The 29-year-old model lives in Beverly Hills with her fiance Jason Statham, reported Female First.
"The one big downside is not having my family within reach. I would love to be able to invite them over for a roast dinner, or be able to say to my brother or sister, 'Why don't you pop over for a glass of wine tonight?' but I can't and it weighs heavily on me," Whiteley said.
She is Britain's highest-earning model, but Whiteley insists she is never self-satisfied as there is always wants to achieve new things.
"My mum taught me never to be complacent, I'm always thinking, 'What else is there left to do and where I can go now?' I have always been drawn to women who have built something for themselves and who are unashamedly themselves. To me, that's the true power of a woman.