Stacey Solomon has issued an update on her upcoming marriage to Joe Swash.
The engaged couple's wedding day has been hit with multiple delays due to the pandemic and the birth of baby Rose.
However, Stacey and Joe will reveal they have set a date for when they hope to finally tie the knot on the upcoming Christmas Eve special of Loose Women .
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Stacey will tell host Ruth Langsford : "Get your hat out, Ruth. Yes, we would love… if all goes well.. because Covid’s still massive and you never know what’s around the corner, but we would love to get married in July next year, we really would.
"It will be so nice to have the boys and Rose there.”
The appearance is Stacey's first TV interview since she gave birth to her fourth child in October - and she spoke about how she is still getting used to the sleepless nights.
The 32-year-old said: "I’ve put a hell of a lot of make-up on for this interview and you can’t even see it, it sinks into my skin now.
"She sleeps, she sleeps like a newborn - they're up all night really aren’t they? But she is good. She’s content, which is nice.
"She’s amazing, she’s really lovely. I can’t stop staring at her. Even when she does sleep, I don’t get any sleep because I’m just staring at her.”
Stacey's fiance appears on the sofa next to her and the former EastEnders actor reveals his pride at how their two-year-old son Rex has taken to the new member of the family.
He gushed: "He adores her, he’s obsessed, if anything we’re trying to keep him away from her. No, he’s been brilliant, he’s been really, really good with her."
In addition to the two youngest children, Stacey is also mum to Zachary, 13, and Leighton, nine - while Joe has a son named Harry, 13, from a previous relationship.
Joe admits he felt it was different being a dad to his first daughter.
He said: “Yeah, it really is. Because I’m quite boisterous and I know the boys are quite robust - I can chuck them about a little bit and wrestle them, especially when I’m changing the nappy, I know the boys limitations because I’ve got one myself, but with baby Rose it’s different, I’ve got to be a lot more gentle and delicate.”
However, Stacey forgets Rose is a girl and jokes: ‘Because I’ve got so many boys, I’m just like, ‘Pass him over,’ ‘Give me him’ and then I’m like, ‘Oh no, her!’
The Loose Women Christmas special airs at 10am, Christmas Eve on ITV and ITV Hub
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