Sam Faiers gives partner Paul Knightley an awkward kiss on the cheek as she bids emotional farewell to family before flying to Dubai on a work trip

Sam Faiers bid an emotional farewell to her partner Paul and their children as she headed off on a work trip to Dubai on Tuesday.

The former TOWIE star, 33, gave Paul Knightley an awkward kiss on the cheek after they arrived at the airport and hugged her eldest children Paul, seven, and Rosie, five, hugs goodbye.

Sam is not travelling to Dubai alone as she took her and Paul’s youngest child, one-year-old Edward, with her along with her mother Susie Wells.

Sam’s trip to the United Arab Emirates is likely in connection with her skinscare brand Revive Collagen.

The star’s beauty company…