Billie Shepherd hits back at trolls who accused her of bagging free getaways

Billie Shepherd defiantly hit back at trolls who accused her of bagging free holidays on Sunday.

The former TOWIE star, 33, has been in the Maldives with her husband Greg and three children where they have been filming their show The Family Diaries on ITV.

But some trolls took to the comments under her holiday Instagrams this week to express their annoyance she was on a ‘free trip’. 

One fan however defended Billie – which the star replied to herself saying that ITV in fact hadn’t paid for the getaway.

The fan said after seeing the troll comments: ‘These comments are ridiculous!! Some people need to have a serious word with themselves. Don’t like what you see unfollow?? It’s not a free holiday or it would say add! So what if it was??? 

Nice: The former TOWIE star, 33, has been in the Maldives with her husband Greg and three children where they have been filming their show The Family Diaries on ITV

Kind: One fan then joined in to defend Billie – which the star replied to herself saying that ITV in fact hadn’t paid for the getaway

‘Most of us would jump at the chance of a free holiday to our local seaside, let alone half way round the world in paradise! They work hard and can spend their money, how they want!!! Stop being jealous people!’

Billie penned in response: ‘Thank you ❤️ I never normally comment… however I can see this has caused a bit of a stir on my feed.

‘ITV do not pay for our holidays and never have… we pay for our own holidays and we film a reality TV show following our lives which includes following our holidays during filming periods.’

One troll had previously posted under the holiday snaps: ‘How many free holidays a year??’

Another said: ‘Why brag about it? When some people can’t even pay there bills!’

Someone else wrote: ‘Another holiday!’, while another wrote: ‘Another holiday unbelievable.’

A fourth said: ‘Lovely when you get free holidays as I know you have been there loads of times!’

A different troll said: ‘Not a good post when people are struggling to pay their bills.’

Mean: Some trolls took to the comments under her holiday Instagrams this week to express their annoyance she was on a ‘free trip’

Family: She is a mother of three, sharing daughter Nelly, eight, son Arthur, five, and baby girl Margot, three months, (pictured) with her husband Greg

It comes after Billie and her mother Suzie Wells revealed their impressive figures as they enjoyed the family holiday in the Maldives on Thursday.

Billie and her mother, 54, looked incredible in swimwear, taking time to relax and unwind.

Billie, who is the sister of Samantha Faiers, posed for a sweet snap with her husband Greg Shepherd, standing on a swing in a plunging red bikini.

She captioned her post with a heart emoji and two palm trees as she spent quality time with her husband.

Meanwhile, Suzie donned a blue and white striped bikini, grinning widely and appearing carefree as she embraced life in paradise.

The beauty added a straw hat and sunglasses to the ensemble, writing on Instagram: ‘Loving life in the Maldives’, with a heart emoji. 

Earlier this month Billie insisted her children are unaffected by fame, despite starring on their reality show Billie & Greg: The Family Diaries.

She is a mother of three, sharing daughter Nelly, eight, son Arthur, five, and baby girl Margot, three months, with her husband Greg.

Speaking to exclusively MailOnline, Billie explained that her older kids are unfazed by being in the limelight, because it’s all they’ve ever known.

She added that her and Greg encourage Nelly and Arthur to be open with their feelings and insisted they would stop filming if the children decided they didn’t want to be part of the show anymore. 

She said: ‘We always said our priority is the kids, we have to think about them first.’

‘But Nelly said the other day, ‘Oh mummy a couple of my friends have seen us on the tv!’ But it’s really funny because it hasn’t like really affected them. 

‘Obviously me and Greg don’t know what is like because we weren’t on a TV show when we were younger. 

‘But it’s normal for them, and their friends who aren’t fazed about it. I tell the kids we are a normal family but just our job is to film for a TV show.’

Billie added: ‘We’re always honest in our house and we say to the kids is anything bothering you?’

Not happy: Billie penned in response: ‘ITV do not pay for our holidays and never have… we pay for our own holidays and we film a reality TV show following our lives which includes following our holidays during filming periods’

Fun: It comes after Billie and her mother Suzie Wells revealed their impressive figures as they enjoyed the family holiday in the Maldives on Thursday

She joked: ‘And I know with Nelly and Arthur they definitely wouldn’t be shy to tell us if there was something up!

‘Thankfully up until now and hopefully for longer, they don’t have a problem, because they don’t know anything different. 

‘The kids don’t even take much notice of the cameras, they’re just not fazed by it. We film with the kids but there’s no expectations for them. If they wanna get involved they will.

‘There will be a day where they’ll say I don’t wanna do it any more and we’ll just find a new format.’