Stacey Solomon ‘so grateful’ as she and husband Joe Swash enjoy time with kids on first holiday as family of seven
Posted by  badge Boss on Apr 02, 2023 - 08:15AM
Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash are enjoying their fist holiday as a family of seven (Picture: @staceysolomon)

and are continuing to be the world’s most wholesome couple as they soak in the sun on holidays .

The pair, who first met after Stacey won I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! in 2010, began dating in 2016 and have since welcomed three children together.

They had son Rex, now three, in 2019, before welcoming daughter Rose in October 2021 and baby Belle in February of this year.

Stacey also has two sons from previous relationships: Zachary, 14, and 10-year-old Leighton, while Joe has son Harry, 16, from a previous relationship.

Now, , as well as two teenage boys, the Solomon-Swashes have taken the plunge into a serious holiday as Joe, Stacey, Zachary, Leighton, Rex, Rose and Belle have jetted off to Abu Dhabi.

The family posed for a sweet group shot at Heathrow airport, each in matching grey tracksuits, with Joe holding Rose over his head and Stacey carrying Belle in one arm and holding tight to Rex’s hand with the other.

The Solomon-Swashes have hit off to Abu Dhabi (Picture: Stacey Solomon/ Instagram)
Stacey joked they made it through the plane journey safe, sound and ‘still sane’ (Picture: Stacey Solomon/ Instagram)

Eldest Solomon-Swash, Rex, was given a serious treat as he was allowed to visit the cockpit of the plane, snapped grinning at the camera while the pilot kept a close eye on him.

The family of seven have had an incredible adventure so far, with Stacey again taking to Instagram on Saturday as she shared snaps of her kids on a white sand beach, Rose tentatively giving her first time at the ocean a go.

She shared a beautiful snap of dad Joe holding Rose’s hand for her first foray in to the water, admitting she was ‘a little nervous but loved it in the end.’

The mum-of-five was ‘so grateful’ as she shared snaps from the holiday to Instagram (Picture: Stacey Solomon/ Instagram)
Rose, one, got her first taste of the sea and was in shock as she found a starfish (Picture: Stacey Solomon/ Instagram)

This was then proved by the next snap, of Rose sitting in the water in shock and awe after discovering a little starfish.

Sharing a snap of herself in the water with Rex and Rose by her side, Stacey said she was ‘grateful’ and ‘so lucky’ to have the time with her kids, adding that their family ‘don’t deserve this more than anyone else.’

Adding that she would be back to work soon after maternity leave with Belle, the star said she was ‘soaking up every second’ of her kids on the holiday.

Jetting off earlier this week, Stacey appeared overjoyed as she said the family were on their ‘very first adventure together.’

It was Rose and Belle’s ‘first plane ride,’ she explained and the family’s first since 2019, when Rex was just a few months old.

Stacey has fallen in love with Abu Dhabi, calling it ‘the most beautiful place’ (Picture: Stacey Solomon/ Instagram)
Stacey is determined to ‘soak up every single second’ of the time with her kids before returning to work (Picture: Stacey Solomon/ Instagram)

‘We are all so excited to make some special memories,’ she wrote, admitting she was ‘nervous about the journey’ to Abu Dhabi but joking ‘we’ve made it safe & sound and still sane.’

Stacey first became a mum as a teenager, and recently reflected on her journey as she marked her first Mother’s Day as a mum-of-five.

‘I’ve been a mum since I was 17 years old. I barely remember life before becoming mum,’ she wrote on Instagram, alongside a slew of gorgeous snaps with her family.

‘I do remember all of the looks I’d get & all of the things that people would say when they saw a “child raising a child”. I can’t believe I am now a mummy of 5.’

She continued in the defiant caption: ‘And all I can say is, not one of those judgments or opinions back then were true.