Samantha Faiers has been living the life we all wish we were right now. On holiday last week in Marbella with boyfriend of almost six years, Paul, and their kids – Paul, four, and Rosie, two - the 29 year old looked amazing as she hit the beach.
And it seems the summer sunshine has inspired her, as an insider close to the reality star tells us Sam would love to get married somewhere hot… this year.
“Sam always wanted to get married before she was 30 and now that is approaching, she’s thinking that she could maybe get married on her 30th birthday, which is on New Year’s Eve. She has always said she’d like a small intimate wedding, so she’d fly all her close friends and family to an exotic place where they could celebrate her big day and the new year in the sunshine.”
CHECK OUT TOWIE's original cast - then and now
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1 of 21Swipe through to see the TOWIE cast then and now...
2 of 21Lauren Goodger in 2011
Lauren Goodger takes on the red carpet at Essex Fashion Week back in 2011, a year after the show launched. Stripes and fake tan for days.
3 of 21THE GLOW UP - Lauren Goodger now
Oh YASS, the glo up is real.Check out Lauren Goodger in 2018. We don't know what magical moisturiser she is using but we are well jeal - She looks younger. She still occasionally shows up in TOWIE and we love it every time she does.
4 of 21Harry Derbidge in 2010
TOWIE's sweetheart and cousin to TOWIE royalty, Amy Childs, at the afterparty of a film premiere. Looking so young and fresh faced.
5 of 21THE GLOW UP - Harry Derbidge now
After quitting the show TWICE in 2014 (so, extra). He followed in his cousin Amy Child's footsteps and opened his own boutique which later closed down. Now, he is a social media influencer and make-up artist and slaying the game.
6 of 21Gemma Collins in 2011
Do you remember when she was a brunette? Yeah, no one does.
7 of 21THE GLOW UP - Gemma Collins now
"So, girls"She later ditched the bangs, the brunette hair and the excessive tan.After becoming TOWIE's most meme'ed star, she is now deeply in love with James 'Arg' Argent.
8 of 21Amy Childs in 2010
Amy Childs with her signature red hair back in 2010 - on the red carpet for the launch of The Only Way Is Essex.
9 of 21THE GLOW UP - Amy Childs now
After being the first one to quit the show, she stormed the showbiz world with her own reality TV show, starred in Celebrity Big Brother and she is now reported to be worth over £5 million.
10 of 21Mark Wright in 2011
Other than being an immediate TOWIE heartthrob, he also used to model early on in his career.
11 of 21THE GLOW UP - Mark Wright now
Mark is now happily married to Michelle Keegan. He has his own radio show, he used to be the face of Take Me Out: The Gossip and he ventured across the pond to work with Mario Lopez on Extra.
12 of 21James 'Arg' Argent in 2011
This is what he looked like in 2011, a year after TOWIE launched.
13 of 21THE GLOW UP - James Argent now
Following his break-up from his on screen love, Lydia Bright, he took sometime off from TOWIE. He appeared on and off for a number of series and is now with Gemma Collins.
14 of 21Lydia Bright in 2011
Lydia opened her own boutique as soon as she joined TOWIE. She left the show after major drama with co-stars James Argent and Gemma Collins.
15 of 21THE GLOW UP - Lydia Bright now
Lydia's now mum to a little girl, Loretta.
16 of 21Sam Faiers in 2010
Quintessential Essex glamour is the best way to describe this picture but she definitely wins the best glow up...
17 of 21THE GLOW UP - Sam Faiers now
She 100% glowed up the most. Her life changed drastically since she first appeared on TOWIE. After leaving the show, she became a mother to Paul and Rosie. She followed Amy Childs' footsteps and joined Celebrity Big Brother and she has her own show The Mummy Diaries.
18 of 21Kirk Norcross in 2010
He is a TOWIE original. He left the show three years after first appearing on our TV screens.
19 of 21THE GLOW UP - Kirk Norcross now
Not much has changed, except he is a dad to two children now.
20 of 21Maria Fowler in 2011
She had a very short time on TOWIE after she was dubbed "just a f***ing extra" by Kirk - harsh, right?
21 of 21THE GLOW UP - Maria Fowler now
We use the term 'Now" very loosely with Maria, this picture is from early 2017 - that's because we can't find any recent pics as she is keeping it on the down low. We do know that is she is a makeup artist now, at least she is doing something.
The former TOWIE star may have been inspired by big sister (by one year) Billie, who married Greg Shepherd in the Maldives last year. The lavish affair – which saw guests at the resort complain about the event – was filmed for the sisters’ series, Sam & Billie: The Mummy Diaries. Sam was maid of honour when 95 of their closest friends and family descended on the luxury islands.
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And while we’re sure Sam’s wedding would be just as glamorous, it seems she also thinks it would just be the perfect way to end the year. “She says it would be the perfect way to see in her 30th and say goodbye to 2020,” our insider tells us. “It’s been a tough year for everyone, and Sam loves a get-together, but she hasn’t been able to have many this year, so she would love to throw the party to end all parties.”
There is only one snag in the grand plan… Paul hasn’t proposed.
“Paul hasn’t popped the question yet, but they both know it won’t be long,” our source explains. “Sam wants to get married sooner rather than later and doing it on a beach in front of the people she loves is all she ever wanted.”