Stacey Solomon fought back tears as she discussed moving into her ‘forever home’ on Friday’s Loose Women.
The presenter, 32, revealed on Monday that she and fiancé Joe Swash had relocated to the plush countryside home in Essex with her three sons, and has since offered fans a full tour of the property on social media.
Reflecting on the decision to move house, Stacey admitted even she can’t believe how far she’s come from being a teen mum, after giving birth to her son Zachary when she was just 17.
Excited: Stacey Solomon, 32, fought back tears as she discussed moving into her ‘forever home’ on Friday’s Loose Women
In her first appearance on the panel since moving last week, Stacey admitted it was a last-minute decision by herself and Joe to buy the house and move in with her sons Zachary, 13, and Leighton, eight, and Rex, 22 months.
She said: ‘We always thought we’d love to move away from London and find somewhere we could afford that had more greenery.
‘A house came up and it cost as much as it would cost the same as our house to sell and we thought should we go for it, and things happened really quickly and fell into place and actually we rushed in there because we exchanged and completed super quick.
‘We all feel like we’re in an Airbnb and someone is going to come in and say you have to check out tomorrow.’
Fresh start: The presenter revealed on Monday that she and fiancé Joe Swash had relocated to the plush countryside home in Essex with her three sons
Giddy: Stacey admitted it was a last-minute decision by herself and Joe to buy the house and move in with her sons
Stacey went onto reflect on how far she’d come in the 13 years since she became a mum to her son Zachary, having fallen pregnant when she was just 17 years old.
She said: ‘It’s the weirdest thing, we’re all just, it’s funny I was saying earlier, at 17 I was pushing Zack in a pram thinking ”oh my god my life is over”, and even people would say that, ”you’ll never go back to college, good luck ,what have you done?”
‘And then for us, especially with Zack, and not because I love him more than the other kids, we’ve just had a very different life experience together.
‘We were in the garden the other day and he’s literally saying what I’m thinking, ”I can’t believe we’re here”, and I’m like ”me either Zack, what the hell, how did this happen?” It’s been a real surreal couple of days.’
Progression: She went onto reflect on how far she’d come in the 13 years since she became a mum to her son Zachary, having fallen pregnant when she was just 17 years old
But despite feeling utter joy at finding her ‘forever home’ with husband-to-be Joe, Stacey said it was still said saying goodbye to her old house.
She explained: ‘Yeah, I think any time you leave something special. our old house had so many special memories, when Rex was born he was there, he had his first steps there.
‘You know what was special, the woods next to the house, that’s where Joe proposed to me, it was our haven. but starting afresh, but please god if we get to stay there forever, you’re grateful for the memories.’
Throughout the week Stacey has offered fans numerous glimpses of her new home on social media, complete with its own pool house, a library and 2.5 acres of land.
How far she’s come: She said: ‘It’s the weirdest thing, we’re all just, it’s funny I was saying earlier, at 17 I was pushing Zack in a pram thinking ”oh my god my life is over”
The star has also revealed her plans to transform the property, including re-painting some of the oak woodwork and relocating some of the Tudor-style beams.
She then confessed she’d become ‘obsessed’ with the vintage-style sinks in the downstairs toilet, and was hoping she may be able to move the installation into her main bathroom once she’d polished the brass.
After moving in to their new home on Monday, Stacey shared an adorable snap which saw Joe posing with his arm triumphantly thrust out while a smiling Stacey cuddles up to him.
Stunning: Throughout the week Stacey has offered fans numerous glimpses of her new home on social media, complete with its own pool house, a library and 2.5 acres of land
Captioning her post, Stacey revealed that she and Joe felt ‘lucky and grateful’ to have found the ‘hidden treasure’ of a home, adding she ‘can’t wait’ to raise their family here.
She penned: ‘Home Sweet Home. And so a new chapter begins.
‘We can not even describe how strange it feels that this is home. Never in a million years did we ever think this would be. We feel so lucky and are so grateful to have found this hidden treasure closer to our family and further out.
‘We can’t wait to fill it with love and give it our everything. To raise our family here. And to just start a fresh. I’m very emotional for some reason. It still hasn’t sunk in and doesn’t quite feel real.’
She concluded: ‘Thank you for all of your supportive, kind, loving messages. We love you to the moon and back and I can’t wait to show you around… Here’s to the next chapter in pickle cottage.’
Standing out: She then confessed she’d become ‘obsessed’ with the vintage-style sinks in the downstairs toilet and the en suite leading off her son Rex’s room