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Shep Rose Opens up About His Family's History: "They're All Very Accomplished and Then There's Me"
The Southern Charm cast member gets real about those closest to him as he opens up about his family's history.
When it comes to his family, Shep Rose has made one thing clear about his childhood and the folks around him: "I'm lucky, that's all I can say. I'm super lucky."
When the Southern Charm cast member, whose full name is William Shepard Rose III, sat down with The Daily Dish in 2019, he opened up about his "very accomplished" family, including his dad and mom (William and Frances) as well as his two siblings (older sister Katie and younger brother Whitaker). Shep is also a proud uncle to many nieces and nephews, and when it comes to chatting about the Rose family, he beams because he really, really loves them.
So, if you've been watching Shep for the last nine seasons and wanted to know more about the people in his family, we suggest you press play on the video above to find out. "They're all very accomplished," he joked about his family, adding with a laugh, "And then there's me."
Details on Shep Rose's Family History
Let's take a closer look back at Shep's family. He is related to the Boykin family through his paternal grandmother, he told The Post and Courier in January 2016. As it turns out, the Boykin family also has a dog named after it: the Boykin spaniel. This dog was originally bred by South Carolina hunters, according to the American Kennel Club's website. It is said that after a small dog was found wandering near a Methodist church in Spartanburg, South Carolina, it was sent to train with a man named L. Whitaker Boykin, who taught it how to help hunters. The Boykin spaniel eventually became South Carolina's state dog. While Shep is a dog dad, Lil Craig isn't a Boykin spaniel but a Frenchie and splits his time with Shep and Shep's parents.
Shep also revealed on Southern Charm previously that one of his family members was immortalized in one of the most iconic novels of all time, The Great Gatsby. "The character in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald named Jordan Baker, that's my great aunt. It was written after her," Shep shared on the show in the past, adding that his great-grandfather was also a two-time NCAA champion in golf. "She's a champion golfer, so I've got golf in my blood."
Shep later shared on Twitter (now called X) that his great aunt, Edith Cummings, was friendly with Fitzgerald, and she was quite the trailblazer for women in sports as the first female athlete to be featured on the cover of TIME magazine in 1924. Other members of his family have also been included in PBS documentaries.
In addition to all that, Shep's cousin, Marcie Hobbs, also appeared on Southern Cham. According to her BravoTV.com profile: "Marcie is Shep’s younger cousin who has lived all over the world but has now settled in Charleston. Marcie and Shep have always been close, and she is one of the few people who can ask Shep the hard-hitting questions without feeling his wrath. Despite having enough family money to not have to work, she became a successful real estate agent."
She's also a mom to two kids that she shares with her husband, John, and often shares updates on her life on Instagram.
Shep Rose's family homes
On Southern Charm over the years, Shep has treated viewers to an inside look at his family's homes and real estate portfolio. In addition to his bachelor pad on the Isle of Palms, South Carolina, Shep's family's various properties include a water-front property in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina as well as his family's mountain home in the Appalachians in North Carolina.
Looking even more on the history of Shep's family? Well he reveals all in the throwback video above.
Originally published Sep 26, 2019.
