EXCLUSIVE The suite life of Anna and Tim Robards! Bachelor couple reveal shock news they are leaving Sydney and their very unique new living arrangements
Anna Robards exclusively revealed to Daily Mail Australia that she and her husband Tim are leaving Sydney and moving their young family to the Gold Coast next week.
The couple share daughters Elle, four, and Ruby, one, and met and fell in love on The Bachelor back in 2013 and have called Sydney their home ever since.
She said the happy family purchased a residence at lavish hotel Mondrian in Burleigh Heads and will be settling in there on Monday.
'We're heading up to the Gold Coast. We brought a property up there called the Mondrian. They've got different hotels around the world,' she said.
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'We brought a property there around four years ago and it's only just settling now. So we're actually going to be moving up there.'
'Everything is happening this week. We're moving up there on Monday. I'm staying for a day and then I'll be coming back [to Sydney],' Anna added.
'We wanted a bit of a change. We don't know how long we'll be there. We're still going to keep our place here [in Sydney].
'So we will be back and forth a lot for work. We just thought it would be really nice to get away from Sydney winter for a little bit.
'My business partner lives up there too. I've never lived overseas. We've never done anything like this as a family, or even individually.'
The Mondrian residences are described as 'coastal luxury' with restaurants, bars and a pool club sitting on the ground floor on the shore of Burleigh Heads.
Spa and wellness treatments are also offered on site and all properties have a stunning view of Burleigh Beach.
As for her daughters, Anna said Elle is at an age where she is beginning to make friends so is 'a little bit sad' to be moving away from Sydney.
'I think [Elle's] a little bit sad going to the Gold Coast because she won't be able to see her friends,' she said.
Spa and wellness treatments are also offered on site and all properties have a stunning view of Burleigh Beach
'They're starting to get to that age where they're making good friends and they don't want to leave them.
'But I know she'll make a lot of good friends while on the Gold Coast... She's great at making friends.'
Anna added that Elle will officially be in primary school next year, which the influencer feels 'nervous' about but says she knows her daughter will 'thrive'.
As for Anna's husband Tim, 42, who she married in 2018, he will be handling the initial set-up of the move.
The blonde beauty will only get to spend one day on the Gold Coast after they move in before she has to fly back to Sydney for work.
She will be attending a Huggies activation event at Westfield Bondi Junction, which will start next Wednesday on June 11 from 9am.
Anna has been an ambassador for the nappy brand for four years, and is currently promoting the company's latest 'hero range' Huggies SkinProtect Nappies.
Huggies, in collaboration with Hello Skin, has produced 'cheeky' limited edition Bum Masks for parents and will celebrate with an immersive pop-up at Bondi Junction.
Anna and pediatric skincare expert Dr Deshan Sebaratnam will be in attendance at the four-day event as they invite parents along for the free experience.
Thousands of visitors can receive skincare tips from Dr Deshan, take part in fun family photo moments and enjoy free pastries and babycinos.
They will also be treated to take home samples of the new Huggies range and the limited edition Huggies Bum Mask.
'It's cheeky, pun intended,' Anna joked, adding the Bum Mask is a 'tongue-in-cheek' way of Huggies saying they'll 'look after parents' as well as their babies.
'I actually tried it,' she laughed, when asked if she had sampled the product which she describes is a 'face mask for your bottom'.
'Nobody was home. You have to lie on your stomach. You can either get someone to help or you can put it on yourself. It is quite relaxing,' she said.
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