Sheridan Smith shares rare snap of son Billy and reveals career support from huge soap star

SHERIDAN Smith shared a rare snap of her three-year-old son Billy as he attended her new musical with a very famous soap star.

The critically acclaimed star, 42, has been rehearsing for her debut in in new show called Opening Night, which premieres on the 6 March.

Sheridan, who split from her partner Jamie Horn, a year after she gave birth to their son, posted a sweet photo of Billy and former Emmerdale star Charley Webb.

The youngster was all smile as he gave the soap star, 36, a big hug outside the theatre.

The pair went to support Sheridan last week as she gears up for her big performance in the major new musical.

The Funny Girl actress captioned it: “Had some visitors this week to the theatre. Billy loved being at mummy’s work. Three days to go.”

Sheridan also posted a video of Billy and Charley travelling to the venue, as he sweetly gushed: “I miss mummy, I love mummy.”

Last May, Sheridan delighted fans when she shared her rarely seen son’s birthday celebrations with her fans on social media.

Clearly a racing car fan, Billy was pictured with his mum against a Formula 1 flag, surrounded by red and black balloons, which read “Billy’s Grand Three”.

Sheridan captioned the post saying: “Thank you @kids_party_finder for making the best day ever for my boy! What a third birthday!xxxx Billy is still buzzing xx.”

Sheridan first shot to fame in 2001 when she starred in the sitcom Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps and then took on the role of Rudi in Gavin And Stacey.

The Mrs Biggs star gave birth to Billy, who she had with her ex partner Jamie Horn, during the first Covid lockdown in 2020.

Her happy arrival came just weeks after she finished filming for the new ITV drama called Isolation.

Heavily pregnant, Sheridan starred as Mel in one of the four 15-minute dramas depicting life in lockdown.

Speaking about the drama which she filmed at home, Sheridan said: “I am heavily pregnant and have been isolating at home so I jumped at the chance to make a drama about the massive drama going on all around us right now.”

She added: “I think it’s really important to try and reflect what’s happening to us whilst it is still actually happening.”