Stacey Solomon has finally introduced fans to her 'hidden' sister after she surprised her loyal followers by revealing her actual family tree. Last week, the Loose Women star was giving fans an update on her gym routine when she mentioned her older sister.
In the previous social media videos, Stacey could be seen in the gym with her youngest son Rex, who she shares with her former EastEnders star husband Joe Swash, and appeared strong and in control as she was seen partaking in what appeared to be some bicep exercises.
Stacey looked incredible in the video as she wore a pair of green jogging bottoms with a matching green sports bra. Sharing the video to her millions of followers on her Instagram Stories, she wrote: "Lots of you asking for gym updates... I've been going almost every day. At this point, I'm a little addicted. I don't want to stop and lose how hard I've worked! I squeeze it in WHENEVER I can."
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She then added: "I finally plucked up the courage to ask my biggest sister to help me! She's an actual trainer and it may sound silly because she's my sister and bloody lovely, but I didn't want to ask her until I'd got myself to a point where I felt stronger."
And later, after heading off to the airport to return to filming in Scotland, Stacey addressed some of the messages from her followers which included: "Wait what?? There's another sister?? We need to meet her."
In her follow-up video, Stacey said: "Oh my god loads of you are like, 'I did not know you had another sister! Where have you been hiding her?'" She then giggled as she explained: "She’s actually my step-sister, but I would never call her that because we grew up together so she’s my sister."
"All together, there’s like seven of us. We were a really big blended family. So I’ve got one step-sister, two step-brothers, my brother and sister. And then my dad and step-mum had another baby so I’ve got my half-brother.
"And I call them all my brothers and sisters. I’d never call them my steps just because it feels weird because we actually grew up like brothers and sisters." Stacey did say that her previously mentioned ‘secret’ sister had featured on her Instagram "years ago", but said that she’s "quite quiet and shy" but will try to introduce her during their next training session.
And Stacey stuck to her word and introduced her online 'mates' to Sam. In the short video, Stacey and her sister, who works as a fitness coach for Barry's UK, can be seen grinning and waving as Stacey said: "She is very shy. Not real life shy - camera-shy. You all [her followers] were like 'who the hell is this mystery sister?', so here she is."
They then commenced a workout together in the garage of Stacey and Joe's home, dubbed Pickle Cottage. In the follow-up video, mum-of-five Stacey looked fabulous in a yellow sports bra and shorts while keeping her trademark blonde hair tied back as Sam put her through her paces.
Stacey also revealed in the update that she had taken her 18-month-old daughter, Rose, to the session to make things 'easier' on her husband Joe as the former soap star watched their other two young children, Rex, four, and five-month-old Belle.
But Rose wasn't alone as she was joined by cousin, Poppy, Sam's daughter, who is the same age. And over this Instagram story post, Stacey spoke about how she was carrying out her new exercise regime for herself.
"I'll be honest, I find EVERYTHING so hard," she typed. "But I've got so much better and stronger and I'm so proud of the fact that even though I genuinely do not get excited to start exercising, I do it. For myself (and so grateful my sister fills me with motivation)."
The Sort Your Life Out host added: "I have the craziest work-family schedule atm and honestly it's given me so much energy. I feel so much better in myself. I don't care what I look like. It's never bothered me and I love my body and all it's done for me. I just wanted to feel good and get my energy back and showing up and exercising is doing that for me."
