Stacey Solomon has admitted she never wants her children to leave home after filming final scenes at Pickle Cottage. The Sort Your Life Out star, 37, and her husband Joe Swash, 44, have opened up about their new BBC series, Stacey & Joe, as the family moves away from their famous Essex home, Pickle Cottage, and heads to a new property in the countryside.
Family move and new series
Stacey and Joe have been together for a decade, with the pair first dating in 2016 and tying the knot back in 2022. They share children Rex, Rose and Belle, while Stacey is also a mum to older sons Leighton and Zachary from previous relationships. Joe also has a son, Harry, from his last relationship.
Stacey and Joe appeared together on Tuesday's (November 10) episode of The One Show, where hosts Alex Jones and Roman Kemp touched on the changing times in the Solomon/Swash households, as Stacey made a heartfelt admission about her children.
Zachary leaving home
Turning attention to Zachery Solomon leaving the family home, Roman asked, "Your eldest Zachery is looking at leaving home in this series," as Stacey replied, "God, that sounds really dramatic."
She added: "He wanted to do Camp America; well, actually, I convinced him to do it, and that sounds counterproductive because I just want my kids to stay at home forever and be with us.
"I absolutely love their company, but also I want them to see the world outside of our microclimate of a family, and so I strongly encouraged him to go to Camp America and leave us for the whole summer, and that was weird."
Joe added: "It was the first time we weren't a whole unit; we'd lost one of us, and it didn't feel right", as Stacey chipped in: "And Zach's really helpful."
Last series at Pickle Cottage
Earlier in the episode, host Alex gave her verdict on the show Stacey & Joe and confirmed that this season is the last to be filmed at Pickle Cottage after the family move out of their home of five years.
Alex added: "I'm loving it already, I've seen all three episodes, watched them all back to back, no messing. But it is the last series at Pickle Cottage", as Stacey nodded.
Stacey and Joe initially let audiences into their Essex home last year, providing a glimpse into their relationship, hectic timetables, and domestic life, while raising three children together alongside three from their earlier relationships.
In the new series, viewers will witness Stacey juggling parenthood, and Joe finally pursuing his ambition to establish his own fishing lake and enterprise. The show is now in its third season and the couple are yet to confirm another series of BBC's Stacey & Joe.
The One Show airs weekdays at 7pm on BBC One and iPlayer, while Stacey & Joe airs on Tuesdays at 8pm on BBC One, with the series also on iPlayer.
