ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY
TikTok star Alex Rayner and his wife Kirsty take us behind the scenes of their magical menagerie on an idyllic estate in Essex
Alex and Kirsty stroll outside their 13thcentury house in Essex, accompanied by some of their many animals – dogs, geese and two pigs called Pickle and Wotsit
ALEX’S SUIT: HOLLAND & COOPER. SHOES: RUSSELL & BROMLEY. KIRSTY’S COAT: BAUKJEN. DRESS: BA&SH
The couple pose on their 55-acre estate with a pair of lively dogs and (top right) with a goose and the cockerel that greets visitors with his signature cry
(LEFT) ALEX’S BLAZER: FIFE COUNTRY. JUMPER & CHINOS: RALPH LAUREN. KIRSTY’S JUMPER: THE WHITE CO. JEANS: ZARA. (BOTTOM RIGHT) ALEX’S SUIT: NATHAN PARKER. TIE: HOLLAND COOPER
Driving through the front gates of the rambling Essex farm owned by Alex and Kirsty Rayner means being greeted by a cockerel squawking “cock-a-doodle-do”.
Then, inside the 13th-century house, hello! is welcomed by a friendly goose who goes by the name of Sunday and is casually hanging out in the kitchen, while outside, goats and pigs roam free and ducks splash in the lake.