Sam Faiers and boyfriend Paul Knightley are STILL in separate beds eight months after having a second child… and she says they’ll continue co-sleeping until the kids start school
The mum-of-two, 27, has been sleeping in a separate room since she was pregnant with daughter Rosie
SAM Faiers and her boyfriend Paul Knightley are still separate beds eight months after welcoming their daughter, and plan to co-sleep with their kids for another three years.
The mum-of-two, 27, gave birth to her youngest Rosie back in November - and shares a bed with the eight-month-old tot.
Sam moved out of the room she shared with property developer Paul and their two-year-old son, who's also called Paul,when she was pregnant with Rosie.
Speaking to Fabulous Online, she revealed: "Paul sleeps with Big Paul, and Rosie sleeps with me. But it works, we’re all getting sleep.
";When I was heavily pregnant with Rosie, I started getting really uncomfortable and going for a wee at night.
"I was disturbing Big Paul and Little Paul, so I thought I’d go into my own bed.
"Then when I had Rosie I was so comfortable in that bed that it just continued that way. She’s still in there with me.
"I can’t imagine not having one of them in the bed with me now. It’s gone on for so long, as it’s so lovely to wake up with them and cuddle and see their little faces.
"Obviously when Paul goes to school he’ll be in his own room, but it's such a small time that they’re this young.
"When they’re four and going to school, that’s it, they’re not babies anymore.
"I think while we can, and we’re still all comfortable with it, it’s really nice having them in the bed with us."
Sam, who's the new face of YourGoodSkin, shot to fame on Towie back in 2010 and netted a £4.2 million fortune from her reality TV career - as well as clothing, perfume, fake tan and false lash ranges.
She met partner Paul in popular Chigwell restaurant Sheesh shortly after splitting from Joey Essex - and discovered she was pregnant just five months into their whirlwind relationship.
The couple now live in a sprawling Hertfordshire mansion, and star in The Mummy Diaries with Sam's sister Billie, 28, who's also a mum to Nelly, four, and Arthur, one.
Sam, who famously fed George live on This Morning, is also a huge advocate of breastfeeding.
She stopped feeding Paul when he was 15 months old, because he lost interest in her breast milk.
Sam, who confessed she thought breastfeeding was a contraceptive, was already pregnant with Rosie, meaning she's been either expecting or breastfeeding for three years straight.
Sam said: "Paul was already eating three meals-a-day with snacks, the milk really from breast is just comfort at that stage.
"Before he’d go to bed he used to snuggle up to me and have milk, he was only actually feeding once a day.
"Then we went on holiday to Dubai with Billie and her family and I fed him on the aeroplane. And on that holiday it just naturally stopped.
"It’s actually really sad – it’s more sad for the mum – because they don’t need you anymore for milk.
"We got on holiday and he was just so excited that he didn’t come to me for milk.
"I’m hoping the same thing happens for Rosie but you just don’t know, I might have to try to get her off. I was lucky with Paul because it just happened naturally.
"I don't have a timeframe (for breastfeeding). I think about one, for me, feels right."
While the former glamour model, who previously said she'd consider a mummy boob job if her breasts "become deflated like udders", has ruled out surgery for now.
She revealed: "Even though everyone’s like ‘you’re going to get really saggy boobs now you’re breastfeeding’, I don’t think that is the case.
"Obviously they’re not like they were when I was 18 but when you grow up everything changes slightly.
"For me personally, I’ve never had any cosmetic surgery. I like the thought of growing old gracefully.
"I think mature women can be stylish and have a hairdo that makes them look so much more attractive than trying to keep younger by going under the knife.
"I personally think that when you grow older gracefully you just look so much better."
The Towie girls are known for their love of fake tan, false lashes and hair extensions.
But Sam, who's been extension free since she fell pregnant with Paul, says she's "at a different stage" in her life now - which is why YourGoodSkin is a great match for her.
She said: "For me it’s really important to have nice fresh, healthy skin so I can get up in the morning, put on a bit of eye make-up and bronzer or blusher and go.
"YourGoodSkin sent me the products over a month ago, and I have genuinely been using them every single day.
"It's an affordable brand and for me it's better than some of the most expensive skincare products - where I've spent hundreds and didn't even see results.
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"Since having the kids I’m in a different stage of my life now. I still love to glam up for events and red carpets – but day-to-day I just feel like it can be too much.
"My skincare routine is really quick, it takes five minutes. 90 per cent of the time I don’t even wear make-up so just let my skin breathe."
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