ETTC: Woman reflects on husband's death
On Tuesday's episode of BBC's Escape to the Country, househunter Andrea revealed her poignant reason for leaving her London abode.
The American-born widow was seeking a fresh start in the countryside after her husband passed away in 2013.
As the show revisited Andrea's story, viewers were touched by her emotional journey. Presenter Steve empathised, "Moving home, especially to a new area, is a big deal in anyone's book.
"I mean, who knows what the future holds? That must be made so much harder when the place you're moving from has so many special memories."
The audience caught a glimpse into Andrea's life as she shared insights from within her current home. She reflected, "This is the house that I moved into with my husband.
"It was his house before I met and married him. It has always been a place where after he died, I wanted to stay. To make sure that the memories of him were as close to me."
She continued, expressing a heartfelt realisation, "However, now I feel, I've realised the memories don't leave if you just leave a place, they come with you and they come with you forever."
Before embarking on her property search, it was disclosed that Andrea sought a two-bedroom house with a garden for her dog Luna.
With a generous budget of £500,000, Andrea, accompanied by her best friend Holly, embarked on a quest to find the perfect Surrey dwelling, reports the Mirror.
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Steve, driving to meet the duo, admired Andrea's courage to move on from her cherished marital home.
He commented: "It seems to me that Andrea is undergoing a massive shift and is well on the way to starting her new life.
"In fact,t this is about so much more than just finding a house for Andrea."
Eventually, she was smitten with the mystery property and expressed her desire to take another look before making an offer
As the episode concluded, BBC viewers discovered that she did indeed make an offer, which she later increased to secure the home.
With someone retracting their offer on her own flat, Steve revealed that Andrea was attempting to sell it again in hopes of fully securing the mystery home.
Escape to the Country can be viewed on BBC iPlayer.
