Strictly Come Dancing contestant Sam Quek quickstepped up a storm in the ballroom with her partner Nikita Kuzmin last Saturday but behind the scenes, the former field hockey player's focus is on her two adorable children - Molly, three, and Isaac, two, whom the family calls Zac.
As fans look forward to Halloween week in the Strictly ballroom, those on the hunt for children's costume inspiration should look no further than the former athlete's Instagram.
© InstagramLast October, Sam, 36, shared a photo of Molly and Zac in the cutest pumpkin costumes. While Molly wore an orange organza dress and witch's hat headpiece, Zac was so sweet in a pumpkin suit with a matching hat.
© InstagramThe lookalike siblings posed in the family home in Sam's native Liverpool. The Question of Sport star frequently shares the most adorable photos of her children.
© InstagramThe family celebrated Molly's third birthday and Zac's second birthday in March with the mum of two marking both occasions with carousels of at-home snaps.
© InstagramHer son looked particularly sweet as he opened a scooter on his big day, while Molly has also been spotted with her mum on sun-soaked family holidays.
Meet Sam Quek's family
Sam welcomed her children in 2022 and 2023 with her husband of six years, Tom Mairs. The pair go way back as they attended the same school though their romance didn't start until later when they crossed paths in a Liverpool bar as they were in different years.
Sam married her property entrepreneur beau in 2018, tying the knot at Chester Racecourse. Tom has supported his wife throughout her sporting career, including cheering her on at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
© InstagramIn a recent interview, the Team GB star told HELLO! and other outlets that her husband was "dead excited" to learn that she was taking part in Strictly, though he admitted he first thought her news was a third pregnancy.
© InstagramThe mother of two has been candid about her struggles with balancing her career with raising her tots.
© Instagram"I get a lot of mum guilt," Sam told Heat magazine. "They’re only young for so long, and I can’t remember the first two months of Zac's life because I went back to work eight weeks after giving birth to him.
© InstagramDISCOVER: Strictly star Sam Quek has the sweetest bond with her twin brother Shaun
"I look at their photos and think, 'I can't believe I missed that'. It still exists. I'll say, 'OK, I'm going for a drink with some colleagues this afternoon. But I won't have too many, because I want to be on top form for the kids'."
Strictly stars and their children
- Strictly pro Gorka Marquez and former Strictly contestant Gemma Atkinson share two children, Mia and Thiago.
- Strictly: It Takes Two host Janette Manrara and her dancer husband Aljaz Skorjanec are parents to baby girl Lyra.
- Strictly winners Kevin Clifton and Stacey Dooley welcomed baby Minnie in January 2023.
- Former Strictly pros James and Ola Jordan share a daughter, Ella.
- Former pro Pasha Kovalev and Rachel Riley share two daughters, Maven and Noa.
- Strictly judge and ex-pro Anton du Beke and his wife Hannah share adorable twins George and Henrietta.
- Former Strictly star Artem Chigvintsev and Nikki Bella became parents to son Matteo in July 2000.
- Professional dancer Natalie Lowe and her husband James Knibbs welcomed their son Jack in December 2020.
- Ben Cohen and former Strictly dancer Kristina Rihanoff met in series 11 and now share a daughter, Milena.
- Ex-Strictly pro Brendan Cole and his wife Zoe Hobbs are parents to Aurelia and Dante.
