Stacey Solomon has addressed speculation about her marriage to Joe Swash during an appearance on The One Show, revealing that she frequently wears fake engagement rings. The couple, who have been together for more than a decade, faced questions from presenter Alex Jones about whether Stacey was wearing her ring.
Fake rings and muddy ponds
Stacey responded: "I'm now scared to leave the house without it!" She continued: "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!"
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!"
Marriage speculation on their reality series
The couple, who met in 2010 after Stacey rose to fame on The X Factor in 2009, feature together on their BBC reality series Stacey and Joe. The show, which follows their domestic lives including home renovations at Pickle Cottage and raising their children, returns with a new series on Tuesday, November 10.
During the opening episode of the new series, Joe discussed the gossip, 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 poked fun at the reports, joking: "Despite what the press say, we're still together. Much to our disappointment."
The speculation follows reports that while the couple held a wedding ceremony, they opted not to legally wed under UK law. The One Show airs weeknights from 7pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
