Hope Hicks has packed up her life in Los Angeles to return to the political circuit in Washington D.C., DailyMailTV can disclose.
The former Trump staffer announced she would be returning to work at the White House on February 12 but no mention was made of the date.
Now DailyMailTV can exclusively reveal the 31-year-old was seen getting a fresh haircut, boxing up her things and moving out of her $6,145-per-month rented Brentwood apartment last week.
Exclusive photos show movers arriving at the luxury apartment block early in the morning before spending the day packing her possessions into a U-Haul bound for D.C. – all overseen by Hicks who was seen chatting with the workmen.
DailyMailTV understands Hicks has spent her final few days on the West Coast holed up inside the luxury Intercontinental in the Century City neighborhood, where rooms start at $276 per night.
Hope Hicks has packed up her life in Los Angeles to return to the political circuit in Washington D.C., DailyMailTV can disclose. The 31-year-old has been boxing up her things and moved out of her $6,145-per-month rented Brentwood apartment last week
DailyMailTV understands Hicks has spent her final few days on the West Coast holed up inside the luxury Intercontinental in the Century City neighborhood, where rooms start at $276 per night
Exclusive photos show movers arriving at the luxury apartment block early in the morning before spending the day packing her possessions into a U-Haul bound for D.C. – all overseen by Hicks who was seen chatting with the workmen
Since the news of her return to the White House was announced, Hicks has been keeping a low profile and has spent much of the past two weeks tying up loose ends in her old role at Fox, sources told DailyMailTV
Hicks has been living in Los Angeles since November 2018 when she became Chief Communications Officer at Fox and relocated from D.C.
The move came six months after she dramatically quit her job as Director of Communications for the Trump administration – and shortly after she split from ex-boyfriend Rob Porter, 42.
In January 2018, he had been forced to resign from his role as White House Staff Secretary after DailyMail.com revealed his alleged history of domestic abuse.
Neither Hicks nor Porter have ever commented on the allegations or their relationship but they are thought to have split shortly before she left for a new life on the West Coast.
At the time, friends said she was hoping for a fresh start but sources have since claimed Hicks was not cut out for life in LA and found the slow pace of the job at Fox dull after the White House.
DailyMailTV can reveal that she has made few friends in the fiercely Democrat city – but has forged relationships with a handful of new people, among them United Talent Agency boss and Clinton donor Jay Sures, 53, with whom she has been seen several times.
Hicks seems to be preparing for her role back in the spotlight by making a quick trip to a hair salon before moving to D.C.
Hicks headed to Juan Juan Salon in Brentwood. The salon has been featured in Vogue and New York Times as the best hair salon in LA
Sources told DailyMail.com Hicks was not cut out for life in LA and found the slow pace of the job at Fox dull after the White House
DailyMailTV can reveal that she has made few friends in the fiercely Democrat city – but has forged relationships with a handful of new people, among them United Talent Agency boss and Clinton donor Jay Sures, 53, (pictured) with whom she has been seen several times
She also joined the movie boss for a SuperBowl party in February 2019 at his lavish Beverly Hills home.
Instead, her life has largely consisted of work along with early morning workouts at Barry’s Bootcamp in Venice Beach as well as regular visits to Brentwood’s panoply of upmarket coffee shops – most made alone.
Her return, which was announced last month, comes as President Trump steps up preparations for his re-election campaign which now looks set to see him pitted against Bernie Sanders or Joe Biden.
Hicks is understood to be a favorite of Trump – who has nicknamed her ‘Hopester’ – and is one of the few White House staffers to have left her role of her own volition.
In her new advisor role, she will be working closely with Jared Kushner who released a statement shortly after the announcement in which he said the administration is ‘excited’ to have her back.
He continued: ‘There is no one more devoted to implementing President Trump’s agenda than Hope Hicks. We are excited to have her back on the team.’
Hicks was seen dropping into Fox headquarters in the weeks before she left, and enjoying a mid-week visit from her mother Caye, 63, (together left) and sister Mary Grace, 33, (together right) who spent some of their time sightseeing before leaving on February 20
The trio also enjoyed a relaxed meal at Prima Baja Cocina, an upmarket Mexican restaurant in Santa Monica
Since the news of her return to the White House was announced, Hicks has been keeping a low profile and has spent much of the past two weeks tying up loose ends in her old role at Fox, sources told DailyMailTV.
She did, however, take a couple of days off to relax with her mother Caye, 63, and Mary Grace, 33, who flew in from Connecticut to sight see in LA.
Although Hicks stayed at home while her family took in the sights of Beverly Hills, she was spotted with them enjoying a quiet dinner at a popular Santa Monica taco joint.
A clearly happy Hicks was seen laughing over dinner at Prima Baja Cocina, a fashionable Mexican famous for its seafood.
The 31-year-old is due to start back at the White House early this month.