Future of Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash’s reality show revealed after couple have furious bust-ups on series
THE future of Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash’s reality show has been revealed, after the couple had furious bust-ups on the series.
The star and husband Joe Swash, 43, have thrown open the doors to their home for the cameras, for a fly-on-the-wall look into their family life with their five kids.
It shows her balancing a booming career, including a new perfume range, alongside the couple raising Rex, five, Rose, three, and Belle, two, plus her sons Zachary, 17, and Leighton, 12, from previous relationships, and Joe’s son Harry, 16.
But the show has also highlighted the spats Joe and Stacey have, which haven’t gone unnoticed with fans.
Now, the future of the reality show has been revealed.
And it has been confirmed that Stacey and Joe’s show will in fact be returning for a second series.
Cameras are believed to be returning to their famous Pickle Cottage home later this year, to film what the family get up to.
And it’ll again air on BBC1 and on iPlayer, when it makes its return.
Stacey and Joe Swash say: “The biggest thank you to every single person who watched the first series of Stacey & Joe… We’ve been so grateful for all the lovely messages and we’re so excited to bring out another series with the BBC.”
And Clare Sillery, Head of Commissioning, BBC Documentaries, has said: “We are delighted to be working with the Solomon Swash family and Optomen once again, on what already promises to be an incredibly exciting second series.
“It’s been great to see how viewers have taken Stacey, Joe, their kids and beloved pets to their hearts and series two will continue to honestly reflect their bustling lives at Pickle Cottage.”
In the second series, fans will watch Stacey and Joe take a trip together, as well as juggling life with their five kids, four ducks, four ducklings and two dogs.
And the hit show hasn’t been without its drama so far.
One scene showed Stacey, 35, left fuming after Joe was five hours late picking up their kids.
She had been looking forward to her first meeting to discuss the creation of her debut fragrance, but it was disrupted by her crying children.
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.
She told the camera: “Joe was supposed to come to this meeting but he’s been delayed indefinitely it seems.”
Partway through, a breathless Joe entered the room and apologised for being 20 minutes late due to traffic.
However, Stacey told him he was actually closer to five hours late, prompting her associate to take a swipe at Joe’s 20 minute guestimate.
Viewers sympthised with Stacey, and one said: “Watching #staceyandjoe is enough to ensure I never have 5 kids because what is this chaos along with a useless husband.”
Another said: “How hard was it for Joe to be on time!! Gosh, he’s like another child for Stacey!”
A third moaned: “This show is making me exasperated for poor Stacey.”
The warts and all BBC docuseries promised to lay bare life at the couple’s family home – however, sources claim Joe is struggling with the criticism.
A source close to the couple revealed to OK!: “Stacey and Joe want to work from home and show off their beautiful house and happy family.
“They want it to be like a more down-to-earth version of The Kardashians! But the fact is, with that, you do get criticism and people giving their opinions—more so than they realised.
“Joe can be very sensitive to criticism and gets very upset by it, so doing the show is not as easy as it seems.”
Later, Stacey was left clashing with 17-year-old son Zach after he had a late-night party that went on until 4am.
She had allowed him to throw a party with his friends to mark the end of summer providing he woke up by 11am the next day and helped with the clean-up operation.