BBC to air new reality series following Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash
By Casey Cooper-Fiske, PA Entertainment Reporter
The BBC is to air a new fly-on-the-wall TV series following the lives of former X Factor contestant Stacey Solomon and actor Joe Swash.
Stacey And Joe will follow the couple and children Zach (Solomon’s first son with ex-boyfriend Dean Cox), Leighton (Solomon’s son with ex-fiance Aaron Barnham), Rex, Rose and Belle, as well as their four ducks and two dogs, during their day-to-day life at their Pickle Cottage home in Essex.
Airing on BBC One, the 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.
Speaking about the show, Solomon, 35, said: “2024 was the year me and Joe pushed ourselves out of our comfort zones.
“We took on different projects and tried new things. It’s been so amazing and nerve-wracking all at the same time, and we just want to keep doing that in 2025, starting with Stacey And Joe.
“Working with the BBC and Optomen (the show’s producers) on Sort Your Life Out has been a dream come true, so this team just made sense.
“We’ve loved showing a different side to our family’s fun and chaos. We can’t wait for you to join us at Pickle Cottage this year.”
Filmed during the summer and autumn of 2024, the series shows the couple as they celebrate their second wedding anniversary, revealing how they met and fell in love.
The series also follows 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.
“Over the years, we’ve been asked a lot to do a show like this but getting the opportunity to work with the BBC and Optomen felt properly exciting.
“There will be the normal madness of a family with lots of kids, plenty of animals and two busy parents. Here we go.”
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-fiance Emma Sophocleous.
Announcing the new series, Clare Sillery, head of commissioning, BBC documentaries, said: “We’re thrilled to be working with Stacey and Joe on this incredibly special series as they open up the doors to their family home.
“In what promises to be an honest and heart-warming look into their world, full of joy, challenges and everything in between – this series offers a rare and intimate window as they navigate their way through the realities of raising a modern blended family.”
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.