Daddy duty! The Bachelor's Sam Wood is every inch the doting father as he juggles his three young daughters during an outing in Melbourne
Sam Wood effortlessly juggled daddy duties during an outing with his three daughters this week.
The former Bachelor star was every inch the doting father as he guided the youngsters - Willow, seven, Charlie, five, and Harper, two - down a busy street in Richmond.
The clan all held hands as they enjoyed a fun day out at the shops.
The Bachelor star, 44, looked relaxed and stylish in an all-black ensemble, wearing a cosy jumper paired with matching tracksuit pants that perfectly complemented his salt-and-pepper hair.
He completed his casual look with crisp white runners and sunglasses casually tucked into his jumper.
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His wife Snezana was not present during the outing.
Sam recently returned from New York where he was visiting the couple's eldest daughter Evie, 19, who is living in the US.
The loved-up pair, who are still going strong nine years after meeting and falling in love on The Bachelor, are reportedly eyeing off a glorious mansion in one of Melbourne's most sought after postcodes.
Real estate insiders say the hunky reality star and his wife have already laid out an eye-watering $14million for the sprawling pad.
Located in seaside Brighton, 14kms from the CBD, the beautiful vintage multi-level estate boasts six-bedrooms, a pool and expansive gardens.
However, the Herald Sun reported that the genetically-blessed pair have yet to seal the deal on the trophy home.
Now a business mogul, Sam has built an multimillion dollar empire.
In 2022 he sold his fitness program - 28 by Sam Wood - to genetics group myDNA for $71million.
The entrepreneur continues to invest in the company and holds a five per cent stake.
He has also amassed a $10 million real estate portfolio, including a $4 million home in Elsternwick which he shares with his family.
Sam made his entry into the property market back in 2014, when he purchased a two bedroom 1728 square metre unit in Carnegie's Koornang Road for $477,500.
In April, Sam revealed intimate details about his marriage to Snezana
He said that the couple turned to therapy to work on their communication skills.
In a revealing confession, the fitness entrepreneur said the pair were prone to 'petty rows' that left them 'agitated'.
'People hear couples counselling, marriage counselling, and they think it's doom and gloom, but it's actually about learning communication techniques,' the father-of-four said on an episode of Mamamia's This Glorious Mess podcast.
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