Stacey Solomon on TV stardom - 'I'm waiting for someone to tell me it was just a joke’

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Stacey Solomon has gone from being a struggling single mum to one of television’s biggest stars. Her career has seen her triumph at everything, from winning I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

to carving out a successful presenting career, as well as amassing 5.8 million followers on Instagram. All the while, she’s raising her five children, Zachary, 15, Leighton, 11, Rex, four, Rose, two, and Belle, 12 months, with husband, Joe Swash, who is the father of her three youngest and is also dad to 16-year-old Harry from a previous relationship.

Stacey can’t believe it. “I’m waiting for someone to be like, ‘Oh, it’s all over now. It was just a big joke,’” she admits. “I laugh with my mum all the time.

I’ve been in scenarios that neither of us could ever imagine. I got to interview Boris Johnson once and my mum just rang me up laughing, going, ‘What are you doing with Boris Johnson?’ I was like, ‘I don’t know, Mum!’ Every opportunity I get, we can’t believe it.” From that first appearance on The X Factor, Stacey’s career has blossomed.