Stacey Solomon branded an 'inspiration' for body-positivity post
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Social and SEO writerLoose Women panellist Stacey Solomon got real about her stretch marks and people are loving it
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Stacey Solomon, 29, has been praised for sharing a body-positivity message on Instagram.
Stacey, who is mum to Zachary, 11, and Leighton, six, is expecting her first child with her TV presenter boyfriend Joe Swash, 37.
She shared a photo of herself in an orange bikini by the pool with her 1.4m followers, captioned: ‘I honestly love how much stretch marks shine in the sun! Natural glitter ✨✨ 😍 💜 Photo courtesy of Zachary 💜’
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Friends of the Loose Women panellist were quick to comment on the body-positivity snap:
‘You little legend 💪💪💪’ @myleeneklass
‘Thank you for being your Stacey ♥️ I bloody love you xx’ @scarlettmoffatt
‘Is it wrong that I feel unreasonable amounts of jealousy that you are in a bikini by the pool!!! Love you mama xxx.’ @nadiasawalhaandfamily
Fans also commented on the photo:
‘You are an inspiration to every single woman out there Stacey. I’m 31weeks preggars and didn’t know whether to wear my bikini on my holiday but after seeing how beautiful you look...I’m thinking why not!! Xx’ @dmj.85
‘We need more women like you in this world @staceysolomon 😍 love the body positivity! I had stretch marks before I even had my daughter & always hated them & tried to hide them. Only now am I starting to accept that they're a part of me! #tigerstripes xx’ @jessieh_22
‘Such an inspiration for women Stacey ..looking fabulous 😁😍💗xxx’ @71catherinelee
‘Stacey!!!! You are such a positive role model!!!’ @stef_tunnah
Stacey then wrote a comment on her own post, saying: ‘So many lovely #bodypositivity comments on here making me smile from ear to ear love allll💛💛’
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Stacey recently revealed that she was worried about suffering from postnatal depression again.
In an interview with OK! Magazine, she said: ‘Of course it’s [PND] a worry. That’s why there are such big age gaps between my children as I was so worried about putting myself back in that difficult place, mentally.’
She explained that she suffered from PND when she had Zachary, but had a ‘much better experience’ with her second son, Leighton.
She said: ‘You just never know how your body, and your hormones, will react’.
Stacey and Joe revealed they were expecting their first child together with an Instagram post back in February.
Stacey and Joe have found out the sex of the baby but have chosen to keep it private, but Stacey revealed that her sons are hoping for a boy.
She said: ‘We’re so excited – my sons want another boy. Another little worm-eating boy!
‘They’re over the moon about the whole thing.'
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