She married the actor Richard Norton in 2002, at Albertson's Chapel on Sunset Boulevard;[3] the couple met while appearing in a play entitled Killing Kangaroos at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff.
In 2011, under the name Shelley Barrett-Norton, she launched The Big Talent School and Agency with Leigh-Ann Regan.
In 2014, Shelley established Penarth Soul Club, DJing with her partner Liam Curtin.
They ran regular club nights in Penarth until 2021 and also presented a Radio Cardiff show for several years.
The final Penarth Soul Club night was held at the Wales Millennium Centre in 2022 as part of the Llais festival.