Suzanne Shaw has shared an insight into her first holiday away as a ‘solo parent’ with her son Raffi following her split from her fiancé of 12 years Sam Greenfield.
The former Hear’Say singer, 44, said she had made ‘special memories’ on the trip with her son, 10, who she welcomed during her relationship with Sam.
Bikini-clad Suzanne posted pictures of them together on her Instagram page, showing off her toned figure and abs in several of the photos.
Suzanne put her arm around Raffi, who was wearing an England football shirt and shorts, with his blonde hair tied in braids.
In another photo she lounged on a sunbed wearing a yellow two-piece, which revealed the symbol tattoo on her stomach.
In the caption, she wrote: ‘Precious times, making the most special memories with my Raffi. Summer looked a little different for us both this year, but somehow it turned into one of the best summers I’ve had in years.
Suzanne Shaw has shared an insight into her first holiday away as a ‘solo parent’ with her son Raffi following her split from her fiancé of 12 years Sam Greenfield
The former Hear’Say singer, 44, said she had made ‘special memories’ on the trip with her son, 10, who she welcomed during her relationship with Sam
‘I wasn’t quite sure how I’d feel taking on a solo parent trip. I expected there might be some emotional moments along the way, but surprisingly, I absolutely loved it.
‘Just the two of us, having our own little adventure, enjoying each other’s company and making memories I know I’ll treasure forever.
‘We laughed, explored, soaked up the sunshine and enjoyed every minute of our time away together. By the end, neither of us wanted it to be over!
‘Sometimes the times you don’t quite know what to expect from turn out to be the most special. So grateful for this time with my boy and all the memories we made along the way.’
Speaking after their split, Suzanne said in April the ‘rug was pulled from under her feet’ as she detailed her shock break up and reflected on finding self love.
She broke down in tears in February as she detailed her ‘messy and unexpected’ break up from fiancé Sam Greenfield after 11 years together.
But happier news came as she shared her joy after revealing she had become a grandma after her son Corey’s girlfriend Erin gave birth to a baby boy called Colton.
Suzanne shared an update with fans about how she was ‘starting to come out the other side’ of her rollercoaster year.
In another photo she lounged on a sunbed wearing a yellow two-piece, which revealed the symbol tattoo on her stomach
In the clip, shared on her Instagram, Suzanne appeared to suggest her break up from ex-fiancé Sam was sudden.
She said: ‘My god what a year. On New Year’s Eve, I wrote in my journal how grateful I was for everything in my life, my family, the adventures that we were about to go on in my relationship and how in love I was and how excited I was for our future.
‘And 24 hours later, not even 24 hours later, the rug got pulled from underneath my feet.
‘I just couldn’t believe it. Then there was one thing that I wrote in the journal that was, “I am ready to go on this beautiful, messy adventure that is life”.
‘And my God, did it focus on the messy. Really focus on it, and it has been so difficult and painful, but I’ve just been so grateful that I’ve implemented all I know into myself, all the self love.’
Turning her attention to the arrival of her grandson, Suzanne continued: ‘Every single day, I am trying to give myself the highest quality of love I can possibly give, and I’m really starting to feel the benefits of it.
‘And plus, I’ve become a grandma. Oh, it’s so amazing. My grandson is so beautiful, and I can’t stop doting on him, and that’s brought a lot of joy and love into my life that I really needed.
‘But yeah, he is amazing and just starting to feel just a bit better, but I am loving having the greatest love affair with myself, not having to compromise anything.’
Suzanne’s former Hear’Say bandmate lounged on her hotel bed eating chips as she shared her own updates on Instagram
Myleene shared a look at her outfit from a glamorous night out
In March, Suzanne shared her joy as she revealed she had become a grandma after her son Corey’s girlfriend Erin gave birth to a baby boy called Colton
Suzanne and Sam got engaged in 2014 and welcomed their son Rafferty in 2015.
Confirming the pair split in January, Suzanne said she is glad she now has the tools to navigate a breakup sober, having quit alcohol six years ago.
She said: ‘I’ve not been online for a little while because I’ve just been navigating some stuff in my life which is a breakup that I’m going through at the moment when I genuinely did not expect I’d be saying this out loud.
‘It’s been tough, it’s been really tough and I wasn’t actually even going to say anything online but I just thought like the nature of my account is all about mental health, my struggles with my mental health, quitting alcohol, changing my lifestyle, taking up running, all of the things that have just brought my stability.
‘And now things have just taken a different road, taken a different path. It’s been tricky but my goodness thank god I have got the tools to navigate this. And thank god it’s been six years of not drinking, six years of really dedicating my life to my personal development.
‘I’ve not been perfect through this and it’s been a little bit messy but I’ve certainly been able to tap into therapy, I’ve been able to tap into meditation, a little bit of running, understanding that I need to eat well.
‘And understanding that I need to just lean into this pain and heal and it is a new chapter of deep healing because for me, I am going into the era of having the greatest love affair with myself.
‘It was important for me to share this, it was important for me to close one chapter to move into the next.
‘I’ve not known what to say since the start of January but here I am, nearly in March now ready to just go this journey of total true self healing and giving myself the highest quality of love that I should have done a long time ago.’
Two years before her engagement to Sam, Suzanne was married to Heart FM presenter Jason King, 51.
She married the radio presenter in 2009 until their separation in 2012.
