Overview

• Speaking on ITV’s This Morning, Shepherd said tests earlier this year put her biological age at 59 and she plans to repeat the assessment later in 2025.
• The ITV2 series Sam And Billie: Sister Act shows her receiving a Lyme disease diagnosis after about six weeks of investigations.
• She described a sudden onset in January of reactive arthritis, severe joint pain, a rash and extreme fatigue, calling it the worst she has felt.
• She reported limited relief after courses of antibiotics and steroids, and said she began to improve after consulting a holistic doctor and taking natural remedies.
• Media accounts cite clinicians who think an infected tick bite may have occurred years earlier, with symptoms emerging later.