Stacey Chanelle Claire Solomon (born 4 October 1989) is an English singer and media personality. In 2009, she finished in third place on the sixth series of The X Factor, and gained a number one single on the UK Singles Chart when her fellow The X Factor finalists released a cover of "You Are Not Alone". Solomon won the tenth series of I'm a Celebrity...
Get Me Out of Here!. Her debut single, a cover of "Driving Home for Christmas", was released on 19 December 2011. Solomon then released her debut album Shy on 18 April 2015. In September 2016, she began appearing as a panellist on Loose Women and in November of the same year she presented the I'm a Celebrity spin-off series I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp.
This Morning executives have been keen on Stacey Solomon "for a long time" and claimed she had started talking to bosses "several months ago".They added the 32-year-old and husband Joe Swash, 40, could replace Phillip Schofield, 60, and Holly Willoughby, 41, when the time is right."She’s a huge hit on Loose Women and has a broad appeal among all age groups who watch ITV," a source told Closer Magazine.“Stacey actually started talking to This Morning bosses several months ago and they made clear they saw a role for both her and Joe to work as part of the programme in the future."ITV bosses have long been planning for what life looks like after Phil and Holly, because they know nothing lasts forever on TV."The source claimed that a move on the show could happen sooner than expected following recent backlash surrounding the pair.Richard Gere's mortality fears as he hopes to live to see kids grow upPhillip and Holly were accused of jumping the queue at Westminster Hall to see the Queen's coffin earlier this month.The backlash led to 75,000 people signing a petition to have them sacked from the show.The presenters are now said to be "wounded" by the situation and "worried" about their relationship with viewers.Last week, Holly spoke out about the backlash during a segment on the Queen's funeral.She explained: "Like hundreds of accredited broadcasters and journalists, we were given official permission to access the hall."It was strictly for the purpose of reporting on the event for millions of people in the UK, who haven't been able to visit Westminster in person."The rules were that we would be quickly escorted around the edges to a platform at the back, in contrast, those paying respects walked along a carpeted area beside.
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