Reality television star Binky Felstead has relocated to the United States for the summer with her family after her entrepreneur husband, Max Fredrik Darnton, moved full-time to his company's New York office.
The Made in Chelsea favourite left behind her £3.6million home in Barnes, London, to join Darnton across the Atlantic alongside their two young sons, five-year-old Wolfie and three-year-old Wilder.
Felstead, 36, has been sharing insights into her lavish American summer on Instagram, posting photos of beach relaxation, bike rides, and boat trips while traveling around Nantucket, Connecticut, and the Hamptons.
During the getaway, the mother-of-three was pictured swimming in the ocean in a black bikini with her sons before showing off her watersports skills by wakeboarding. In another photo, she explored a local harbour with her boys while wearing a black crop top and denim shorts.
Captioning her travels on social media, Felstead wrote: "From Nantucket, Connecticut, Hamptons. All just breathtakingly beautiful. Exploring."
Felstead, whose real name is Alexandra Felstead, rose to public prominence on Made in Chelsea, the BAFTA-winning British reality television series produced by E4 that follows the lives of affluent young adults in South West London.
Nantucket is a historic island town off Cape Cod in Massachusetts, while the Hamptons is a coastal resort region on Long Island, New York, both renowned as summer destinations.
Husband Relocates Firm to Manhattan
Darnton revealed in June that he had relocated full-time to his New York office to further his business connections in the United States, commuting to Manhattan from a family home in New England.
Announcing the move in a post on professional networking platform LinkedIn for his global executive search and advisory firm, Fredriks, Darnton told followers: "I'm joining my teammates in New York full time."
He added in the post: "New York has felt like a second home for years. Exciting new chapter - for me, my family, and the business."
Darnton previously split his working schedule between Fredriks' Manhattan office and a base in London, leaving Felstead at home to parent their two sons, Wolfie and Wilder. Felstead and the children have now joined him in the States for the summer.
However, Felstead's nine-year-old daughter India, whom she shares custody of with her former Made in Chelsea co-star ex Josh Patterson, has remained in the United Kingdom.
New England Property and US Arrival
Prior to traveling across the Atlantic, Felstead shared a post about a "VERY busy couple of weeks" featuring a photograph of herself collapsed on a large pile of moving boxes stacked in the hallway of her London home.
She bought the £3.6million property in Barnes in 2019 and fully renovated it before leaving for the US. Barnes is an affluent residential district situated along the River Thames in south-west London.
Felstead told fans she flew solo with her children to the US and "arrived to find Max had been very busy indeed - barbecue on, a large glass of my favourite champagne waiting (deserved), and every single new toy built and ready to go."
She added that they arrived on "the most celebratory day of the American calendar" and shared photos of her children in their huge backyard, noting they were "three kids who couldn't get outside fast enough and a garden they've already completely taken over."
According to sleuth fans on Reddit, the couple's new Connecticut mansion has a rental price of $35,000 a month. Felstead proudly showed off the turreted property in Instagram posts, revealing that it sits on a lake and is surrounded by mature trees.
Connecticut is a New England state known for its scenic coastline and countryside, situated north-east of New York City.
Hinting that the move could be semi-permanent, Felstead revealed that the couple flew over their dog Pedro, sharing a video of their reunion in America.
During her stay, Felstead attempted the train ride into Manhattan to visit Darnton at his new office, later sharing a photo of him working at Rockefeller Center, the famous 19-building commercial complex in Midtown Manhattan.
London Farewell Party and Reality Show Future
Before leaving London, Felstead teased a lengthy period away by hosting a US-themed party at home. Wearing a figure-hugging red dress, she shared snaps of her US flag-covered back garden while celebrating with friends.
Felstead and Darnton married in a three-day celebration in Corfu, Greece, in summer 2022, surrounded by family and friends. Additional holiday photos showed her stunning in a white dress and enjoying a glass of fizz with a friend.
Felstead's relocation means the future of her Made in Chelsea spin-off show, Beyond Chelsea, hangs in the balance. The reality series debuted on E4 in October 2024, following the lives, families, and careers of original cast members Felstead, Lucy Watson, and Rosie Fortescue.
The program aired a second series in March of this year, but filming for future episodes has not been confirmed following Felstead's move to the United States.
