Becca Gilroy

**Becca Gilroy** was a recurring character in the first season of *The Wilds*. She was portrayed by Stefania LaVie Owen and only appeared in Day Sixteen.

Becca was a friend of Shelby's back home in Texas. She, like Shelby, grew up in a very conservative, christian home.

## Early Life

Not much is known about Becca's upbringing, however it is assumed that her and Shelby have been friends since childhood. When Becca was a young teen, she struggled a lot with her mental health and was sent to a psych ward for a brief period.

## Throughout the Series

In ***Day Sixteen***, she and Shelby are at a christian workout with Becca seemingly exhausted. The two seem to be relatively close with one another and start spending more time with each other. They are next seen at a bowling alley together where they talk about bowling. Shelby is definitely not a strong bowler but Becca hits a strike the first time. Things are all in good spirits until a man walks in the bowling alley. Becca goes into a panic mode immediately, hiding behind a wall so that he cannot see her. She then reveals to Shelby that it's her stepbrother. In tears, she talks about her crush on him and eventual sexual encounters with him. He was 19 years of age while she was 13, making it statutory rape.
She is so affected by his presence that they decide to leave but not before she can get revenge. They spray paint his car with multiple scandalous phrases like *Horny for Xmas* and fill his gas tank with a slushie. Becca is clearly satisfied with the damage they did and pointedly thanks Shelby for helping her do this.

As the episode continues, they are in Shelby's bedroom where Shelby is wearing her pageant dress and singing to Becca. After a little while Becca makes a joke and pretends to draw sharpie onto Shelby's chin, and then, suddenly, Shelby kisses Becca. Becca pulls away, but right after she does so Shelby's father walks into the room, sensing something happened. Becca later tells her parents about the kiss.

Later Becca comes to see Shelby, to explain why she told her parents about their kiss. However, Shelby is extremely defensive and projects her homophobia onto Becca, and ends their friendship. After this encounter, Becca commits suicide.

## Personality

Becca is a kind, funny and withdrawn teenage girl.

## Physical Appearance

Becca has blue eyes with freckles and curly dark brown hair. She is often seen wearing baggy clothes, possibly due to her negative feelings with her body after the sexual assault she endured.

## Relationships

### Shelby Goodkind

Shelby is Becca's friend. In a flashback in *Day Sixteen*, Shelby, despite being christian, kisses her. Shelby's father then walks into a room and suspects that something happened. Later, Becca's parents are talking to Shelby's parents downstairs, telling them about what happened between Becca and Shelby.
Then, Becca and Shelby talk in front of Shelby's house, with Shelby being mad at Becca for telling her parents. She tells her she's not her friend anymore.
Then, when Shelby is in a dressing room getting ready to sing, she overhears some girls talking about her. They then reveal to her that Becca killed herself.

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