8 top tips for blended family breaks including holiday rules and ‘deep breaths’

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Reality TV queen Gemma Collins, 41, recently said she was “buzzing” to be on her first family holiday with fiancé Rami Hawash, 48, and his son Tristan, three.

And she isn’t the only celeb to share blended family getaway snaps. Kate Ferdinand, 30, enjoyed a break in the Maldives with hubby Rio, 43, their son Cree, one, and Rio’s kids, Lorenz, 15, Tate, 13, and Tia, 10.

But while blended families are the fastest-growing family type in the UK, they face some unique challenges. Kate admitted in an OK!

interview recently to “crying every day for a year” after becoming a stepmum. “All family holidays can be intense, but blended families have an extra layer of emotions to navigate,” says Navit Schechter, a parenting therapist and the founder of Conscious & Calm.