[L5] File uploading not a file object

When I try to upload a file it is returned as an string rather than a file object. If checked and rechecked my code. So is it something I'm doing wrong or what??

Controller

    public function update($id, ProfileRequest $request)
    {
        $profile = Profile::findOrFail($id);
        
        if($request->hasFile('cv'))
        {
            $cv = $request->file('cv');
            
            $filename = $cv->getClientOriginalName();
            
            $cv->move(storage_path() . '/app/profiles', $filename);
        }
        
        $profile->update($request->all());

        return redirect('profile');
    }

Return Data

{
"nationality": "",
"mobile": "",
"street": "",
"area": "",
"city": "",
"country": "",
"state": "Western Cape",
"postal_code": "8000",
"home_tel": "",
"work_tel": "",
"interests": "Swimming, Gaming, Coding",
"can_work": "South Africa, United Kingdom",
"birthday": "1990-01-01",
"marital_status": "single",
"cv": "pp.jpg"
}

As you can see "cv" which is supposed to be an array is a string. Any help will be appreciated. I've been unable to solve this for two days now