Little Mix's Perrie Edwards follows in Leigh-Anne Pinnock's footsteps with a major move abroad with her footballer fiancé Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Perrie Edwards has followed in the footsteps of her friend Leigh-Anne Pinnock by moving abroad.

The former Little Mix star, 30, is planning to split her time between England and Turkey following her fiancé Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's new career move.

The footballer, 30, has joined Besiktas in a three-year deal after leaving Liverpool earlier this summer.

She previously packed up to live in Cheshire after Alex signed for Liverpool and has now planned to venture out even further.

Perrie, who has son Axel, 21 months, with the sportsman, will be flying out as much as possible so they can be together as a family.

A source told The Sun: 'It hasn’t been an easy decision because Perrie and Alex have their young son Axel to think about and they don’t want to live their lives apart.

'The deal was too good to turn down though so they are giving it a shot and are determined to make it work.

'They know it’s not going to be straightforward but they love each other and want to support one another’s dreams. That means making some sacrifices.'

Perrie's bandmate Leigh-Anne, 31, currently splits her time between the UK and Greece since her husband Andre Gray, 32, signed up for Aris FC in Thessaloniki.

The Little Mix singer tied the knot with Andre in a lavish Jamaican ceremony in June.

Perrie and Alex have been dating since 2016 but they didn't go public with their romance until February 2017.

It comes after Perrie finally revealed their son's full name, nearly two years after his birth last week.

Despite revealing his first moniker, Axel, after he was born, the couple have since kept quiet on his full name.

But taking to her Instagram Stories on Wednesday, Perrie gave fans the chance to ask all their burning questions as she announced that she would