Bill Townsend

**Bill Townsend** is one of the main characters in Sweet Magnolias. He is portrayed by Chris Klein.

## Physical Appearance

**Bill Townsend** is a man with dark brown hair and brown eyes.

## Biography

### Current Life

**Bill Townsend** is a member of the Townsend family. He is Maddie's ex-husband and father to Ty, Kyle, and Katie. Also, he is the ex-fiancé to Noreen Fitzgibbons whom he has his youngest daughter, Rebecca, with. In Season 2, he is also revealed to be the biological father to Isaac, from Peggy Martin. He was one of two family doctors at Serenity Family Physicians.

## Throughout the Series

### Season 1

In Pour It Out: Bill and Maddie finalize their divorce. Bill is now leaving Maddie and their three kids to try and help his now fiancée Noreen to raise their child, and wants to keep the house to sell it. However, he ends up giving it to Maddie so that she and the kids can live in it.

In A United Front: as well as Maddie, Bill attends Ty's game with Noreen, who is cheering loudly. Seeing that this is affecting Ty, he tells his fiancée that they should leave.

In Give Drink to the Thirsty: Bill is told by Maddie that Cal wanted a meeting with both of them about Ty's progress, but that she went alone without telling him because Ty didn't want his father to go. Bill meets Cal and Ty when the former is bringing the latter back home, and says that he wants a second meeting with Cal and Maddie, this time with him present. In the meeting, Cal says that he, Noreen and Maddie are affecting in Ty's games, and that they should alternate. Bill doesn't like the idea, but ultimately accepts. In Ty's game, it's Bill and Noreen's turn to attend. However, Noreen's cheering seems to cause Ty to not focus properly, so she and Bill leave the game. Bill decides that Noreen won't be coming to Ty's games anymore.

In Lay It All Down: Bill doesn't react too well to the town gossiping about Cal and Maddie, and rants about them in the car to Noreen who is visibly uncomfortable.

In Dance First, Think Later: Bill isn't very popular in Serenity due to his divorce and affair with Noreen and has very few clientele at work, so he attends the baseball fundraiser and bribes the citizens (and Ty's) kindness with a large sum of money for the fundraiser, at the same time trying to compete with Cal, who is auctioning a date with him for 500 dollars.

In All Best Intentions: Bill and Noreen have a dinner with Ty, Kyle and Katie at Bill's apartment. He and Noreen mention their desire to have them participate in the wedding. While Katie expresses happiness, Kyle remains quiet and Ty immediately makes excuses for him and his siblings to leave. After Bill drops his kids home, he speaks with Maddie, who is angry that he blindsided their kids again.

In Hold My Hand: he is at his office when Mary Vaughn approaches him and reveals that she knew his original plan to sell Maddie's house in the divorce. She learns that because the numbers were different than his original plan for buying a house for him and Noreen, so he was denied a mortgage. Later, when in a meeting at the high school to talk about Ty vs. Jackson as the starting pitcher, he learns that Maddie is dating Coach Maddox and that she has signed the divorce papers.

In What Fools These Mortals Be: without consulting Maddie, Bill arrives at Ty's baseball game with a brand new car for his eldest son, in front of the whole town. Noreen is furious, as Bill is okay with buying Ty a car but not a car seat for Noreen's baby. Bill goes for a drink with Noreen's brother Garth, where the latter insists that all his family wants is for Noreen and the baby to be happy. Bill claims that he wants the same thing, but is still more interested in only paying attention to work and Ty's baseball games. Bill later goes to Maddie's house, opens the garage without permission, and searches between his three kids' old toys: having been denied a mortgage by Mary Vaughn and having spent all his money in Ty's car, he doesn't have any left for buying the necessary essentials or the baby. Maddie makes it clear to Bill his is no longer his home and asks him to return the house keys.

In Where You Find Me: to Maddie's surprise, Bill is doing everything he can to find Kyle. They are forced into a tense partnership that Cal isn't thrilled to hear about.

In Storms and Rainbows: Bill spends the day with Katie, wanting to start to get a bit of his life back on track. They go to Ash Grove Park and discuss Ty's prom and the story of how Bill proposed to Maddie. Bill later tells Kyle that he is taking him to see *Hamilton*.

### Season 2

#### **Find It in Your Heart**

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In *Fragile Things*: Bill and Noreen's daughter Rebecca Fitzgibbons is born and the Magnolias host a baby shower for Noreen. Bill is introduced to Noreen's parents Charlie and Amelia Fitzgibbons. Maddie and Noreen agree to be civil for the sake of their children.

## Relationships

### Maddie Townsend

*For more information see Bill and Maddie*

### Noreen Fitzgibbons

*For more information see Bill and Noreen*

## Book

* Maddie chooses her new love and stays with "Coach," officially shutting down her cheating **ex**.

## Gallery

**Bill Townsend** has a **photo gallery**.