Billie Faiers' husband Greg Shepherd praised for speaking out over hair transplant after he realising he was 'going bald'

Reality star Greg Shepherd has been praised for speaking out after having a hair transplant. The star of Billie and Greg: The Family Diaries with his wife Billie and their children Nelly and Arthur underwent the treatment after becoming self conscious about his hairline.

Greg's surgery day with Dr Matee Ullah of the Salford-based KSL Clinic features in the new series currently being screened on ITVBe and Greg will be seen returning to see Dr Matee again for Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections to help promote growth.

Greg, who turned 37 last month, decided to have the treatment after shaving his head for charity. And he admitted he was feeling 'really nervous' and 'dreading the needles.'

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He explained: “I recently had to shave my hair off for a charity event and realised that I was going bald. It took a lot longer to grow back on top and I looked at my father who is bald completely on top and thought 'I do not want to look like you dad' hence me coming to see Dr Matee to save me from that."

He added: “There was a little bit of pain at the beginning when they have to put the anaesthetic in but after that I did not feel a thing and it went really well. I don’t know what I was worried about to be honest."

Greg was supported throughout the process by former The Only Way Is Essex star Billie, 28, and he is delighted with his new look.

“Now I’ve got a full head of hair I could potentially wear it as a ponytail," he joked.

"No, I’m going to carry on styling it the way I was but I was having to cover up bits before and now I’m not going to have to."

Dr Matee, whose celeb clients also include Dancing On Ice winner Jake