Inside former NRL star Sam Burgess and wife Lucy's modest Cheshire home after living it up in a beachside penthouse in Sydney's eastern suburbs before moving to dreary UK
The former NRL star, who once played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, moved his young family to England in 2023 after he signed on as the new head coach for the Warrington Wolves Super League team.
He has also traded in his glamorous penthouse pad for a red-brick family home in Cheshire, according to photos Lucy, 33, shared to Instagram.
The WAG posted a series of images to her page on Wednesday as she enjoyed playing host to a children's playdate with her friends.
Lucy, who shares daughter Robbie, one, with Sam, 36, and is pregnant with their second child, could be seen wearing a flowing white dress for the occasion.
She walked barefoot through her massive backyard as she made food and entertained her guests.
Retired footy player-turned-coach Sam Burgess and his wife Lucy have been living in modest UK digs since they left their lavish Sydney lifestyle behind
She invited her girlfriends Lindsey Johnston, Yeganeh, PR pro Helen Stelling Holt, and Bridal PA CEO Amy Ramsey, who brought along their own kids for a pool party.
The 'pool party' in question was a kiddie pool which Lucy and Sam set up in their sparsely decorated backyard.
The couple's red-brick terrace home is situated on a large plot of land.
The yard steps down into a small patio featuring a rustic picnic table and exposed light bulbs for illumination at night.
Through a set of wide bi-fold doors, a spacious lounge room could be seen with a flat-screen TV.
The family home is a far cry from the ritzy bachelor pad the couple once lived in Sydney.
While Down Under, they enjoyed a sunny lifestyle in Little Bay beach with direct access to the beach and a local golf course.
Sam fetched a whopping $1,212,500 for his two-bedroom, two-bathroom Little Bay penthouse in 2023 before he made the move to Cheshire.
The former Sydney Rabbitohs star moved his young family to England in 2023 after he signed on as the new head coach for Warrington. Pictured: The backyard of Sam and Lucy's UK home
Little could be seen of their new modest digs in the photos, but it appeared to be a red-brick terrace home on a large plot of land
The enormous yard stepped down into a small patio with a rustic picnic table set up, topped with exposed light bulbs for illumination at night. Lucy is pictured with her friends
Sam can be seen with his daughter Robbie at the house, which is two-storey and features a glass balustrade around the upper balcony
Sam and Lucy appear to live on a large stretch of land, sharing a backyard with several other terrace houses, while the other side of their home features tall privacy fences and plants
The old, country-style family home is a far cry from the ritzy bachelor pad the couple once lived in when they enjoyed a lavish lifestyle in Sydney
Sam fetched a whopping $1,212,500 for his two-bedroom, two-bathroom Little Bay penthouse in 2023 before he made the move to Cheshire
Despite boasting modern amenities and sprawling ocean views, the pad would have been ill-suited for Sam and Lucy to raise their soon-to-be family of four.
Lucy announced in April the couple were expecting their second child, with Sam already sharing children Poppy, eight, and Billy, six, with ex-wife Phoebe.
She showed off her growing baby bump in a series of photos from their holiday in Capri earlier this year.
In one photo, the blonde beauty wore a figure-hugging lace dress with a plunging neckline as she cradled her baby bump and took in the views from her hotel.
'A perfect weekend in Capri,' she captioned her post.
Sam married Lucy in October 2024 during a lavish Italian wedding after two years of dating.
He was married to Phoebe Burgess, with whom he shares two children, for four years before they split in 2019.
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