Sam Faiers reckons she'll never move back to Essex, despite the county making her a household name on TOWIE.
The mum-of-three, 33, shot to fame on ITV2 reality show with her sister, Billie, when she was just 19. Essex became the 'place to be' for many a reality TV star. However, when Sam met her partner Paul Knightley and became a mum, she hot-footed it to Hertfordshire and then Surrey.
Revealing she will never move back to Essex, despite her family still living there, she said: "When Paul and I met and then we had little Paul we wanted to start a new life for ourselves as a family somewhere just outside Essex. We did four amazing years in Hertfordshire, but I still feel it wasn't quite where I wanted."
Explaining the couple then bought their 'forever home' in Surrey, Sam continued in Closer magazine: "I don't think we would move anywhere else in England. I just feel like this is home for me now."
Speaking about visiting her family in Essex, she added: "I always visit Essex. I'm probably there a couple of times a month because obviously all my family still live there. But I think at this age in life you're in your little bubble. It's me and Paul and the kids."
Sam spoke about her close family bond in a poignant Instagram post earlier this year. The Revive Collagen entrepreneur took to the platform to reflect on parenthood as she shared a photo of her eldest child Paul Jr. Telling her followers it was "so sad" to watch her son growing up so quickly, she said: "We had a little chat tonight, and I held him tight as I said 'you're going to be 16 in another 8 years.' He then asked, 'how old will I be in 16 years after that?' I replied '32, like mummy' (1 year off)."
Alongside crying emojis and others depicting hearts, she continued in the post: "He then said 'can I still live with you then?'" The Celebrity Big Brother finalist concluded: "I said you can be with me forever. It's so sad them growing up."
Paul Jr. celebrated his most recent birthday in December last year and Sam paid tribute to her eldest child at the time. She wrote in a post on the platform for the special occasion: "Happy 8th birthday, Paul. You are my first baby, and I love you dearly. You are the kindest, funniest, and most caring person I know. You are also the best big brother to Rosie and Edward. I am incredibly proud of you."
