Stacey Solomon left fans confused by saying she didn't know that she was pregnant with her fifth child for eight months. It came after the Loose Women panellist and former X Factor star, 33, revealed she was expecting another baby with husband Joe Swash.
On Sunday night (January 1), Stacey took part in a question and answer session with her social media followers, telling them more about her surprise pregnancy. During the Q&A, Stacey joked that she and Joe had only discovered that they were having another baby when the Loose Women panellist was eight months pregnant, The Mirror reports.
However, people soon started to ask how Stacey hadn't worked out she was expecting, given she had developed a bump and symptoms that accompany pregnancy. Stacey then clarified that she and Joe hadn't discovered the happy news after eight months, but were very late in finding out.
Stacey admitted they decided to wait the first few months so they 'had it to ourselves' after 'finding out late'. She quipped: "I must be saying it wrong. I mean, we didn't just find out three days ago when I looked down and was like 'oh, that's not my usual evening bloat. What's going on?' But when we did find out it was past the point people would usually tell people."
Meanwhile Stacey said she and Joe are incredibly 'unprepared' for the birth of their fifth child, with no baby name ideas or nursery ready. However, she said Joe is keen to pick a traditional name.
"We've got no names. Like literally, nothing. We've had so many kids we've ran out of names," she said. Shouting to Joe in the background she revealed he likes 'really old' names like Betty or Arthur, while Stacey said she was considering floral or Hebrew names.
Stacey and Joe are already parents to Rex, three, and Rose, one, while she also has Zach, 14, and Leighton, 10, from previous relationships. As well as his children with Stacey, Joe also has 15-year-old Harry with ex Emma Sophocleous.
Stacey previously told her Instagram followers that her due date is this month. "Coming soon… Much sooner than we thought when we found out we still wanted to have that first few months you usually would to adjust and get excited and enjoy it to ourselves, but that didn’t leave us with very long left," she said.
"So this time next month, we will be getting ready to say hello to a whole new pickle. So grateful."
