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Jessica Sansome

Stacey Solomon warned over 'illegal' yet innocent mistake on holiday - but is it right?

Stacey Solomon was innocently enjoying her holiday when she was warned by fans that she could be doing something 'illegal'.

The Loose Women panelist and boyfriend Joe Swash took their one-year-old son for a little trip to the beach over the weekend.

Stacey, who regularly keeps her fans updated, documented the outing on her Instagram page and on Sunday morning said they went to hunt for pebbles on the shore.

The 30-year-old TV star was pleased with their findings and took them back home with her.

And it was all well and good until some fans claimed she was doing something she shouldn't be.

Speaking in a video on her Instagram Story, Stacey said: "A few of you are messaging saying 'be careful, Stace, you can get arrested for taking pebbles off the beach.'

"Well, that's a bummer. I just spent two hours collecting those bad boys.

"We're going to have to take them back. We have to, it's illegal."

She then joked: "I'm not getting arrested by the pebble police on my holidays - I've got work tomorrow."

But was she actually wrong?

Under the Coastal Protection Act 1949, it's "unlawful" to remove any materials on, under or forming part of any portion of the seashore.

Stacey was in the clear (Stacey Solomon Instagram)

And it could land someone with a £1,000 fine for leaving areas exposed to erosion.

However, Stacey was in the clear after a panicked phone call left her assured that it was "100 per cent ok" to take some of the rocks.

Alongside a picture of Rex she wrote: "Just called the local heritage coast centre and they said where we were fossil hunting it is 100 per cent ok to take some home, as long as you don't have a wheelbarrow full or find a massive one.

"Wahoo, I wondered why they hired hammers out."

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