Taylor Family
Rob Taylor's dream of being a professional footballer was shattered by a devastating injury, but his wife Selina wants to stay close her family in the UK.
From the day and hour they met, Selina had been selling the idea of living in Australia to husband Rob. After a holiday with her family in her teens, she knew it was the land of her dreams. Fast forward three years and it's role reversal, with Selena now the stumbling block and husband Rob pushing to go.
Rob and Selina Taylor live in Bridgnorth in Shropshire. They met through social media ten years ago when Selina 'liked' a photo of Rob on holiday with his mates. They met up in person and have been together ever since... and one of the things they talked about nonstop was moving down under.
When they got married in 2013, there was only one place for their honeymoon and, like Selina, Rob too fell in love with Australia. They returned with a five-year plan and started to save towards the move. At the time Rob was on the cusp of a glittering career as a professional footballer but, just as things were taking off, Rob's dream was stopped in its tracks. A horrific injury forced early retirement. Rob was devastated. As the main breadwinner, what should have been a wonderful time for the couple was becoming more stressful; Selina was pregnant and not working too. Moving to emigrating was the last thing on their minds as they struggled to cope.
Now the couple, with baby Alanna, have found their feet. With Selina in a good job she loves and Rob training as a football coach, he feels it is time to kick-start the Australian plan once again. Selina now has cold feet; a move would mean sacrificing strong family support at home. So, the trial week in Melbourne will have to answer a lot of questions. Will it convince Selina it is the right move? Or will taking daughter Alanna away from family be just too much to take?
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The Taylors are still living in Bridgnorth but are house hunting at the moment and are looking to move to Worcester in the spring.
They鈥檙e still very optimistic about moving to Australia as they loved it and the trial week only strengthened their desire to move. However, they have to wait to see if the visa situation changes.
Alanna has started nursery and absolutely loves it. They still talk to her about Australia and show her pictures and videos of their time out there.
Rob has started a new career away from sport with potential prospects to work for a company in Australia in the future. Selina has gone back part time and is enjoying spending more time with Alanna.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Nicki Chapman |
| Production Manager | Joy Hines |
| Editor | Juliet Chantler |
| On-line editing | Mick Clarke |
| Series Producer | Jacqui Berkeley |
