Joe Swash on marriage and raising six kids with Stacey Solomon: ‘People underestimate the power of separation’

Stacey Solomon fans have leapt to the star's defence as she jetted off to 'paradise' for the last few days of 2023 - with her whole family in tow.

Stacey Solomon surprised her entire family with a luxurious trip to Jamaica as this year's Christmas present.The Sort Your Life Out star, 34, took to Instagram on Friday, 29 December to share a heartwarming video as she surprised her family with a Christmas gift like no other. In the video, Stacey could be seen surrounded by her young family members in front of the Christmas tree, as she watched on in delight as they opened their presents and discovered they were jetting off to Jamaica. The proud mum-of-five could be seen opting for a casual festive look in pyjamas as she sat on the floor for the grand reveal before the kids jumped in the air in delight.

Former EastEnders actress Shana Swash has announced that she welcomed her first child just days before Christmas. Announcing the new arrival, Shana, 33, shared a black-and-white photo of the newborn on her Instagram page, where she shared the tot's name, simply captioning the snap: "Kitty Frances Swash Jones [white heart emoji] 18.12.2023." Fans were quick to share messages of congratulations, with one writing: "Beautiful name for a perfect little girl congratulations." While another added: "She’s beautiful, huge congratulations to you all! Love her name xx" "ohh congrats! So delighted for you! Biggest hugs and love" penned a third, while a fourth said: "Massive Congrats @shana_swash She's divine! Sx" Over the summer, Shana who is the younger sister of Joe Swash announced she and fiancé Nick Jones were expecting their first child.

After the festivities, we're all looking to slip into something a little more comfortable, and Loose Women star Stacey Soloman recently shared the cutest style inspiration.The busy mum of five, who is married to Joe Swash, took to instagram to show some sweet snaps of her in a twinning tracksuit look with her youngest daughter Belle. It appears the mini-me sweatshirts were super popular with Stacey's fans as many asked where she had purchased the matching styles. Stacey kindly replied: "Soooo many of you asking I bought us all these matching tracksuits from a small business called @happyheartsthelabel they're so soft and cosy.

Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash have firmly cemented themselves as one of showbiz's most-loved couples, with fans fixated on keeping up with the pair's busy family life with their six children via social media. Loose Women panellist Stacey, 34, and soap star Joe, 41, are parents to Rex, four, Rose, two, and 11 month old Belle, as well as Stacey's two sons, Zachary, 15, and Leighton, 11, and Joe's son Harry, 16, from previous relationships.The Solomon-Swash family famously resides at Pickle Cottage, with Stacey proudly documenting their family life on her hugely popular Instagram account. However, it seems the mum-of-five is concerned that her and Joe's family dynamic could soon change, with the 41 year old reportedly eager to reprise his role as Mickey Miller in BBC One soap EastEnders.

Prince Louis melted hearts as he sweetly held hands with Mia Tindall during the Royal family's traditional Christmas Day walk to church at Sandringham.The young prince was seen wearing tartan trousers and a blue pea coat as he held onto his dad Prince William and Mia Tindall, the oldest daughter of Mike and Zara Tindall. Louis looked thrilled to be walking with his cousin as both had red cheeks from the cold and flashed grins at waiting royal fans.

Stacey Solomon has once again charmed her millions of follower as she shared a selection of Christmas snaps with her husband, Joe Swash and their children. Loose Women star Stacey and Ex-EastEnders actor Joe share three children together - Rex, four, Rose, two and Belle, 11 months, whilst Stacey is mum to Zachary, 15, and Leighton, 11, from previous relationships, and Joe has a 16 year old son, named Harry. In the new snaps posted by Stacey, the family - bar Harry - can be seen coordinating their outfits in hues of black, white and various shades of red.

Stacey Solomon was noticeably absent from Loose Women’s Christmas party - fuelling speculation that she is ready to quit the ITV show. The 34 year old mum of five appeared on the popular daytime show earlier this week - telling viewers she had "one more day" of work before the festive period. Her co-stars then headed out on their Christmas bash but, according to images of the party shared on social media, Stacey was not among them.

