Jamie Yeo Moving To England With Her Family Next Year

According to Jamie, she’s been planning this with Rupert for “around two years”. However, their plans were thwarted due to the pandemic, and they only discussed the move again after travel restrictions started easing.

"I've already paid the visa company in the UK like $3000 to help me sort out my visa, so it’s pretty confirmed,” Jamie said. When the move happens, Rupert will be "taking his business which he already manages and founded to the UK".

"The thing about COVID is that it has really enabled people to work remotely, so he has been servicing clients from Australia and Europe already. So moving back would be better for him than staying here,” she said.

As for her jewellery line, Lula J, which she started last year, Jamie would be hiring someone full-time to take care of the day-to-day business operations here in Singapore, while she continues working on it from England.

"I'm still gonna be doing my social media job, so I've got a few clients who are happy to continue working with me," she said. "I mean the world is so small, and my platform still reaches out to 80 per cent Singaporeans, so I'm going to be doing stuff like that. And there's so many flights between Singapore and London every day, so it's gonna be quite easy to come back, like Sharon Au, you know. She flies between Singapore and Paris a lot."

"We're keeping our apartment here [in Singapore too] 'cos we definitely plan to come back quite a bit. We're not closing any options, you can easily straddle a couple of homes around the world, you never know," she added.

So which city will Jamie and her family be settling in?

As of now, the couple is still undecided, although they’ve since narrowed down the search to places outside London.

"We're looking at the educational centres so it's either Bath or Cambridge, Oxford, or Exeter, which is further down the south-west of the coast 'cos they are all really good university towns. When you settle around a university town, the vibe is a bit more vibrant and 'cos of the strong academic background, you've got quite a few good state schools [there too],” Jamie said.

Speaking of education, Jamie's daughter Aly will not be taking the PSLE here in Singapore.

"I would have liked to actually let her finish her PSLE first 'cos it's actually good training. I don't think there's anything bad about our system. I went to the States when I was in Sec 1, so I took the PSLE already. When I was there, I really breezed through high school 'cos we were taught so much in the first six years of primary school. I think it's just that our education system doesn't suit like every single kid,” said Jamie, who went on to share that Aly’s “really stubborn” and isn’t a big fan of studying.

"She just won't study on her own and she's only managed to get by 'cos I spent so much money on tutors, to sit with her while she does her homework,” she added.

"[But] it's not like [studying in] England’s gonna be easier. They still have the A Levels, right? She's still gonna go through the same education system, the only thing different is [that she’s not taking the] PSLE,” Jamie said.

Another perk of moving to England for the family is how they would be much closer to Jamie’s in-laws.

"My husband hasn't seen his parents much for a long time. He's been in Singapore for 12 years, so we're moving back also 'cos we want to spend time with both his parents,” she said, adding: “His parents are in their 70s, and I feel that we should be closer to them.”

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