Billie Shepherd broke down in tears over her stepfather’s battle with alcoholism during the new series of The Family Diaries.
The TV personality, 34, revealed her stepdad, Dave Chatwood, has checked out of rehab and is now living with her, Greg and their children.
In new scenes from the show, Billie can be seen crying with her head in her hands as she tries to come to grips with Dave’s problems.
In one scene, Billie’s mother Suzie Wells tells her: ‘He said like… I thought ah, this is it. I’ve had enough’.’
Billie’s husband Greg Shepherd is then seen telling Dave: ‘You need to go to the hospital, mate.’
Billie Shepherd broke down in tears over her stepfather’s battle with alcoholism during the new series of The Family Diaries
The TV personality, 34, revealed her stepdad, Dave Chatwood (centre), has checked out of rehab and is now living with her, Greg and their children
In new scenes from the show, Billie can be seen crying with her head in her hands as she tries to come to grips with Dave’s problems
‘I ain’t going to no more hospital!’ Dave answers.
Then, in a statement that appears to shock Billie, he adds: ‘There’s about twenty geezers after me.’
In an interview ahead of the seventh series of the ITV show, Billie said her father is now sober and his journey to recovery has been a ‘special’ storyline.
She explained: ‘That’s been something which we’ve followed over the last couple of series, but this series is particularly special because we get to celebrate him being sober.
‘Obviously, there’s always highs and lows, it’s very raw showing all the journey with Dad and what we all went through with getting him to where he is now.
‘I think that with us, we’re open and honest. It is literally our lives and what you see it what you get.’
Giving a further update on her stepdad, she added: ‘Dad’s doing amazing, he’s come out of rehab. He’s been living at ours the last couple of weeks.
‘He’s very chilled and adamant he’s not going to drink again, he feels amazing and has said that it’s been completely life changing and that it’s saved his life – which is definitely true.’
In an interview ahead of the seventh series of the ITV show, Billie said her father is now sober and his journey to recovery has been a ‘special’ storyline
Giving a further update on her stepdad, she added: ‘Dad’s doing amazing, he’s come out of rehab. He’s been living at ours the last couple of weeks’
On filming personal moments like this, she explained: ‘I think as I said before, the point of a reality show is reality, and we’ve had so much support and love, and Dad has as well through showing his journey with becoming sober.
‘I don’t think it would feel real if we didn’t show the hard, sad moments because as a family when you’re trying to help someone in that situation, it is really tough.
‘I think showing the rawness – a lot of people who are in those situations would be able to relate to it. It’s not as if he’s really down and then now all of a sudden, he’s great, it is a real journey and that’s including the real low moments.’
Billie and her sister Sam have previously spoken out on their concerns for their stepdad’s health on their ITVBe show Billie & Greg: The Family Diaries.
Dave told Billie that he had about 15 months left if he carried on doing what he was doing after talking to the doctor.
Billie explained at the time: ‘Dad’s found out that his liver results are abnormal and after telling the doctors that he drinks a lot more than what he should do, daily, the doctor is concerned because they do think his health could be at risk.’
Sam and her sister Billie have previously spoken out on their concerns for their stepdad’s health on their ITVBe show Billie & Greg: The Family Diaries
Speaking to her mum Suzie, Billie admitted: ‘It’s sort of like banging your head against a brick wall a little bit with dad at the minute because I don’t think anything’s really going to change at the moment.’
Suzie then added: ‘I mean, I know he’s never going to stop straight away but if he doesn’t calm down. You know, he’ll be lucky to have another year.’
Billie continued: ‘I think now Nelly and Arthur are getting a bit older. It’s almost getting harder, it’s getting harder to disguise it or hide it from them.’
She added: ‘You know, he has got an addiction. It’s an illness, isn’t it?’ as Suzie replied: ‘It is.’
‘Unless he really wants to try and help himself get better, which at the moment, I don’t feel like he does. Then what can we do? We just have to carry on as we always have,’ said Billie.
It comes after it was revealed last month, Billie and her husband Greg have quit their ITV show The Family Diaries after six series, according to new reports.
The couple, who regularly share intimate details of their family life on their hit show, have packed up the series to ‘let their children grow up away from cameras’.
Billie and Greg who share three children Nelly, 10, Arthur, seven, and Margot, 21 months, have grown up on reality TV since birth.
Their oldest daughter Nelly made her television debut on The Only Way Is Essex in 2014 when she was weeks old.
Similarly to Nelly, Arthur first appeared on screens shortly after he was born when Billie and sister Sam had their joint series The Mummy Diaries.
Billie and Greg, who share three children Nelly, 10, Arthur, seven, and Margot, 21 months, have grown up on reality TV since birth
The couple, who regularly share intimate details of their family life on their hit show, have packed up the series to ‘let their children grow up away from cameras’
Since Sam quit the series in 2021, Billie and Greg have continued to showcased their glamorous lives on their own show – where baby daughter Margot was introduced.
A source told The Sun, ‘Billie has loved her time on the show and had loads of fun, but thinks it’s time she let her kids grow up away from the cameras for a bit.
‘She adores the memories she has made and will treasure them forever, she’s so grateful to the production company, but is excited about exploring new options with ITV.
‘There is no bad blood and the sky is the limit.’
MailOnline have contacted Billie’s representatives for a comment.
An ITV spokesman said: ‘We are currently in production with a new series of The Family Diaries to air on ITVX and ITVBe later this year and are in conversations with Billie about projects for 2025.’
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