Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash are raising a blended family of five, and on Saturday, the TV stars revealed the latest milestone of their youngest child. Posting on Instagram following a family ski trip, Sort Your Life Out star Stacey, 36, revealed that the couple’s three-year-old daughter Belle was taking to the sport like a champ.
“This actually makes me so emotional. Belle, you did so so well this year. I can’t believe I get to do this with you at this age. What a super privilege,” Stacey captioned the clip. Re-posting the video, which saw Belle in a mini ski suit gliding effortlessly down the mountain, Joe commented: “Super proud dad.”
Stacey and Joe’s family ski break
Stacey, who found fame on The X Factor in 2009, went on to post a carousel of photos on her Instagram grid which featured her and Joe’s two older children, Rex, six, and Rose, four, as well as Stacey’s sons from previous relationships: Zachary, 17, and Leighton, 13. The brood were seen in their snow gear, skiing with confidence and riding the ski lift.
© InstagramStacey and Joe also looked the ultimate power couple as they posed slope-side in their coordinating jackets. “On top of the world with our whole world,” Stacey penned. “Feel so grateful to be in the mountains & above the clouds with the people in my life who are always there, no matter what. Family is everything, and I’m so lucky I get to make these memories with you.”
© InstagramStacey and Joe’s blended family
The pair met 16 years ago on the set of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, where Stacey was crowned winner, and Joe hosted the spin-off show. They went on to tie the knot in July 2021, and they now share a £1.2 million Tudor-style home in Essex, which they have affectionately nicknamed ‘Pickle Cottage’.
© BBC/Optomen TelevisionIn January 2025, Joe opened up about raising his busy blended family with Stacey in an exclusive interview with HELLO!. The former EastEnders star told us: “I’ve always respected the fact that they’ve both got dads that they both really love. I can never be a biological dad, but if I could, I’d definitely choose to be their dad.”
© InstagramHe added: “I love them to pieces and I show no difference between the love that I show for Rex and Rose and [the love I show] for Leighton and Zach. I just feel really lucky that I get a little bit of input into their lives.”
© InstagramJoe also revealed that Zach and Leighton love to go paintballing with their stepdad, though he joked: “They’re getting their own little social lives, so it’s less, where do I take them [and more] where do I take them as a taxi now.”
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