She enjoyed a magical Christmas day with her sister and their children at her lavish £148million mansion, complete with £20,000 worth of fake snow.
But Petra Ecclestone, alongside her sister Tamara, was sure to let her hair down on Sunday, as they left their kids at home to celebrate New Year’s Eve at Catch in LA.
Newly-divorced Petra, 29, looked typically glamorous in a sequin mini dress as she rang in the New Year with her sibling and her husband Jay – but turned heads once again when she left hand-in-hand with her brother-in-law’s pal Sam Palmer.
Letting her hair down: Petra Ecclestone celebrated the New Year at Catch LA on Sunday night – and left the eatery hand-in-hand with her brother-in-law Jay Rutland’s pal Sam
Petra showed no signs of strain from an undoubtedly taxing year as she stepped out in a glamorous black mini dress, embellished with sequins all over.
Pulling into one shoulder to tease at her decolletage, the dress then cut off high at her thigh to leave her long and slender legs on show.
She maintained the glamour of the look with barely-there black sandals and a glittering diamanté choker, but also slipped a playful ‘Happy New Year’ crown on top of her head, as she celebrated the arrival of 2018.
Close: Petra, clad in a glamorous sequin mini dress and playful ‘Happy New Year’ crown, was spotted leaving the hot spot hand-in-hand with Jay’s pal Sam
Revealed: The pair were first spotted together in November, before he was revealed to be luxury used car salesman Sam Palmer, who is old friends with Petra’s brother-in-law Jay
The blonde was joined by her sister Tamara, clad in an equally glittering dress and metallic gold bag, and her husband Jay for the celebrations – who have been strong support systems throughout her difficult divorce.
After a night out at the celebrity hot-spot however, Petra was later seen leaving hand-in-hand with Jay’s close pal Sam, in a slick blue suit jacket and loafers.
Petra was first spotted with the hunk in November, when they enjoyed a stroll around London with her twin sons.
The mystery man was then revealed as Sam Palmer – a luxury used car salesman from Essex who is believed to be old friends with her Tamara’s husband Jay.
Family affair: The blonde was joined by her sister Tamara, clad in an equally glittering dress and metallic gold bag
Slick: Tamara’s husband Jay also joined the group for dinner at Catch, to ring in the New Year
Back in the day: Petra divorced husband James Stunt in October, in one of the most expensive settlements in Britain’s history at £5.5billion (pictured in July 2014)
He is thought to have grown close to Petra in recent months, and even enjoyed a sunshine break to Dubai with Petra, Tamara and Jay in October.
Petra is mother to three children; sons Andrew and James and daughter Lavinia, whom she shares with her ex-husband James Stunt.
She divorced him in October, with sister Tamara being a constant support to Petra throughout the proceedings.
Petra and James have vowed to be ‘firm friends’ following their divorce, which is one of the most expensive in Britain’s history at £5.5billion.
Staying strong: Sister Tamara and Jay (above) have been openly supportive to Petra throughout the proceedings
Slick: Jay looked typically slick and suave in a grey suit jacket and pale pink shirt
