Stacey Solomon has revealed that she regularly wears fake engagement rings, explaining that she is often too busy with messy tasks to wear her real one.
The TV star, who found fame on The X Factor in 2009, is married to former EastEnders actor Joe Swash. The pair first met in 2010, when Stacey won the 10th series of I'm A Celebrity while Joe was presenting the ITV spin-off show. Since then, they have appeared in several programmes together and have opened up their home life for the BBC series Stacey and Joe.
Reality show return
The couple share the challenges of raising their family, hectic work schedules, home renovations and domestic life in the reality show, which is returning to screens with a new series on Tuesday, November 10.
Ahead of the new episodes airing, Joe and Stacey appeared on The One Show, where host Alex Jones jokingly asked Stacey if she was wearing her ring amid rumours over the couple's marriage.
Stacey replied: "I'm now scared to leave the house without it!" She added: "This isn't even my real engagement ring, I wear fake ones all the time. Because I've got my hands literally in a muddy pond or poo off the floor, that's what I do all day. Or I'm rummaging through people's houses sorting their lives out! So I take my rings off all the time, it doesn't matter where I am or what I'm doing!"
Marriage rumours addressed
Turning to Joe, she said: "No one cares if you're wearing your ring!" Joe laughed back: "Because I don't take it off! I love you, I keep it on!"
This comes after Stacey and Joe addressed rumours about their marriage on their reality TV series, after it emerged that though they celebrated a wedding, they chose not to legally marry under UK law. During the first episode of Stacey & Joe, Joe spoke of the speculation, telling Stacey: "It just keeps getting bigger and bigger until my mum's asking questions and my sister, and it's definitely getting out of hand and it's taking on a whole life of its own now."
Stacey elsewhere mocked the reports, quipping: "Despite what the press say, we're still together. Much to our disappointment." Stacey & Joe airs Tuesday at 8pm on BBC One, with the series available on iPlayer.
