LITTLE PICKLES
Stacey Solomon’s family just keeps on growing as she celebrates the arrival of FOUR new ‘babies’ at Pickle Cottage
Click to watch Stacey's very 'special' clip
STACEY Solomon has five kids and a whole menagerie of animals.
But it appears that the Loose Women star’s family just keeps on growing, as she has now celebrated the arrival of not one, but four new "babies”.
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The Sort Your Life Out host and cleaning fanatic, 35, took to social media to open up about the new additions to her brood - and it left her fans beaming.
Posting on Instagram, Stacey shared a jaw-dropping clip of four chicks hatching from their eggs.
Stacey, who already has two dogs - Teddy and Peanut - along with four ducks, then told her 6.1 million Instagram followers: “New life at Pickle Cottage 🐣.”
In the short clip, viewers observed Rose and Belle beam with excitement as they watched the chicks hatch.
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Clearly thrilled with their new pets, the youngsters excitedly hugged Stacey as they stood in the kitchen of their £1.2 million Essex home, Pickle Cottage.
Moments later, Rex also joined in to watch the special moment, which Stacey described as “like watching real life magic”.
Stacey, who is mother to Zachary, 17, Leighton, 12, Rex, five, Rose, three, and Belle, two, then added: “Honestly this has been the most special, core memory building day.”
Alongside starring in her new self-titled fly on the wall series with hubby Joe Swash, 43, Stacey has now got her new “babies” thrown into the mix.
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Stacey, who is said to be ‘horrified’ after receiving backlash from her new reality TV show, continued: “Our chicks have started to hatch, it’s like watching real life magic & I’m so glad we decided to do this.
“What a special day 😭 4 chicks & counting. Come on babies 🐥”
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The busy mum, who first rose to fame after appearing on The X Factor back in 2009, also shared her hopes that her short clip would “brightens up” people’s day.
Not only this, but she praised: “Thank you for helping us every single step of the way…”
Inside Stacey Solomon's Pickle Cottage
STACEY Solomon splashed out a massive £1.2million on Pickle Cottage - and Joe Swash didn't put in a penny.
She solely stumped up the cash for their Tudor-style Essex property, which is set in 2.5 acres and boasts an outdoor swimming pool.
The former X Factor star and Joe live there with Zachary, Leighton, Rex, Rose, and Belle.
It’s not known why Stacey went alone, as ex-EastEnders actor Joe is reportedly worth over £1million, but has also been made bankrupt twice in 2009 and 2013.
Shrewd Stacey has shown she’s a dab hand at running a wide range of successful businesses including TV, books, clothing and homeware ranges.
Her main firm Key Map Entertainments is worth just shy of £3million - and she's also branched out into cosmetics.
The former X Factor contestant registered the company Belle & Rose Ltd, named after her youngest two daughters.
Stacey's fans gush
has clearly impressed many, as it has quickly gone viral and amassed 3.2 million views and 149,000 likes.
Instagram viewers were left gushing at the short video and many eagerly flocked to the comments to praise Stacey’s ‘special’ update.
This is so special!
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One person said: “Absolutely made my day and so here for all the chick content incoming!!
"Love Rose’s love for this so much, you can see it bursting out of her.”
Stacey Solomon's career so far
Stacey Solomon has been a familiar face on viewers' screens for over a decade. Let's take a look back at her career.
The X Factor (2009): Stacey competed in series six of long-running ITV singing competition The X Factor. During her time in the show, she was mentored by Danni Minogue in the 'Girls' category. The star finished in third place, behind Joe McElderry and Olly Murs.
I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here (2010); In late 2010, Stacey headed to the infamous I'm A Celeb Aussie jungle. After 21 days, she triumphed to win the tenth series. It was through I'm A Celeb that she met future husband Joe Swash - who'd won two years earlier and was hosting the ITV2 spinoff.
Celebrity Juice (2011―2013, 2016―2019): The star appeared as a panellist on 21 episodes of the comedy panel game show hosted by Keith Lemon. Stacey was a regular in the 21st series, broadcast in 2019.
Loose Women (2016 - present): Stacey has been a permanent panel member of the daytime show since 2016. She previously made guest appearances in 2011 and 2012.
Sort Your Life Out (2022 -present): This BBC show sees Stacey, with the help of an expert team, transform participants' living spaces after removing clutter.
Another added: “This is so magical.”
A third commented: “Aww so cute! Welcome to Pickle Cottage little ones.”
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Meanwhile, someone else chimed in: “This is so special!”
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