The estranged dad of Sam Faiers and Billie Shepherd is said to be "lucky to be alive" after reportedly suffering a heart attack. The sisters, best known as former stars of the ITVBe show The Only Way Is Essex and their own reality series The Mummy Diaries, have had a strained relationship with their father, Lee, over the years. Lee, 60, was recently rushed to intensive care after a near-fatal cardiac arrest, a source close to the family has claimed.