It's nearly 12 years since a ditzy girl from Dagenham giggled her way into our lives on the X Factor.
Although things have changed so much for Stacey Solomon, one thing remains exactly the same – and it always will.
Even after all her success, the star remains the genuine, fun-loving but thoughtful mum we saw in those candid moments with Dermot O'Leary before she stepped on stage.
It was one of their most iconic first auditions, Stacey was smiley and laughing with an Essex accent and incredible voice that no one was ready for.
She wowed Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Dannii Minogue and Louis Walsh as she belted out What a Wonderful World. It wasn't just the judges bowled over.
By then, the 19-year-old already had those watching her pre-audition chat eating out of the palm of her hand.
The multi-tasking single mum, clutching a cute very young Zachary scoffing crisps on her lap, said winning the talent contest would mean big things for her family.
After coming third in the sixth series of X Factor, the ride was far from all over.
She is in the spotlight more than any of the ITV show's winners, even more than a decade on. Only One Direction can match-up.
Little did she know then that was about to go from a cheeky East London girl to national sweetheart.
Said to be worth approaching £4 million, the decision to battle against her anxiety and step foot in front of the camera back in 2009 proved to be a very shrewd move.
She had to get through some worrying thoughts to even get into the audition room.
Saying she considered herself an "unfortunate looking teenager", the star added: "I realised at school I was only going to have friends if I was the funny one or the silly one or the naughty one."
Stacey said she went down "the path of destruction... but in a cheeky way. I was never horrible."
Now we see a woman with the showbiz world at her feet.
One of the most written-about females in the industry, life for the instantly likeable 31-year-old couldn't be much better.
But you get the feeling it is only just getting going.
Not that she ever chased fame - she was on the X Factor to becoming a singing star, and nothing else.
She said: "I never wanted to be famous, I don't think that was much of a thing when I was growing up.
"The whole famous thing didn't come around until I was in the public eye, and then there was more reality TV and people did just want to be famous.
"I grew up dreaming of wanting to be a singer."
Even by her standards, it's been a year like she couldn't have imagined - and we're only half way through.
She begun 2021 as an engaged woman following boyfriend Joe Swash's cute proposal.
She got wedding planning underway and her new book Tap to Tidy was made available for preorder.
It came as she hit four and a half million followers on Instagram, impressing fans with her creativity - and, of course, little Rex's wild adventures.
It marked another major milestone, and showed the world her popularity is only going to keep on climbing.
Then came the news the news that she was pregnant - and child number four is on the way.
She told fans: "For a really long time we’ve been trying for another pickle… It didn’t work out and this was out news quite a few times…
"We decided we were so lucky already to have our boys.
"It is our biggest privilege in life and we are so grateful to be parents so we stopped trying and counted ourselves so so so blessed already…"
Stacey added that they had almost given up on extended their family, as she detailed their journey to her fourth pregnancy as well as sharing that they suffered the heartbreak of a miscarriage.
Life is certainly busy for the expecting mum, but you get the feeling it's only just getting started.
