Stacey Solomon announces new date for her and Joe Swash's wedding

Stacey Solomon has excited fans with an announcement about her marriage to Joe Swash.

The Loose Women star, who is taking a break from the panel during her maternity leave with baby Rose, appeared on the pre-recorded show alongside her fiancé and daughter for the Christmas special.

After Joe's romantic proposal on Christmas Eve last year, the couple planned to get married in summer this year but their wedding was postponed due to the pandemic and Stacey falling pregnant.

Now the former winners of I'm A Celebrity have revealed a new date for their wedding, set to take place next year.

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Speaking to the Loose Women panel, Stacey said she hoped to get married to the former EastEnders actor in July 2022.

The couple plan to tie the knot in the back garden of their Essex home, Pickle Cottage, where Stacey gave birth to baby Rose earlier this year on October 4 - the same date as her 32nd birthday.

Stacey and Joe joined Loose Women for the show’s Christmas Eve special via video call from their home for the first time since Rose was born to reveal all.

“We would love… if all goes well – because Covid’s still massive and you never know what’s around the corner – but we would love to get married in July next year, we really would," revealed Stacey.

“It will be so nice to have the boys and Rose there.”

The former X Factor star and EastEnders actor Swash have been dating since 2015.

Stacey is also mother to two-year-old son Rex with Joe, and sons Zachary, 13, and Leighton, nine, from previous relationships.

Also speaking about their Christmas plans, Stacey said: “This is such an exciting time for Rex. He’s two-and-a-half and it’s the first Christmas he’s had where he’s like ‘Wow’.

“The older boys are excited for him as well. It’s so lovely and nice to see them all together getting excited. And it’s just nice to be in the house.”

39-year-old Joe added: "It’s our first Christmas in our new house, it’s the first Christmas with our new baby, and it’s the first Christmas we’re going to be as one big unit. We’re going to have a really lovely, lovely time.”

The couple joked about who will do the cooking on Christmas Day, with Joe admitting he has not cooked much since appearing on Celebrity MasterChef earlier this year but adding that he is “saving it for the Christmas dinner”.

Admitting she has not slept well since Rose was born, Stacey joked: "I’ve put a hell of a lot of make-up on for this interview and you can’t even see it – it sinks into my skin now.

“She sleeps like a newborn – they’re up all night really, aren’t they? But she is good. She’s content, which is nice.

“She’s amazing, she’s really lovely. I can’t stop staring at her. Even when she does sleep, I don’t get any sleep because I’m just staring at her.”

The TV star also admitted that, with so many boys in the house, she sometimes forgets Rose is a girl and accidentally says “pass him over”.

And Swash said he has had to learn to be “more gentle and delicate” around their newborn rather than the typical “boisterous” attitude he has with the boys.

The Loose Women Christmas special airs at 10am on Christmas Eve on ITV and ITV Hub