Who is Tom Kilbey? Former Towie star, Cara’s brother and Lydia Bright’s ex linked to Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris
The reality star used to also be a professional footballer.
HE was one of the cast members of Towie alongside his sister Cara and her best friend Billi Mucklow.
But before reality TV beckoned, Tom Kilbey was a professional footballer for a Premiership team.
Here’s what we know about the 27-year-old...
Who is Tom Kilbey?
He was born Thomas Charles Kilbey in Leytonstone, east London.
He played football for Millwall from the age of 15 and made his debut against Swansea City aged just 16 in the Football League trophy.
That same year he signed a contract with Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee and started off in the academy side before moving into the reserve team.
He joined Dagenham & Redbridge on a month’s loan in 2009 and went on to sign a one-year extension with Portsmouth but in May 2011 was told it would not be renewed and he left.
A few months before, he was loaned again to Lincoln City until the end of the season.
When did Tom join Towie?
Tom became a cast member of Towie in the fourth series, which aired in January 2012.
His sister Cara was already in the cast having joined the series before.
He stayed until the end of series seven in October 2012
Who has Tom dated?
While he was on the show he became romantically involved with his sister’s best friend Billi Mucklow.
That only lasted a few months and he then started dating cast member Lydia Bright.
They dated for over a year but she decided to call off their romance citing a hectic work schedule and “silly bickering”.
In 2017 he was linked to Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris.
He was also spotted with her on a night out in February 2018.