Love Island's Shaughna makes plea to judge as partner starts 9-year prison term

02 December 2023 , 18:58

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Shaughna Phillips wrote to a judge asking for leniency (Image: Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty I)

Fomer Love Island star Shaughna Phillips is sticking by her drug dealer boyfriend as he begins a nine-year jail stretch.

The influencer, who has a million Instagram followers, wrote to a judge asking for leniency before Billy Webb – dad of her nine-month-old baby Lucia – was sentenced. Webb admitted conspiracy to supply 4.5kg of cocaine worth at least £360,000.

The couple are believed to have started dating in 2020 – the year Shaughna appeared on the ITV reality show. They are thought to have rekindled their romance following a split and Shaughna was seen on social media this week renovating her home.

Shaughna and partner Billy (CLICK NEWS AND MEDIA)

Southwark Crown Court heard Webb, of London, ran a “relatively successful” drug operation called Barry’s Party Supplies offering cocaine, MDMA and ketamine, with special discounts before major football matches. Webb was arrested in January after being stopped and searched by police, who later found scales and bundles of cash.

He was also linked to criminals’ secret messaging service Encrochat, the court was told. Mitigating, Webb’s lawyer Nichola Cafferkey said: “He knows it’s through his own actions he’s separated from [his loved ones] and he should be assisting the upbringing of his young family.” Shaughna, who denies knowing about Webb’s criminal activities, was approached for comment.

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