‘ Lockdown has put me off having more kids'

The Mummy Diaries star Greg Shepherd on expanding his family and planning a vow renewal with wife Billie

- GEMMA McCARTNEY

Greg Shepherd has quickly become the breakout star of ITVBe show The Mummy Diaries, regularly having viewers in stitches with his quick wit and cheeky banter. Not only that, he also seems like a loving dad to daughter Nelly, six, and three-year-old son Arthur.

But, despite being settled with family life, when new chats to Greg, he admits the past few months holed up with wife Billie and the kids haven’t been easy.

“At the beginning, we absolutely loved the lockdown, but as time went on it got harder and harder,” he tells us. “Their behavior, especially Nelly’s, has deteriorated a little bit throughout, but I was speaking to other parents from her school and they said it was exactly the same for them.”

Businessman Greg, 35, who has just bought a new home with Ex-TOWIE star Billie, 30, also reveals the couple plan to renew their vows to mark their five-year wedding anniversary.

Here, Greg tells us which reality shows he would love to appear on, where he stands on expanding his family and why his kids are just like the cartoon characters Tom and Jerry…

Hi Greg! Have you bonded more with the children since being cooped up at home?

Yeah, I’ve done things with them that I’d never usually do. I’ve never painted a fence in my life and I’ve been getting Arthur to help me. I can’t even change a lightbulb! And we’ve been growing strawberries in the garden.

Do Nelly and Arthur get on well together?