Optomen/Bater & Street Stacey Solomon on the left in her house, sitting with her husband Joe Swash and four of their children who are aged from baby up to 16. They are all wearing neutral colours and smiling at the camera. One girl aged around, four, is standing behind Joe.Optomen/Bater & Street

Stacey and Joe follows the daily lives of the TV celebrities, their family and pets at their cottage in Essex

A new fly-on-the-wall series will follow the lives of former X Factor contestant Stacey Solomon and actor Joe Swash.

Stacey And Joe features the couple, their children and pets – including four ducks and two dogs – during their day-to-day life at their Pickle Cottage home in Essex.

The BBC One series aims to show how the pair balance family life with their work schedules and passion projects, such as building a two-acre fishing lake.

TV presenter Solomon, 35, said: “2024 was the year me and Joe pushed ourselves out of our comfort zones – we’ve loved showing a different side to our family’s fun and chaos.”

Their youngest children – Rex, Rose and Belle – all appear in the series, as well as Zach (Solomon’s first son with ex-boyfriend Dean Cox) and Leighton (Solomon’s son with ex-fiance Aaron Barnham).

Optomen TV Stacey and Joe pictured on the set of Stacey Solomon's Crafty Christmas, in a farmhouse type room with a large Christmas tree behind them and shelves piled with boxes, baskets and fairy lights. Joe wears a red Christmas jumper and grey cap, while Stacey wears a white fluffy jumper. Optomen TV

Pictured on Stacey Solomon’s Crafty Christmas, Joe and Stacey met in 2010 on I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!”

Filmed during the summer and autumn of 2024, the programme shows the couple as they celebrate their second wedding anniversary, revealing how they met and fell in love.

It also documents 16-year-old Zach as he waits for his GCSE results and Solomon winning at the National Television Awards.

Swash, 42, added: “We’ve been doing our best to keep this under wraps but we’re so glad we can finally tell all of you about Stacey And Joe.

“There will be the normal madness of a family with lots of kids, plenty of animals and two busy parents. “

Former EastEnders actor Swash and Solomon have been together since 2016 after they met while appearing on the 10th series of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! in 2010. They have been married since 2022.

Along with the children he shares with the Loose Women presenter, Swash also has a son, Harry, with ex-fiancee Emma Sophocleous.

Stacey And Joe will air as a six-part series of hour-long episodes, with a launch date yet to be announced by the BBC.

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