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Stacey Solomon struggles to make a cuppa as she admits she's baffled by new home's AGA

Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash have moved into their forever home after finding the perfect place - but it's still proving a bit tricky.

The Loose Women star, 31, laughed as she struggled to make herself a cuppa with her fancy new kitchen's AGA, a cast iron contraption that transfers heat from the core to the ovens and hotplates.

Stacey and Joe, 39, have a lot of work ahead of them after moving into their new £1.2 million mansion with sons Zachary, 13, Leighton, eight, and Rex, one - but luckily, Stacey is a whizz at decorating.

In a series of Instagram videos, an emotional Stacey showed fans around her old home one last time, before taking them inside her new forever home.

Stacey used the AGA in her kitchen for the first time (Instagram)

After Rex excitedly ran towards a miniature version of the house with big brother Leighton, Stacey attempted to make herself a cup of tea while Joe set the boys' game consoles up for them.

But things got a little confusing for her thanks to her gorgeous new home's fancy AGA.

Laughing as she shared it with her fans, she said: "I haven't got round to anything. Joe's helping the boys set up their PlayStations because that's all they care about right now that it's dark out and they can't run around.

"And I've just made a cup of tea on this. I've never used an AGA before in my life, but I worked out that one of them was for the boil."

She laughed as she explained she didn't understand how to use it (Instagram)
She finally got it working (Instagram)

Stacey said she felt like "a wreck" so would finish showing her fans around the new house after she'd had time to rest up.

A few hours later, she shared a snap of herself holding her cup of tea up to toast her new home, which just happens to be called Pickle Cottage, a nod to the cute nickname she has for her kids.

Stacey showed fans around her huge garden, admitting that it was so beautiful it made her want to cry.

She showed the boys' favourite part of the garden - the swimming pool - but asked fans to recommend someone who could install a safety barrier and cover around it for her as it freaks her out in its current state.

Stacey, Joe and their boys have moved into their new home (staceysolomon/Instagram)

The family posed for a sweet - although slightly chaotic - photo outside their new home as they moved in.

Stacey and Joe cuddled up together as he threw his hands up in celebration.

Rex crawled around by their feet as Zachary and Leighton had a wrestling match in the background.

Stacey captioned it: "Home Sweet Home And so a new chapter begins We can not even describe how strange it feels that this is home.

It's called Pickle Cottage (Internet Unknown)
Stacey has been emotional about finding her perfect home (Getty Images for The Peanut App)

"Never in a million years did we ever think this would be. We feel so lucky and are so grateful to have found this hidden treasure closer to our family and further out. We can’t wait to fill it with love and give it our everything. To raise our family here. And to just start a fresh.

"I’m very emotional for some reason. It still hasn’t sunk in and doesn’t quite feel real. Thank you for all of your supportive, kind, loving messages. We love you to the moon and back and I can’t wait to show you around... Here’s to the next chapter in pickle cottage"

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