ITV have denied reports that Stacey Solomon has quit Loose Women and teased she will be returning "soon".
The popular Essex-born TV star, 34, has been a panel member on the daytime show since 2016, but hasn't appeared since the last episode of 2022 ahead of giving birth to her fifth child.
After the success of her show with the BBC, Sort Your Life Out, sources claimed the former X Factor finalist had "outgrown" Loose Women and that being on the panel was "no longer right" for her as the job takes up "a lot of her time".
"She's outgrown the show. It's no longer right for Stacey. Loose Women takes up a lot of her time. If she were to leave, it would free her time up a little, especially if she has to be away for longer periods of time with her own shows," the insider told Woman's Own.
The broadcaster has fired back however saying that this is "categorically untrue".A spokesperson for Loose Women added to The Mirror: "These claims are not true. We are looking forward to welcoming Stacey back onto the show soon."
Meanwhile, Solomon's first foray as an investor appears to be paying off.
She announced last month that she was investing some of her own money into a small haircare business called REHAB, declaring it a "whole new chapter".
On Monday they launched their first product since she became a business partner, The Hair Perfume, which sold out in less than 24 hours.
So desperate were people to get their hands on it, there were 20,000 people on the waiting list after her last post about it on social media.
