Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash to take in foster children following emotional BBC documentary

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Stacey Solomon and her husband Joe Swash have already discussed the idea of fostering a child one day, following Joe's "heartbreaking" delve into England’s crumbling children’s care system in a new BBC documentary.

Former EastEnders star Joe was moved to tears following the Government review into kids’ social care, which found the system has been deplorably underfunded for more than a decade sparking a very emotional response from the dad-of-four.The Mirror reports the 33-year-old actor also has very personal reasons for wanting to get involved and help in any way he can as his mum Kiffy has been a foster carer for 15 years as Joe and Stacey now plan to look into the option.“I wanted to do more for them,” he sighs. “There’s not much I can do apart from shining a light on the situation and that was a real struggle.

I just wanted to take them all home with me, I just wanted to parent them, but I couldn’t, which was sad.“Anyone who met these teenagers would come away and feel guilty and feel like they’ve let them down in some way.”Joe's focus is on helping older teens that are due to leave the care system and end up unprepared for adulthood with many of those only 18 years old having no family or support network at such a tender age leaving them often isolated.Many youngsters end up lured into crime gangs, with statistics showing they are more likely to land up with a criminal record and be groomed.Joe spoke of his pride at his widowed mum Kiffy looking after his foster brother Daniel for 10 years, since he was eight, and helped him get into university – despite none of her own three kids making it.Joe tells her: “If it wasn’t for you, no one would have seen Daniel’s potential.”Kiffy replies: “We love him.