Inside Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash's love story: How they met and plans for July wedding
02.07.2022 - 20:49
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Stacey Solomon is just weeks away from walking down the aisle to marry fiancé Joe Swash. Their big day comes a year-and-a-half after Joe proposed during a romantic woodland walk on Christmas Eve, 2020.
The showbiz couple were meant to tie the knot last year, but the wedding was postponed due to the pandemic. Following the delay, Stacey fell pregnant with their first daughter, Rose - who was born on the Loose Women presenter's 32nd birthday in October.
Preparations are now well underway for their wedding in July, and both the bride-to-be and groom-to-be have had their hen and stag weekends - with the ex-EastEnders actor returning home from Ibiza just days ago. Here, we take a look at Stacey and Joe's relationship and what we know about their plans for their special day.
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Stacey, 32, who found fame on the X-Factor, met Joe, 40, when she was crowned 'Queen of the Jungle' in 2010's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here. Joe, who had won the ITV reality series in 2008, was on presenting duties alongside hosts Ant and Dec.
Recalling on her Instagram stories the moment she met her husband-to be, Stacey showed her kids a clip of the pair hugging, with Joe congratulating her on her win. She wrote: "We just finished watching the castle and Leighton and Zach made me put on my jungle videos because Zachy doesn't remember it and Leighton wasn't born when I did it so they love watching it.
"Then we stumbled across this one. The first time I ever met Joe. The boys couldn't believe it was him. It feels like yesterday." But their relationship didn't blossom until they started dating in 2016.
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