reality television. She began as a young singleton (then Billie Faiers) on The Only Way is Essex alongside her sister Sam Faiers back in 2010, and is now the star of her own ITVBe show, Billie & Greg: The Family Diaries, which is one of the channel's most popular series.
The 34 year old shares everything from the family of five's lavish Dubai holidays, to the day-to-day juggles of caring for Nelly, nine, Arthur, seven, and Margot, 16 months, and her role as entrepreneur and podcast host.
In an exclusive chat with OK! during a full house tour of the family's renovated Essex home, Billie shared her thoughts on sharing the good, bad and the ugly of her life with the nation.
The fashion icon - who has an exclusive range with George at Asda - fully admits her social media is more glossy than gritty, but she says she’s genuinely happy for people to know the reality of her life on The Family Diaries. “People will see my Dubai pictures, and then they’ll watch the show and see what really happened on those days,” she said, laughing. “But I like the fact we’re honest about our life.
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