Ollie Locke has announced that he and his family have upped sticks and moved from London to the countryside, after reportedly failing to pay their rent on their Chelsea home11:43, 01 Jun 2026Updated 11:44, 01 Jun 2026Ollie Locke has revealed that he has relocated his family to the countryside, this comes months after reports that he and his husband failed to pay three months’ rent (£25,000) on their former four-bedroom home.The former Made in Chelsea star, 39, and his husband Gareth, 37, and twins Apollo and Cosima have packed their bags and left their former home in Barnes - where they rented after leaving their home off Chelsea's King’s Road - and headed for a more rural life.The reality TV star shared a video on social media that showed his family leaving Waterloo and heading for a "new adventure". Ollie captioned the video: "After 20 years and a million adventures I've decided to live my childhood dream and move to the countryside."We rode out of Waterloo for the very last time as Londoners and from Chelsea to chickens, I'm now an uncle to seven chicks and the kids adore them. I'm building a new adventure on the south coast where the kids can live their very best lives."So expect a new countryside Ollie, launching a new business, making new friends and I'm sure, lots of rural challenges."He then added that he as moving away from his Made in Chelsea roots: "Not so much King's Road, but instead getting my hands dirty with a full on country life, come with me in making this adventure one to remember."Their move garnered support from their friends and family with former co-star Cheska Hull commenting: "Love you so much! It's going to be the best adventure ever!"Celebs Go Dating star Anna Williamson said: "Welcome to the countryside. It’ll be the best decision you ever made darling."https://www.instagram.com/p/DZAmxT-t7DW/Ollie and his family were reportedly evicted from their former home after failing to pay rent. Their debts increased to £45,000 after legal costs and late fees were added.The couple had previously revealed that they were keen to move to the country: "We definitely have plans to move to Oxfordshire at some point. We want a converted barn!" Ollie told Hello!"I grew up in the countryside," added Gareth. "My family had 500 acres, so we were so used to having loads of space. We're just so busy with everything at the moment, that we have to be in London. But we would love to be able to raise kids out of the city."Ollie was a home owner before he rented and previously told the Daily Mail that he sold his former home to fund his surrogacy and IVF journey with his husband Gareth."When it came to IVF, we got advice from people, they said, I think you should probably look at £150,000. I said, okay, if I remortgage my house, I might get enough money to do that," he said.Article continues below"We sold the house and someone gave us an offer that was alright, so we took that. But at that point, we had to. The bills were through the roof, and we lost six growing babies through miscarriage and then we got two in the end, but it cost us £500,000."We wanted these children so desperately, but we didn't expect to go through four years because of Covid and all the laws."Like this story? For more of the latest showbiz news and gossip, follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Threads.
Ollie Locke moves family to countryside for 'new adventure'
Ollie Locke has announced that he and his family have upped sticks and moved from London to the countryside, after reportedly failing to pay their rent on their Chelsea home







