Lucy Mecklenburgh revealed a moment of raw emotion when she took to Instagram and broke down in tears. Opening up about her big move from the home in Essex she has lived in for 11 years, the former TOWIE favourite explained she and her fiancé Ryan Thomas have relocated with their two children to Manchester, where Ryan is from.
Describing it as “one of the most emotional weeks of my life”, Lucy, 33, was in floods of tears as she spoke of packing up the “memory filled” family home over the half-term holidays, as they embark on a fresh start in the north.
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Lucy has son, Roman, who is about to turn five, and daughter, Lilah, two, with actor Ryan, 40. Ryan also has a daughter, Scarlett, 16, from his relationship with his former Coronation Street co-star, Tina O’Brien.
Lucy purchased the house as a single woman and a source tells new that, although she knows why the big move had to happen, it’s a “bittersweet” chapter for the reality star.
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“Lucy has huge memories of that house – she renovated it from scratch,” the source said. “She had her babies there so she’s very emotional. They’ve got this big move to Manchester and the emotions are running high. She’s been very tearful about it. It’s a new chapter, but it’s also stressful for her. Her heart is in that house, as she made it such a home.”
Taking framed photos down from the walls of her daughter’s bedroom and packing furniture away, Lucy was sobbing.
“One of the most emotional weeks of my life,” she said in the narrated video. “I really didn’t expect to get so emotional, but I moved out of my home of 11 years this week. That’s how we spent our half-term – actually the kids had the best time.
“We had mixed emotions because we outgrew this house so long ago, we’ve made the big move to Manchester and we’re really happy. But there are so many memories I have hung on to in this house.”
She added, “I went from being single, it was my first big renovation project, it was my first real home since moving out of my parents’, I guess. I brought both my babies back from hospital here and honestly there’s something about that, that I could never get rid of this house. So we just made it work over the years, but it definitely wasn’t big enough, we didn’t have enough bedrooms, enough storage.”
Through her tears, she confessed that she and Ryan had definitely made the right decision and it was “time to go”, before adding, “Seeing the rooms empty is just the bit that made me cry.”
Our source explained, “She’s torn. Part of her is ready to move on and part of her is completely heartbroken at giving something up that holds so many special memories for her. She...
Describing it as “one of the most emotional weeks of my life”, Lucy, 33, was in floods of tears as she spoke of packing up the “memory filled” family home over the half-term holidays, as they embark on a fresh start in the north.
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1583506613/1741065663/articles/R_9yjjQVY1741067882487/0104167410.jpg]
Lucy has son, Roman, who is about to turn five, and daughter, Lilah, two, with actor Ryan, 40. Ryan also has a daughter, Scarlett, 16, from his relationship with his former Coronation Street co-star, Tina O’Brien.
Lucy purchased the house as a single woman and a source tells new that, although she knows why the big move had to happen, it’s a “bittersweet” chapter for the reality star.
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1583506613/1741065663/articles/R_9yjjQVY1741067882487/2141112112.jpg]
“Lucy has huge memories of that house – she renovated it from scratch,” the source said. “She had her babies there so she’s very emotional. They’ve got this big move to Manchester and the emotions are running high. She’s been very tearful about it. It’s a new chapter, but it’s also stressful for her. Her heart is in that house, as she made it such a home.”
Taking framed photos down from the walls of her daughter’s bedroom and packing furniture away, Lucy was sobbing.
“One of the most emotional weeks of my life,” she said in the narrated video. “I really didn’t expect to get so emotional, but I moved out of my home of 11 years this week. That’s how we spent our half-term – actually the kids had the best time.
“We had mixed emotions because we outgrew this house so long ago, we’ve made the big move to Manchester and we’re really happy. But there are so many memories I have hung on to in this house.”
She added, “I went from being single, it was my first big renovation project, it was my first real home since moving out of my parents’, I guess. I brought both my babies back from hospital here and honestly there’s something about that, that I could never get rid of this house. So we just made it work over the years, but it definitely wasn’t big enough, we didn’t have enough bedrooms, enough storage.”
Through her tears, she confessed that she and Ryan had definitely made the right decision and it was “time to go”, before adding, “Seeing the rooms empty is just the bit that made me cry.”
Our source explained, “She’s torn. Part of her is ready to move on and part of her is completely heartbroken at giving something up that holds so many special memories for her. She...
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