DANCING On Ice star Jake Quickenden has started the year right with a luxury family holiday to Dubai.
The media personality, 34, escaped the post-Christmas blues with a £500 a night holiday at the Rixos Dubai the Palm.
The former X Factor star shared a flurry of snaps from his sun-soaked getaway with fiancé Sophie Church, her son Freddie, eight and their one-year-old son Leo.
The family have been spending lots of quality time together, enjoying relaxing beach days and fancy meals at posh restaurants.
Jake shared photos of the stunning accommodation and resort just minutes from the beach.
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They also have an outdoor pool and plenty of sun loungers for sunbathing.
Jake shared a topless clip of him enjoying a few laps in the swimming pool after a gruelling gym session.
The family also took a "memorable" trip to the Dubai desert, as little Leo could be seen having a great time rolling around in the sand.
Jake wrote alongside the sweet clip: "What a day, making memories that will last a lifetime.
"Leo loved the sand (a little too much he kept trying to lick it ) Fred was the best at sand surfing… what a pro.
"The sunset was unreal and we all had a beautiful day! Hope whatever you have done today it’s been great. Sending love."
He later posted an adorable photo alongside his son and said it was difficult to be apart from his family while he was working on a cruise ship last year.
He continued: "Beautiful day today… couple of things money can’t buy is time and health and it’s wonderful spending some time with these wonderful specimens after working away 8months last year!!
"Loving making memories…. Great start to the year."
Jake recently credited his young son for saving his life in an honest chat with The Sun.
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Jake has spoken openly in the past about losing his dad Paul and brother Oliver to cancer and the devastating impact it had on him.
He admits to this day he still fears developing cancer "all the time".
But since becoming a dad Jake's outlook on life has become a lot more positive and he is throwing himself into new experiences like never before.
In an exclusive interview he said: "I think having a kid has made me realise life’s too short. You need to go out there and do what you gotta do.
"I think Leo saved my life in a way because I did used to have a lot of thoughts and a lot of worries.
"He gave me a purpose. I have an amazing wife and amazing stepson, but when you have your own child he gave me a purpose and my anxieties didn’t seem as bad then and my thoughts weren’t as dark, and I just wanted to do everything for him. He gave me a reason and that’s how I look at things now.
"He really is that little bright spark. When I lost my dad and brother, I feel like I lost a part of me as well, but having him around now has given me that back. In a way he’s saved me."
