Sam Faiers has swapped the chance of a white Christmas for the white sands of the Maldives on a luxury family break this year.
The former TOWIE star, 28, has been posting a string of envy-inducing snaps on her Instagram account as she suns herself with her two children, four-year-old Paul and Rosie, two, in tow.
In one photo the two of them played on the beach, which had been given a festive makeover with wreaths, Father Christmas and snowman decorations.
Both wore cute snowman headbands and clutched toys as they walked towards their proud mum, who was behind the camera.
Their dad, property developer Paul Knightley, 31, could be seen lounging on the four poster day bed in the backgound.
Sam captioned the photo: "Christmas Beach Party . 'Come on Rosie let’s do this.'
"It’s good to be back."
On her Instagram stories she posted pictures of Paul and Rosie having fun by the pool.
She also showed off her party dress as the family got ready for a night out.
The holiday is Sam's last trip of 2019 following a year of luxury holidays.
The family have been to Dubai, Venice, Saint-Tropez, Cannes, Mallorca and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
It is also their second trip to the Maldives of the year as they were also there in March for Sam's sister Billie Faiers' wedding to Greg Shepherd.
Sam recently returned from Moldova, where she went on a charity trip to visit children in an orphanage.
