Billie Faiers has taken to Instagram to pay tribute to her “precious” nanny Wendy after she sadly passed away last month, aged 77.
Sharing a clip of Wendy singing a rendition of Crazy by Patsy Cline just days before her Maldives wedding to Greg Shepherd in 2019, Billie wrote, “My beautiful nanny Wendy ❤️.
“I struggle to understand why you have been taken from us so soon 💔.”
She continued, “All I can hold onto in my heart are the many amazing memories with you nanny and this one has to be one of my favourites that I will cherish forever ❤️.
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“I am so grateful I had you in my life for 31 years, you have been the most encouraging, loving, funniest, one of a kind, special nanny that we could ever wish for... your ‘Miss Worlds’ you would always call Samantha and I, I know how proud of us you are, you told us every day.”
Billie’s fans and followers flooded the comments with messages of sympathy, with one writing, “What a magical moment that was,” and another saying, “So sorry Billie ❤❤❤❤ Nanny Wendy was so lovely. Thinking of you and @samanthafaiers xxxx”.
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“Aah Nanny Wendy what a special lady she was,” said another. “Feel privileged to have known her and enjoyed special times with her 💕💕💕 sending lots of love 😘”.
Billie’s former TOWIE co-star Amy Childs also commented, “A very special lady, I will miss you nanny Wendy ❤️ xxxx.”
Billie is currently taking part in Dancing on Ice alongside pro skater Mark Hannerty but decided to pull out of last week’s episode following the news.
"Sadly due to a family bereavement this week Billie Shepherd is taking a break from the ice and won't be on Sunday's show,” ITV said in a statement. “We look forward to her returning next week and send her all of our love at this sad time."