TOWIE's Lauren Goodger shares big milestone after suffering anxiety due to tragic loss liennhi

Former TOWIE star Lauren Goodger is set to jet off on her first holiday abroad in five years

Lauren Goodger has confirmed she will be travelling abroad for the first time in five years soon as she joins the cast of The Only Way is Essex on a filming trip to Portugal. The 37-year-old reality star, who rose to fame on the 2010 series of the ITVBe show, shared the news about this personal milestone on Instagram.

Goodger posted a glam selfie to her story, gushing: "I am going on my first TOWIE away trip to Portugal very soon!! My first TOWIE trip in 10 years – I'm so excited! This is a huge deal for me but this is the perfect timing. 

Former TOWIE star Lauren Goodger is set to jet off on her first holiday abroad in five years(Image: laurengoodger/Instagram) 

"I've not been away on holiday abroad in five years, due to my severe trauma and anxiety. However, the TOWIE bosses are who I feel most comfortable with to be going abroad to help with this."

The reality star was last spotted abroad in 2019, when she was photographed on holiday in Marbella. Her decision to join the cast overseas has come after a difficult few years that were marked by personal traumas such as the tragic loss of her second daughter, a serious accident, and ongoing mental health struggles.

In July 2022 Goodger’s second child tragically died two days after being born. Lauren has spoken publicly about the profound impact Lorena's death had on her, describing herself as a "grieving mother" and regularly sharing how the experience has affected her mental health. 

The TV personality currently shares her three-year-old daughter Larose with ex-partner Charles Drury. In May last year she was left in a state of panic when the girl came down with a virus, leaving Lauren unable to sleep for three nights out of fear that she would lose Larose, too.

The reality star admitted she has not travelled for a long time because of her 'severe trauma'(Image: laurengoodger/Instagram)

She described the incident as "three days and three nights of hell", telling followers: "I am full of anxiety when my baby is not well. In constant fear of the worst." 

In May 2024, Goodger also revealed she had been involved in an accident where she tripped and fell in the middle of a busy road. The incident left her with multiple injuries and made her decide to take a break from social media.

"Today I had a horrible accident. Got seven wounds on my body," she wrote at the time in a concerning Instagram post. "Luckily the cars stopped and I sat in the road while strangers came to help me."

The former TOWIE star later said that the fall happened during a week when she was very emotionally distressed after being triggered by several personal issues and ongoing anxiety. She described her mental state at the time as "running on empty" and said she was struggling to sleep through the night and felt emotionally exhausted. 

Thankfully Goodger seems to be healing from these painful experiences now, and has spoken about using exercise and therapy to help her recover from the trauma of losing her daughter.