Ferne McCann is making huge life-changing move to Dubai to make new romance work

FERNE McCann will be dividing her time between Dubai and Essex in a bid to make her new romance work.

The former Towie star, 31, went public with boyfriend Lorri Haines, who lives in Dubai, earlier this month.

Lorri works in property over there, while Ferne lives and works in the UK alongside her daughter Sunday.

A source said: “Lorri and Ferne have fallen head over heels and will do what it takes to make things work.

“It’s a bit tricky for Ferne to travel all the time because of Sunday but she has already squeezed in one trip this year.

“Lorri is currently in the UK and they are have both agreed to go back and forth as much as possible.”

Ferne previously struggled with a long distance romance, while dating Albie Gibbs, who lived in New York.

They were forced apart during Covid and despite saying she wanted to marry him, Ferne was forced to call time on it.

She said shortly after: “How can I see a future with someone when I can't physically be with them for the foreseeable future? I was naive to think the long distance thing would be OK. We have broken up and it is proper s**t.

“It sucks to say that I think he was the right guy, and I want to stress this, the right guy at the wrong time.”

The First Time Mum star then dated DJ Jake Padgett, but he cruelly broke up with her last year saying she wasn’t “on brand for him”.

Despite her heartbreak, Ferne told The Sun: "I am such a sucker for love - I love love so much, and of course I want to find my happy ever after."

Ferne had daughter Sunday with convicted acid attacker Arthur Collins, who is currently behind bars.

The Sun has contacted Ferne’s rep for comment.