Sam and Billie Faiers’ estranged dad ‘is hospitalised after suffering a heart attack’

Sam and Billie Faiers’ estranged dad is ‘lucky to be alive after suffering a heart attack’ it was reported on Thursday. 

Both Billie, 32, and Sam, 31, have remained estranged from their biological father Lee, 60, since he and their mother Suzie Wells split when they were toddlers.

According to The Sun, Lee, 60, was rushed to hospital last week and the sisters ‘remain in the dark.’

A source told the publication: ‘Lee is lucky to be alive. His family were terrified and thought they were going to lose him. It’s been a big wake-up call.’

They continued: ‘Lee loves his girls. Whether they speak or not, they’re still his daughters.

‘You can argue about silly things, but the heart attack made him realise life is very precious and it can be taken away at any point. You only get one life.’ 

MailOnline has contacted Bille and Sam’s representative’s for comment. 

Strained: Both Billie, 32, and Sam, 31, have remained estranged from their biological father Lee, 60, since he and their mother Suzie Wells split when they were toddlers

Last year, Billie said that her ‘strong’ and ‘amazing’ mother saved her and her sister Sam from ‘very damaging’ situations.

The former TOWIE stars have remained estranged from their biological father Lee since he and their mother Suzie Wells split when they were toddlers. 

As they approached adolescence their stepfather Dave Chatwood was jailed for 12 years over drug supply and firearm offences. 

A source said: ‘Lee loves his girls. Whether they speak or not, they’re still his daughters’

Speaking to Fabulous magazine, Billie said: ‘Obviously it was horrible and really sad, but Mum held it together so well that me and Samantha were always OK. 

‘At the ages we were it could have been very damaging, but my mum was amazing. We’re really lucky that she is so strong and she stayed strong throughout that situation.’ 

Despite their estrangement from their biological father the sisters still had a close bond with Lee’s late mother, their nanny Wendy. 

Family: Despite their estrangement from their biological father the sisters still had a close bond with Lee’s late mother, their nanny Wendy

 Girls: In 2012, Sam reportedly ‘begged’ TOWIE bosses to include her ‘mad’ tracksuit-wearing Nanny Wendy – who lived in Marbella – in the programme (Wendy pictured second right)

In 2012, Sam reportedly ‘begged’ TOWIE bosses to include her ‘mad’ tracksuit-wearing Nanny Wendy – who lived in Marbella – in the programme.

She said: ‘We are begging for a series in Marbella and I have told them that if they go they are getting Nanny Wendy in it.

Sam added: ‘People love those relationships on TOWIE and did see that with the Wright family, who also had their mad nan. I’ve got nanny Wendy, who lives in Marbella and has short red hair.

The sisters were left devastated when their beloved Nanny Wendy passed away aged 77 after battling pneumonia in January 2021. 

Looking back: The sisters were left devastated when their beloved Nanny Wendy passed away aged 77 after battling pneumonia in January 2021