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.
Ulrika Jonsson has defended Kym Marsh over the 19-year age gap with her new boyfriend. The former Gladiators host has spoken out after the 48-year-old actress was criticised for her new romance with singer and vocal coach Samuel Thomas, 29.
Samuel appears to have met the actress when they started working together on 101 Dalmatians - The Musical. Kym landed the role of Disney's iconic villain Cruella de Vil earlier this year and started touring with the production last month.
Weeks after hitting the road with the stage version of the much-loved film, Kym and Samuel confirmed they were an item. The former Coronation Street star took to social media to reveal that she has found her 'soulmate' after falling for a lover 19 years her junior after meeting him in her new role. READ MORE: Joe Swash reveals only time he and Stacey Solomon 'bicker' after addressing sleeping arrangements Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link Sharing a picture of herself and Samuel sharing a smooch, Kym wrote on Instagram: "Met the most amazing man ever!
Sometimes the most unexpected things happen at the most unexpected times. @samuelthomasuk I love you #beautiful #soulmate #loveyou." It didn't take long for comments to come flooding in with no everyone supportive or kind about the new couple's romance.
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