Although it wasn’t easy for Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash to invite cameras into their home to host their BBC series, a source reports that they are now turning to therapy to repair the marriage’s splits.
When Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash signed up to let cameras into their lives for BBC fly-on-the-wall series, Stacey & Joe: Full House, they might not have envisaged that one of the biggest projects they’d tackle – in front of millions of viewers, would be the cracks in their own relationship.
As the series continues, the pair, who tied the knot in 2022, reveal they’ve turned to marriage therapy to keep their relationship on track. And a source has told OK! that Stacey and Joe perhaps underplayed what a big step it would be, inviting cameras in for every tricky moment.
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They underestimated how challenging it would be to conduct this reality show, and moving cameras around and watching it back wasn’t always easy. They won’t deny that their relationship has been difficult due to the pressures of all the children, they said.
The source adds that they are pleased that they made an open letter about couple therapy. They are receiving therapy because they are in love and never want to end their relationship.
They both realize therapy is the best way to improve their relationship and address their issues, saying, “Yes, there have been ups and downs and it’s been quite a rollercoaster.”
For DIY guru Stacey, 34, and former EastEnder Joe, 42, who have five children – Zachary, 16, and Leighton, 12, from Stacey’s previous relationships, and Rex, four, Rose, two, and one-year-old Belle together (Joe also has a teenage son Harry, 16) – not counting the two dogs and four ducks, life at Pickle Cottage is undoubtedly full-on.
And they’ve acknowledged that couples’ therapy has been crucial to maintaining their relationship. They sit down for a heart-to-heart with a counselor and reveal openly about the challenges they face on the show.
Stacey explains that Joe is known for taking everything she says so personally, and that he only spends the minute trying to devote himself to my family. Then to sit here and hear the fact that all I hear is that I am a huge problem in Stacey’s perfect life, “he continues, clearly feeling misunderstood.”
Stacey candidly responds, “I would say this is our biggest issue in our entire relationship,” after hearing Joe’s point of view. Without you taking it personally, I can’t say anything because I’m attacking you as a whole.
Joe and Joe opened up about their relationship in a recent interview with The Times, saying, “We haven’t got all the answers. Our children behave similarly to everyone else’s when they tantrum. We argue, but in the end, it’s usually for the right reasons: we’re trying to figure out what’s best for our family and the kids.
He continued, “We aren’t trying to portray a glamorous lifestyle. We all make mistakes, and raising a family today is not easy. But you learn from it, accept your error, and move on.
Joe also opens up on-air about his experience living with undiagnosed ADHD until adulthood, which he says can affect everything from impulse shopping online – he’s a self-confessed TikTok and Instagram gadget addict – to how he handles stress at home.
“[It’s] part of the ADHD… swings and roundabouts… so I’ve had to order some more medication. I always knew there was something, I mean you probably can tell by my impulsive buys.”
And Stacey doesn’t always agree with her when she says, “I literally spend my life sorting people’s lives out then have to come home and sort my own life out,” “because Amazon has arrived at the door” (p.
Our source goes on to say that Joe occasionally feels like “a different child” to Stacey. She needs to calm him down and remind him to be assertive in the house, too because he frequently gets too excited.
She frequently feels forced to watch him, and it’s no secret that he frequently shops impulsively. She has a lot of kids to deal with and a lot of work to do, so it can be difficult.
The couple’s new series has enthralled fans, as they opened the doors to Pickle Cottage to peel back their real life, warts’n’all. Promoting it, Stacey and Joe were clear that they didn’t want to glamorise their relationship or pretend they had everything figured out – and they’ve stayed true to their word.
The show reveals exactly that, with everything from raw, unfiltered reactions to school GCSE results to Stacey’s sporadic but obvious annoyance at Joe, and Stacey claims they are “just a normal family doing our best.”
“In the end, you relax and think, ‘Oh well, so they saw us get the hump with each other, or they saw us do something wrong’. That’s probably the best thing we could show the world, because everything isn’t perfect,” says Stacey.
Stacey, who is adored by fans for her “tell it like it’s is” style, has previously stressed the value of constant communication in marriage, and the Sort Your Life Out host has always been vocal about how untidy life may be in comparison to what people might expect from her polished Instagram grid. She has a huge following based on her authenticity, whether it’s overflowing classrooms, disorderly school practices, or discussing mother guilt.
The couple are now keen to demonstrate that relationships, like homes, occasionally need some sorting out as life progresses in Stacey and Joe’s busy family home. Despite the well-known rows and tears, it also reveals how devoted these two have always been to one another.
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Source: Mirror
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