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Stacey Solomon told fans earlier this week in a letter she wrote as a teenager that some people didn’t believe in her when she was younger.

TV presenter Stacey Solomon shared a message to her younger self earlier this week. It included her writing about people having said that she was “on a road to failure” as a teenager and how her life has turned out since then.

Stacey, 35, who rose to fame on the X Factor in 2009, has told fans on Instagram that she was written off as not being “smart enough” or “strong enough” when she was younger. She also referenced having become a parent when she was 18, with her eldest child Zachary, now 17, born in 2008.

She then continued to write about her success, including her involvement with the haircare company REHAB, which Vicky Ellis and Anastasia Tozer co-founded. The trio recently held a ceremony to celebrate the trio’s achievement at an award ceremony and the brand is named on FEBE’s Growth 100 list for 2025. At the end of her message, Stacey addressed those who didn’t believe in her growing up and said, “Those people couldn’t have been more wrong.”

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The post included photos of Stacey, Vicky, and Anastasia at the event. It also included photos of the Loose Women star in a photoshoot for jewellery brand Abbott Lyon, which Stacey shared on Instagram yesterday.

A letter to teenage me, Stacey wrote in the post’s title. When you’re a teenage mother, people will say to you, “You’re on the verge of failure, you’re not smart enough, you’re not strong enough, you don’t speak well enough, you’re not talented enough,” and you’ll be one of them.

However, you will eventually own the second-fastest-growing company in the UK. With two boss women who had a dream and a garage to work from at the beginning of the program, “@rehabyourhair” (ad). Today, I got my adorable babies ready for school, drove straight to the awards ceremony, and then shot a campaign for the brand I LOVE @abbottlyon (ad).

She concluded, saying, “A day like this, I could never even dream of growing up.” And I was told it wouldn’t be possible by so many people. Never allow others to set you’s limits. They couldn’t have been more mistaken.

Fans sent the fans cheery messages after the post. Jemma Solomon, Stacey’s sister, responded to the comments section as well. Jemma expressed her support in a letter to her sibling that read, “Forever proud.”

Never underestimate the girl who wore boots to college when the department was shut down completely because of the mouse inside that ran out of them, Jemma continued. Because that girl has “SMASHED every aspect of life one step at a time,” is that emoji “laughing emoji”?

Stacey continued to enjoy where she had left. At the conclusion of her comment, Jemma wrote, “Now enjoy the seeds you have sewn, it’s time for you to breathe and unwind a little because we both know sitting still is not one of our strong points.”

Stacey later responded to her sister by laughing emojis, asking, “Paaaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha She continued, “I love you a lot.”

Incredible. Someone wrote in their response to Stacey’s letter. one of the most difficult working women I know. You are entitled to everything and more. She would never believe the adventure she would embark on, wrote another person who responded to the post this week. You ought to be so proud.

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Dianne Buswell and Chris McCausland, who reportedly have been barred from working together once the season premieres in late September, are now facing a ban on collaboration.

Due to the tight schedules Strictly Come Dancing requires, Dianne Buswell and Chris McCausland, who were the winners of Strictly last year, are reportedly “not allowed” to collaborate this year.

Chris was the first blind contestant on the show, so it was a historic partnership between the professional dancer and comedian last year. They eventually prevailed, and along the way they developed a lovely friendship. Since then, they have co-hosted a podcast called Winning Isn’t Everything, which makes reference to what Dianne’s father had in mind when she first teamed up with Chris.

On Friday (19 September), the day before Strictly’s launch show, Chris took to X, formerly known as Twitter to share a worrying update about the podcast. A fan wrote: “Chris!! Your podcast can’t be ending, I spend all week wishing it was Thursday. We were robbed with a shorter one too this week.”

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Chris responded by stating that it was, regrettably, something that was possible. He said, “It’s a possibility.” “At the moment, it doesn’t seem like Dianne will be permitted to do it through Strictly,” Dianne said.

Couples can sometimes spend hours in the rehearsal room during the strictly scheduled rehearsals, which are a common occurrence. Fans have previously expressed concern for Dianne’s well-being because they were concerned about her putting herself through such a demanding schedule given that she just announced she is pregnant.

The Australian dancer took to social media last week to share that she and partner Joe Sugg – who she danced with on Strictly in 2018 – are expecting their first child together. She is the first person to compete on the show whilst pregnant and is said to be taking the Strictly and all its rehearsals at her own pace with regular breaks.

Every employee who works on Strictly adheres to duty of care and welfare guidelines, according to an insider. There will be frequent breaks and rest/warm-up periods throughout the rehearsal, which will have been planned by Dianne and tailored to the partner’s pace.

For her pregnancy announcement, Dianne and Joe uploaded a video to their social medias. Fittingly set to the Elton John son Tiny Dancer, the two set up a canvas and pretended to paint before swivelling the picture around to reveal a painting of three stick figures. One represented Dianne, with her signature red hair, another represented Joe and a third, much smaller stick figure represented their baby.

The painting’s top also had “2026,” but that was the only information they provided regarding the due date. Joe’s caption did, however, reveal a baby id. The YouTuber continued with the video, “Our little boy, we can’t wait to meet you.”

Dianne and Joe made it to the final when he appeared on Strictly, but were beaten to the glitterball by Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton, who are also in a relationship now. Dianne has been in the final a total of three times, the third being with EastEnders’ Bobby Brazier. However, she has only won the once.

She also won a BAFTA for her most recent series, which’s waltz in “You’ll Never Walk Alone with Chris” was chosen as the year’s most memorable performance.

The Mirror have contact the BBC for comment.