FAMILY DIARIES - ‘WE ARE 100 PER CENT GETTING MARRIED BUT NOBODY WILL KNOW ABOUT THE PROPOSAL'

SAM FAIERS AND PAUL KNIGHTLEY WELCOME US INTO THEIR SURREY HOME AND CHAT TO OK!’S JOSIE COPSON ABOUT AN UPCOMING PROPOSAL AND HOW THEY DEAL WITH SCRUTINY

-  JOSIE COPSON

Moving house can be a very stressful task for a lot of us, but Sam Faiers and Paul Knightley – who have moved house four times in their five years together – happily took it all in their stride. In fact, relocating from Hertfordshire to Surrey just a few days before the UK lockdown was actually “enjoyable” for them.

Sam, 29, and Paul, 32, alongside little Paul, four, and two-year-old Rosie quickly settled into their new abode and feel like they’ve found their dream area.

While they are just like every other young family in many ways, they’re unique in that their lives have been documented for the world to see. Having spent over one third of her life on reality TV, we feel like we’ve watched Sam grow up. We’ve seen her as a teenager on The Only Way Is Essex, dealing with heartbreak, nights at Sugar Hut and starting her first clothing business Minnies with older sister Billie Shepherd. Ten years later, we enjoy watching her on successful ITVBe series The Mummy Diaries, navigating pregnancy, potty training and bringing out a pram range.

And when OK! catches up with Sam, we are relieved that she’s the same warm and gentle person we see on the screen.

Here, the reality queen and her boyfriend Paul chat about their new home, their close bond and when they’d like more children...

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