The keen actor and model studied a Bachelor of Performing Arts and spent his early 20s travelling up and down the north coast, surfing, working in small towns and keeping to himself. When his mother was diagnosed with cancer, he moved back home to be with his family – he describes this as his wake up call.
His mother is now in full remission, and Billy is determined to make a more constructive life for himself. He believes in love at first sight and just hopes the feelings are mutual for his new wife.