Stacey Solomon has revealed the hilarious ‘secret hiding place’ she uses at home when she wants to escape from her big family at Christmas. The 34 year old Loose Women panelist is a mum of five, sharing three children with husband Joe Swash - Rex, four, Rose, two, and Belle, seven months - as well as sons Zachary, 15, and Leighton, 11, from previous relationships.

Fans have been left sharing the same response to Stacey Solomon's latest post as she offered a sweet update on her youngest child. The Loose Women star is a doting mum to her two elder sons Zachary and Leighton as well as younger kids Rex, Rose and Belle, who she shares with her husband Joe Swash.

Stacey Solomon confessed she was feeling a bit jittery about singing in front of a live audience again, 14 years after her first appearance on The X Factor. The mum-of-four, who first stepped into the limelight during the sixth season of The X Factor in 2009, has since become a beloved TV host and online influencer. But on Saturday 16 December, Stacey was getting ready to sing for her grandma's birthday at her care home.

Stacey Solomon's Crafty Christmas returned to TV screens on Thursday evening Thursday 14 December, with Stacey and her family crafting some decorations and presents for the festive season. While making some nutcrackers, Stacey was joined by husband Joe Swash, and the pair began reminiscing about the year, and speculating what could be in store for them in 2024.

Stacey Solomon has shared an emotional post about her teenage son Zachary after spending some "rare" quality time with him at the 2023 Jingle Bell Ball. The Loose Women panellist, 34, took Zachary, 15, who she shares with ex Dean Cox, and her second eldest son Leighton, 11, to the annual event, hosted by Capital FM, on Sunday, 10 December at The O2 Arena in London. Stacey, who is also mum to Rex, four, Rose, two, and 10 month old Belle with husband Joe Swash, watched performances from the likes of Take That, Rita Ora, Alicia Keys and Zara Larsson at the star-studded event.

With six children, Joe Swash and Stacey Solomon’s home – aka Pickle Cottage – is busy at the best of times, but Joe tells OK! that it’s on another level during the festive period. “I’m really looking forward to Christmas this year,” he says. “I’m so lucky because it’s all about kids – and we’ve got so many!” In fact, the former EastEnders star, 41, jokes that the numbers involved mean they no longer receive invites.

Christmas has well and truly arrived at Joe Swash and Stacey Solomon's beautiful Pickle Cottage, but it appears that only one half of the couple know what they're doing when it comes to putting up decorations. In an exclusive interview with OK!, the 41 year old former EastEnders star joked that he just goes along with what wife Stacey - who appeared The X Factor back in 2009 - asks but often can't keep up. "“Stacey’s been making some crackers and making stars to put on the tree,” said Joe.

EastEnders star Dean Gaffney has suffered a break-in in his car just weeks before Christmas, as the soap star confided in his fans on Instagram after the traumatic incident. The BBC actor, who starred on EastEnders between 1993 and 2003 and again from 2017 to 2019, shared the horrific damage to his Audi sports car on his stories. Dean, 45, had chosen to park his vehicle on a street in London while he ran errands, but when the actor returned he discovered the window on the driver's side had been smashed in.

Joe Swash told Stacey Solomon that he's 'done' after her prank went wrong - at least for her husband. Loose Women star Stacey was in a mischievous mood as the shared her latest Christmas video with her millions of social media followers.

Joe Swash has declared that he is “done” with Stacey Solomon’s festive pranks, after the Loose Women star posted a mischievous Christmas video to her Instagram. The 34-year-old Sort Your Life Out star revealed that her family are taking part in Elf on the Shelf this year.The popular Christmas tradition sees parents and kids adopt a ‘scout elf’ magically sent by Santa to keep an eye on the children’s behaviour and report back to the North Pole each night. Every morning the elf then returns to a different spot in the house, ensuring kids make the ‘good list.’ The mum-of-five has shared a video with her 5.8 million social media followers, where their red-headed family elf named ‘Joe’ could be seen sneakily drawing a moustache on the ‘real’ Joe Swash as he took a nap on the sofa.

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