Siouxsie Gillett’s love and passion for animals led her to pursue a career involving exotic and dangerous wildlife. She is a professional herpetologist, animal lover and rescuer, and snake handler.
Despite being allergic to snake venom and spit, she has faith in her expertise which hasn’t stopped her from pursuing her passion for saving animal lives especially those which are considered dangerous and venomous.
She is known for the National Geography Wild reality show Snake in the city where she is featured alongside her partner Simon Keys. She has been the regular cast of the soh since its season 2.
Amongst many accolades, Siouxsie was the reptile handler for many well-known films such as the Harry Potter franchise, Exodus films, and various BBC David Attenborough series, working with all different types of animals, from big cats and wolves to scorpions and spiders.
Siouxsie Gillett Age, Birthday, Parents, Siblings
Born on 20th October 1974 in North London, Siouxsie Gillett is 46 years old. Her father was a butcher and her compassion for animals began there. She went on to work on movie sets. Gillett did all the creepy crawlies in Harry Potter. This imaginative fantasy included a scene with 80 cockroaches. She had to count them every time they were needed on set. She did Ridley Scott’s Exodus. It was a miracle that she was able to handle 400 frogs.
Although her father was a butcher, Siouxsie turned a strict vegetarian at age 7. She longed to become a vet in the future. Like every parent, Siouxsie’s father and mother worry about her career choice. Her parents thought she brought shame to the family. However, she didn’t let go of her passion for animals.
Siouxsie Gillett Career: Snake City
Back in the days, Siouxsie worked for a time in a zoo, where she looked after a pack of wolves, as well as being in charge of the reptile section. Later, she spent several years specializing in the care and handling of amphibians, dangerous snakes, and even crocodiles; when she was in charge of an exotic pet store.
Siouxsie job at the store led her to meet and fall in love with Simon Keys, a professional dedicated to catching snakes. Siouxsie followed Simon to the tropical city of Durban in South Africa, where she works with him on the dangerous and intense task of catching venomous snakes, which they then release into the wild.
She starred in Snake in the city, a reality show on the National Geographic channel. Snakes in the city follow the daily life of Simon Keys, a snake hunter, and Siouxsie Gillett, a herpetologist, in Durban. A snake is hiding in almost every house of the inhabitants of the city. Simon and Gillett two animal behavior specialists come to their rescue by tracking and capturing by hand the most formidable and poisonous snakes in the world which appear, before releasing them in the wilderness, safe from humans.
Siouxsie Gillett Husband, Is Siouxsie Married To Simon?
Before partnering with Simon, Gillett was married to her former husband Mark Amey, a renowned zoologist. They even shared a home lived together and turned their home into a sub-urban home rescuing snakes, meerkats, turtles, crocodiles, and whatnot. In more than 9 years of their relationship, they even owned a shop selling exotic animals. Siouxsie Gillett married Mark in the early 2000s. However, they separated their ways eventually.
After separating from Mark, Gillett is now romantically involved with Simon Key who came to her pet store for a job. They met, became friends and Simon convinced Gillett to appear with him in the second season of the show Snake in the city. She traveled with him to Durban, South Africa, and worked together in the risky trade of chasing snakes. From there on, they started seeing each other, a friendship blossomed into never-ending love.
As for now, they have shared their home in Hertfordshire with venomous snakes, spiders, meerkats, frogs, a parrot, and even a crocodile. However, it is not clear if Siouxsie and Simon are married. But Siouxsie Gillett’s ring on her ring finger is suggestive that she and Simon could be married or at least engaged.
Simon was born on 15th July 1974 in Hertfordshire, England. His passion for rescuing snakes arose when one of his friends ask him to rescue the snake. He then kept the snake in his home and later released it into the wild. Since then, he is working as an expert snake handler. He also loves tattoo as you can see him in his show.
Siouxsie Gillett and Nadine Keys
If you are wondering who Nadine Keys is and what is the relationship between Gillett and Nadine, then we have an answer for you. Both the women have two common factors: one Simon Key and second Love for animals.
Nadine Keys is the former wife of Simon Keys. She is originally from Durban South Africa. Keys met Simon in the UK, fell in love, and got married in the UK. Later the couple returned to South Africa and together they started rescuing snakes which they often find in corners and places of people’s homes.
The word got out and Simon and Nadine started to get more than 100 calls a day for chasing snakes. Then National Geographic came up with the show Snake in the city for which Simon and Nadine were approached. Together they were featured in the first season of the show aired in 2014.
In the show, Nadine appeared to be a strong-minded woman who knows what she is doing. She is often seen teaching and arguing with Simon. After more than 7 years f courtship, the couple decided to apart their ways. As for now, Nadine is laying very low-key.
Siouxsie Gillett Net Worth 2021, Income & Earnings
Gillett has been working with animals all her life. She owns a pet store and online store for selling exotic animals. She is also the co-host of the reality TV show Snake in the city. Siouxsie owns a company with her partner Simon and charges only £15 per call-out.
The duo does everything together, they share a home, they share interest and they share a profession. And from their collective effort, both Siouxsie and her husband have managed to earn a good income. Currently, Siouxsie Gillett’s net worth is estimated to be around $300,000 for 2021.
Whereas, her partner also shares net worth in a similar range. And, together, they for sure make a power couple.
Siouxsie Gillett Height: How Tall is Siouxsie Gillett?
Gillett is a daring and strong lady who despite being allergic to snake venom and spit is not afraid to handle any type of snakes or animals. Her growing age has not declined her energy and her enthusiasm a bit. She mostly is seen with colorful hair of pink or blue sometimes. She has fair skin and dark brown eyes. As for height, Siouxsie Gillett stands at a height of 5 feet 3 inches tall. She is relatively shorter than her husband, Simon who stands at a height of 6 feet.
Siouxsie Gillett Social Media
Gillett despite having a busy schedule is able to spare some time to be active in social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook. Her Instagram account is filled with pictures from their show Snake in the city. She has also posted some pictures of her partner and her other pets. She has to ate gained 22.7k followers.
As for her Facebook page, not much information is shared but she is active and she has shared the post on Valentine’s Day in a very unique way. Like her Instagram posts, her FB page is filled with pictures of her animals and pets.
Quick Wiki Facts and Information on Siouxsie Gillett
| Full Name/Real Name | Siouxsie Gillett |
| Birthday / Date of Birth | 20th October 1974 |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Born Country | UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Hometown | North London, UK |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Parents | Father is Butcher |
| Siblings | N/A |
| Profession | Snake Catcher |
| Relationship Status | Dating |
| Marital status | Divorced |
| Partner / Boyfriend | Simon Keys |
| Ex-husband | Mark Amey |
| Children | None |
| Social Media | Instagram and Facebook |
| Net Worth | $300,000 |
| Hair color | Pink and brown |
| Eye color | Dark brown |
| Height in Feet | 5 ft 3 inches |
| Height in Meters | 1.60 meter |
