Stacey Solomon has reportedly come under fire from BBC bosses following her comments about not getting a Bafta.
The Loose Women star, 35, said she was “gutted” and “devastated” that her BBC home makeover show, Sort Your Life Out, didn’t take home an award at the TV Baftas last week.
The Factual Entertainment prize went to Rylan Clark and Rob Rinder instead for their BBC travel series in Italy, Rob and Rylan’s Grand Tour.
Solomon shared a lengthy video on her Instagram Stories hours after the loss, admitting she wasn’t taking it “gracefully” and felt like her team was “robbed” - which led some critics to call her a “bad loser”.
Sources have now claimed BBC executives and even Solomon’s own PR team felt her response came across as “entitled”.
“Stacey is seen as normal, relatable and a good laugh. So when she put her video up on Monday morning there was some horror here. It felt entitled and was all very out of character,” an employee told the Daily Mail.
The insider went on: "Admittedly, she did say she came out to share her frustration in support of her behind-the-scenes team who she wanted to pay tribute to. But there are other behind-the-camera teams on other shows who all work hard, too.
"You can’t wonder if the gloss might start to come off for Stacey. It would be a disaster for the BBC, they are hanging so much on her."
The Standard has contacted Solomon’s representative for comment.
In her emotional now-viral video, Solomon said: “We didn’t win a BAFTA. And I know I’m supposed to take it gracefully like a champ but I’m devastated!
“I’m devastated for our whole team, like I’m so gutted for our team. I’m not saying the other shows didn’t deserve to win – they did – but I’m gutted for my whole Sort Your Life Out family. They deserved a BAFTA.
“Everyone got dressed up and was really hopeful, I think because they work so hard. It’s not an easy show to make… and they so deserve the Bafta."
She also explained what goes into making the transformation series, which helps families declutter and organise their homes: “We’ll pack up a house, move it into a warehouse, go through everything meticulously donating, recycling, reselling then move it all back with systems to help families move forward.”
The presenter also praised the families who appear on the show, calling them brave for opening up their homes to the cameras and public scrutiny.
Elsewhere, Solomon hit the headlines with her new BBC reality show with husband Joe Swash, Stacey and Joe, which was recently commissioned for a second series.
The series followed the couple’s lives at their countryside cottage as they juggled their careers with parenting their children - Rex, five, Rose, three, and Belle, two - and Solomon’s sons Zachary, 17, and Leighton, 12, from previous relationships and Swash’s son Harry, 17, with his ex.
The couple has been open about sharing their problems with viewers, with one episode showing their couples counselling session and another seeing Swash struggle with his ADHD diagnosis.
