Stacey Solomon reveals wedding to Joe Swash is set for July 2022 at Pickle Cottage after pregnancy delayed marriage

STACEY Solomon confirmed plans to walk down the aisle with fiancé Joe Swash next year at Pickle Cottage after her pregnancy delayed their wedding day.

The Loose Women star, 32, and former EastEnders actor, 39, have been engaged for almost a year and share son, Rex, two, and 11-week-old daughter Rose.

Stacey and Joe had wanted to tie the knot in the back garden of Pickle Cottage, their new £1.2million home in Essex, in the summer but delayed it so all their children could be there.

Stacey, who is also mother to sons Zachary, 13, and Leighton, nine, from previous relationships, gave birth to her youngest child on October 4, her 32nd birthday.

She and Joe joined the Loose Women cast for the show's Christmas Eve special via video call from Pickle Cottage for the first time since Rose was born.

She said: "We would love... if all goes well - because Covid's still massive and you never know what's around the corner - but we would love to get married in July next year, we really would.

"It will be so nice to have the boys and Rose there."

Stacey also spoke about their plans for Christmas, saying: "This is such an exciting time for Rex.

"He's two-and-a-half and it's the first Christmas he's had where he's like 'Wow'.

"The older boys are excited for him as well. It's so lovely and nice to see them all together getting excited. And it's just nice to be in the house."

Joe added: "It's our first Christmas in our new house, it's the first Christmas with our new baby, and it's the first Christmas we're going to be as one big unit. We're going to have a really lovely, lovely time."

The couple joked about who will do the cooking on Christmas Day, with Joe admitting he has not cooked much since appearing on Celebrity MasterChef earlier this year but adding that he is "saving it for the Christmas dinner".

Stacey revealed she has not slept well since their daughter was born, adding: "I've put a hell of a lot of make-up on for this interview and you can't even see it - it sinks into my skin now.

"She sleeps like a newborn - they're up all night really, aren't they? But she is good. She's content, which is nice.

"She's amazing, she's really lovely. I can't stop staring at her. Even when she does sleep, I don't get any sleep because I'm just staring at her."

The TV star admitted that, with so many boys in the house, she sometimes forgets Rose is a girl and accidentally says "Pass him over".

And doting dad Joe said he has had to learn to be "more gentle and delicate" around their newborn rather than the typical "boisterous" attitude he has with the boys.

The Loose Women Christmas Special airs at 10am on Christmas Eve on ITV and ITV Hub