Sam Faiers’ last-minute move across the country just hours before lockdown

Sam Faiers moved her whole family across the country just 24 hours before lockdown was put in place in England.

The Mummy Diaries star, 29, confessed that if she and boyfriend Paul Knightley, 31, hadn’t made the move from Hertfordshire to Surrey before lockdown, it may not have happened for them anytime soon.

The pair – who have been dating for five years now – decided to take the plunge and move with their two kids Baby Paul, four, and Rosie, two, just a day before the stay at home order was implemented.

Speaking of their decision to uproot their lives 47 miles south, Sam exclusively told Mirror Online: “For us, I actually felt like it was an absolute blessing that we managed to get over to Surrey before the country went into lockdown.”

The former TOWIE star added: “I feel like if we didn’t do it before then, we might not have made it this year.”

Sam was left feeling grateful that she and Paul managed to make the move before lockdown back in March.

She went on: “It just felt like, thank god, our moving day was booked in for the day before lockdown.

“We got to our house in Surrey and we were able to settle in and take our time unpacking. There was no rushing around, no going here, there or everywhere for work.”

She added: “I felt like, for once, the move was perfect timing because we were able to unpack everything in our own time.”

The happy family of four are now residing in a pristine new home where the children have been treated to funky bedrooms and endless space.

The £2.25 million Surrey home boasts five spacious bedrooms, with each of them featuring an en-suite bathroom.

Sam has certainly come a long way since her TOWIE days and now has her very own successful TV series as well as numerous other business ventures.

*Sam and Billie: The Mummy Diaries Series 8 starts Thursday 3rd September at 9pm on ITVBe

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