Stacey Solomon, 34, and eldest son Zachary, 17, enjoy a wholesome trip to Paris after clashing on the family's reality show
Stacey Solomon shared wholesome photos on Saturday from a 'special' getaway to Paris she shared with her eldest son Zachary.
The singer, 35, has enjoyed a busy week of jet-setting after flying away on a plush business trips to Lake Como, Italy, earlier this week.
Stacey however took time out of her hectic schedule to show Zachary the best Paris has to offer, telling her followers the trip made her 'so happy' in a heart-warming caption.
Zach, 17, is the oldest of the TV star's five children, who also include Rex, five, Rose, three, and Belle, two, with husband Joe Swash, 44, and Leighton, 12, who she shares with a previous partner.
Stacey's compilation of photos showed her and Zach enjoying some one-on-one time as they trekked around Paris seeing all of the city's famous sights.
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Both sporting shorts on a sunny day, the pair posed in front of the Eiffel Tower in one snap as Stacey cracked a beaming smile for the camera.
The compilation also revealed that Stacey and Zach took trips to both the Louvre and the picturesque Notre-Dame on a week where temperatures in the French capital soared to 30 degrees.
Stacey looked every bit the proud mum in the photos before gushing in her caption about the pair's special trip away together.
The mother-of-five wrote: '2 days with my Zach.
'Why are these the best pics ever, they make me so happy! Me & you Zachy!
'We went Pokemon hunting yesterday & today, it's something we've done for years & have never been to a proper city Go Fest.
'So for his birthday this year we got tickets & we have been counting down the days.
'Having a young adult son like Zach is just the absolute dream & spending time with just us two doesn't happen often but when does my soul regenerates.
'To the moon & back Zach! BEST POKEMON TIP EVER!'
Fans have been given an insight into Stacey and Joe's family this year after the couple signed a lucrative deal with the BBC for a reality show.
The first series of Stacey & Joe aired earlier this year and saw a dedicated audience tune in to learn more about the celebrity couple's life at Pickle Cottage in Essex.
In one scene which seems a far-cry from their trip to Paris, Stacey and Zach were filmed clashing after the teenager held a party which didn't finish until the early hours.
In the dramatic scene, Stacey screamed: 'Right, it's not cool and it's not clever. I am happy you had a great time but the party is over!'
She also insisted that her son clean up after the party, before teasing Zach about his friends doing the job for him.
It prompted an angry response from the 17-year-old, who bellowed: 'No, what're you doing - you're p****** me off!'
Dramatic scenes such as Stacey's row with Zach have reportedly earnt the show a second season after BBC bosses noticed Stacey's popularity.
In an interview before the new series aired, the celebrity couple opened up about teaching their six children the value of money.
Stacey - who is worth an estimated £5million - revealed their children earn their pocket money through chores at the family home Pickle Cottage, and in the future they will have to find their own way in life.
'We don't have some sort of inherited wealth that we can pass down for generations. It's really important for them to know that this is our career and we will support our family in whichever way we can, but eventually they are their own person,' the Loose Women star told The Mirror .
Stacey, who shot to fame as a teenage mum on The X Factor, added that it was her photographer dad who instilled the importance of financial independence in her.
'My dad didn't treat us any differently, as soon as we got jobs, we had to contribute. I was excited to earn my own money and be financially independent. I want my children to be excited for that too,' she said.
'It's a wider picture of their self-worth and their happiness in general. I want them to feel accomplished and have things.'
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