Reality TV star Sam Faiers has candidly shared that Essex is now a chapter closed for her despite it catapulting her to fame on The Only Way Is Essex.The mum-of-three, now 33, found fame alongside her sister Billie, starting at age 19.
Indeed, Essex achieved 'must-visit' status thanks to the likes of TOWIE stars. However, once she met her partner Paul Knightley and embraced motherhood, she swapped county life in favour of Hertfordshire, then Surrey.
Sam disclosed to Closer magazine: "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." Further revealing their transition to Surrey as their permanent base, she elaborated: "I don't think we would move anywhere else in England.
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