Sam Faiers and Billie Shepherd are back! First look at new reality show Sister Act sees pair return to screens for first time in four years and battle 'humbling new lows'
The siblings - who shot to fame on ITVBe's TOWIE in 2010 - landed their own programme Sam and Billie Faiers: The Mummy Diaries in 2016.
The reality programme, which followed the lives of the pair, wrapped up in 2021 and Billie then landed her own show The Family Diaries - which was available to watch between 2021 to 2024.
And now, four years on from when they were last on our screens together, Sam, 34, and Billie, 35, will be starring in Sam & Billie: Sister Act on ITV2 later this month.
Viewers will see the pair 'battle with health worries', 'face shocking truths' and make loads of memories as a family.
The show's press release states: 'Finally, Sam and Billie are reunited, enter the next chapter of their lives as they take on the world together.
'With the kids a bit older it's time for them to focus more on themselves and take a bit of sister time out whilst maintaining the crazy juggle of motherhood, their careers and celebrity life.'
It adds: 'From emotional heart-to-hearts and healing past wounds to celebrating milestones and facing life's unexpected curveballs, the sisters join forces to ride the glamorous highs and humbling lows.
'With several trips abroad, glitzy events and family life back home, this series is access all areas.'
The pair's mum Suzie Wells, 55, and their step-dad Dave Chatwood, 70, will appear on the show.
In one snap the girls look in high spirits as they cuddle up next to their parents in Billie's kitchen.
Another showed Billie taking a snap of her glamorous mum while out and about.
Billie could also be seen cleaning up her living/dining area with daughter Margot, two, on her hip.
The news that Sam and Billie were returning to TV was announced back in April.
A source told The Sun at the time: 'Of all the original TOWIE stars, they've kept a fiercely loyal fanbase for nearly 15 years and everyone was sad when Sam and then Billie decided to call time on their fly-on-the-wall shows.
'The new series, which will air later this year, will look at motherhood from a different angle and be less about the kids and more about their careers and juggling their businesses.'
It's a huge curve ball for Sam, who quit their show to live a more private life away from the cameras.
Announcing the news back in 2021 that she had quit their joint reality show, she said: 'After many months of consideration, I've decided that now feels like the right time to step away and to focus on new adventures.
'I truly have watched all the most defining moments in my adult life play out on The Mummy Diaries - bringing two beautiful children into the world, my relationship with Paul, building my businesses, creating a home together as a family, and of course all the wonderful memories with Billie and my family.
'I'm so grateful to ITV and Potato for giving me and my children the best home movies anyone could ask for, I could never have imagined seven years ago that we would still be here today - 9 series on! But more importantly, I will be forever appreciative to our incredible viewers.
'There's no family more entertaining than the Shepherds, so I can't wait to sit back as a viewer for a change and watch the fun play out while I have a few adventures of my own away from the cameras.'
Billie has been married to Greg Shepherd, 40, since 2019.
The pair have been together since 2011.
They share three kids Nelly, 10, Arthur, seven, and Margot, two.
Meanwhile Sam started dating partner Paul, 37, in 2014.
The couple have three children eight-year-old Paul, five-year-old Rosie and Edward, two.
Sam & Billie: Sister Act premiers on the 19th August at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
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