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Stacey Solomon shares sweet selfies with husband Joe Swash and their five children while 'making memories' at their £1.2million Essex home

Stacey Solomon shares sweet selfies with husband Joe Swash and their five children while 'making memories' at their £1.2million Essex home

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Stacey Solomon looked happier than ever as she shared a series of fun selfies on Instagram on Tuesday with husband Joe Swash and their children.
The TV presenter, 35, revealed she has been making 'memories' with her five kids at their £1.2 million Essex home, Pickle Cottage.
Stacey and Joe pulled funny faces alongside their children, Rex, five, Rose, three, and Belle, two, as well as Stacey's older sons Zachary, 17, and Leighton, 12, who she welcomed from two previous relationships.
The clan all cosied up together in their garden while enjoying the sunshine during the school holidays.
She wrote: 'Time to make some memories. My whole world can't wait for some special time with my babies. Got one picture of us all, the second one is every photo ever.
'Happy summer everyone from pickle cottage to our second home at this point'.
It comes after Stacey's sister Jemma opened up about her lifelong struggle to gain weight, as she showed off her remarkable body transformation.
The entrepreneur, who is well known as the 'Label Lady' for her bespoke labels company, has long been honest about her struggles with her body image.
Taking to Instagram on Monday, Jemma shared before-and-after snaps of her weight gain, as she described the transformation as being her 'hardest journey yet'.
Alongside the post, she penned: '54kg looks good on me.
'As cringy as a mirror selfie is, and believe me I don't have many. It really does make me realise how far I have come! (Scroll to the end)
'And now I am finally gaining weight it time to turn that weight into muscle and get stronger.
'I don't really have an end weight goal, I've never been in the 8 stone weight bracket! So that alone is an achievement I'm so proud of!
'But I do want to be able to run a 5k run without the fear of the end … you all know what I mean!
'And be able to do weights consistently and comfortably so it becomes a part of my routine.
'I know I ramble on and share lot do this journey but it's been the hardest one yet but I am seeing change!
'And starting to feel it too ♥️ for too long I've been told either how lucky I am to be skinny, or how I look like I need to eat a burger.
'Now I'm going to start being proud and happy with my body and making it the best strongest version I can for ME.'
She continued: 'Anyway if you made it this far thanks for reading, thanks for championing me and pushing me each time I share a video of me working out and making myself stronger.
'I appreciate EVERY single comment always.'
It comes after Jemma hit out at BAFTA judges following Stacey's awards loss at the ceremony earlier this year.
TV star Stacey, 35, took to Instagram to reveal she was 'gutted' as she shared her upset at show Sort Your life Out not scooping a gong.
Alongside the post, she opened about about her weight gain journey
It comes after Jemma hit out at BAFTA judges following her sibling's awards loss at the ceremony earlier this year
The BBC show was nominated in the Factual Entertainment category but lost out to Rylan Clark and Rob Rinder's programme Grand Tour.
And following her sister's impassioned video, Jemma spoke up in defence of the show, hinting that it would have won if it was a public vote.
Sharing a glam snap of them at the ceremony, Jemma penned: 'You may not have won but you should be so proud of everything you have achieved.
'If only it was a public vote, things would have been a little different... just saying.'
Businesswoman Jemma, founder of bespoke label company The Label Lady, also shared a snap of her view from the event as she admitted she was 'gutted' to not see Stacey win and said the presenter was a 'winner' in her eyes.
Jemma also shared a cryptic quote alluding to her sister's loss, which read: 'I came across a quote that said: 'A winner is a loser who tried one more time'.
'Remember this on those hard days and weeks.'
The judges are made up of eligible members of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, all of whom must work in the screen industries.
Their individual names are not disclosed.
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