Stacey Solomon breaks silence on sons’ huge new TV role as she shares nerves

An emotional Stacey Solomon has opened up on her sons’ latest surprise appearance.

Two of the singer’s children – Zachary, 16, and Leighton, 12 – have been cast in Hollyoaks to make their acting debut. And the mum-of-five couldn’t hide her delight at their career choice as she explained how they landed the opportunity.

Following Channel 4’s Instagram account sharing behind-the-scenes sneak peeks of the set, including the pair enjoying their time on the set, fans were amazed. And they quickly quizzed Stacey on their appearance.

She decided to break her silence on her actor sons and took to Instagram Stories to explain their move. “So many are you messaging me saying, ‘Was that Zach and Leighton I saw in Hollyoaks?’,” she said. “I know it’s so random but it was!”

Stacey, 35, said it was the “funniest story” as she opened up on how they were headhunted for an appearance. “So when me and Zach went to the NTAs, we ended up meeting, on the red carpet, the exec of Hollyoaks and Zach is the biggest Hollyoaks fan,” she continued. “He’s obsessed. When he was little he used to get so excited for Sundays to watch the Hollyoaks Omnibus.

“And he was like, ‘Oh my God, I love Hollyoaks! ‘ and he was talking to her and she was like, ‘Why don’t you come down and see the set? ‘ He was just over the moon and so excited. Zach wants to be a mechanic when he’s older, there’s no interesting in acting. Neither Zach or Leighton want to do anything in that industry but he was just so excited to go and see the set. “

While explaining their lack of interest in making it a full-time career move, Stacey told how they were offered the chance to be extras in a scene. She went on: “So me, Zach and Leighton went up there and they just loved it.

“They were so nervous to be extras. They loved every second of it and the people at Hollyoaks were just so lovely and so kind and so nice to us and they just had the best day ever. “

She then shared an image of the youngsters standing alongside Hollyoaks stars Charlie Wernham and Charlie Clapham. She captioned the post: “My boys. For anyone who is raising teenagers I don’t know if it’s the same for you but it’s a rare moment with mine to see them really excited about something. So I can honestly say, watching how happy and excited they were this day made my heart so happy.”

For their small parts, Leighton appeared as a paperboy and was told off for turning up late for his round. Zachary, meanwhile, dressed as a Parcel Patrons worker.