Stacey Solomon’s ex-partner, Dean Cox, appeared on her BBC show, Stacey & Joe, in a rare public reunion.
The reality series follows the lives of celebrity couple Stacey, 35, and Joe Swash, and occasionally features the TV presenter’s children, including her eldest son Zach, 17, whom she shares with Dean.
She also has 12-year-old Leighton with ex-fiancé Aaron Barnham and Rex, five, Rose, three and two-year-old Belle with her now-husband, Joe.
In the latest episode, Dean joined Stacey and her family for dinner to celebrate Zach’s 17th birthday, which happened back in March, where they opened up about going through a teen pregnancy together.
‘I was just 18,’ Dean told the table as they ate fish and chips.
In an aside, Stacey then recalled how she discovered she was pregnant.
The Sort Your Life Out host said: ‘My step-mum was the first person who knew I was pregnant, because she guessed it.
‘We were at a cafe, me, her and my dad, and I was like, oh, my God, your onions stink, Dad. And he didn’t even have any onions.
‘Someone, like, at the other end of the cafe had onions, and I remember her pulling me to the side and being like, ‘When was the last time you had a period?’ I was like, ‘I don’t know.’
‘She immediately made me tell my dad straight away.
‘And then my dad made me ring my mum, and then everyone else that was in the house, Jemma, Matthew, everyone, my brothers and sisters, were all there to hear the fallout.’
Celebrating his birthday earlier this year, Stacey shared a heartfelt Instagram message alongside a picture of the pair – this time noting a powerful milestone.
The mum-of-five wrote: ’17 years of you Zach. 🥲Your birthday gets me every year. But especially this one. It’s so strange to think that when I was your age you were in my tummy.
‘Every year you get older, you keep growing into the most amazing human. I’m so proud of who you are Zach. The last 17 years have been the best years of my life.
‘It hasn’t always been easy, but growing up with you, made me who I am and having you by my side since I was your age now has been the biggest blessing I could have ever wished for.’
The singer has been candid about her life in her new show, and during one episode posed to her sister Jemma that she might be going through perimenopause because of her fatigue and low tolerance.
‘I’m so snappy and tired. I wake up tired – I can sleep for eight hours and still feel exhausted. On mum’s side the menopause came early, so we’re more likely to go through it early too,’ she said.
To which Jemma quipped: ‘You’ve got to remember you have 18 children, 17 dogs, 45 chickens, you work full-time… you’ve got a busy life.’
Opening up more to her physiologist later in the episode, she reflected: ‘I feel like I’m drying out. I think my ovaries are pruned and they’ve said goodbye.
‘All my friends on Loose Women talk about it all the time. Some things I can’t relate to – but I do think as I get older, I get more agitated.’
Stacey & Joe airs tonight at 9pm on BBC Three. Episodes are available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
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