Stacey Solomon forced to respond to 'shamers' and says…

Stacey Solomon forced to respond to 'shamers' and says 'don't panic' before emotionally waving off son

Stacey Solomon felt like she has to respond to her millions of followers after some feared she had let her children play amongst poisonous plants in the garden. It came after the Loose Women star kicked off her week by making the most of the sunshine as she enjoyed a cuppa outdoors at her idyllic family home.

Taking to her Instagram Story, Stacey, 33, took in her surroundings at Pickle Cottage as she videoed her garden. But she shared how the spot where she had tied the knot with husband Joe Swash last summer now looked very different.

She explained: "I just wanted to let it grow wild and it's out of control. I love it so much." And Stacey marvelled: "These little flower weedy things are nearly as tall as me." Stacey added: "It's the most incredible thing I've ever seen. I dont know why I'm so excited by this but I am."

Stacey, who has three sons Zachary, Leighton and Rex, as well as her two daughters, then said she was going to take some snaps in the garden of her girls, who were both born at Pickle Cottage. "I'm going to get the girls out here and take some pictures," she said.

She then shared a picture of herself cooing over her three-month-old daughter, Belle, who she held up into the air while one-year-old Rose explored the green area in a pair of funky flowered flares. Alongside the treasured picture, she wrote: "An afteroon in the wild wood with my girls, Propped my phone on a log and this was the best the self-timer could get."

But it appears some of Stacey's followers took umbrage with her for letting her daughters get so close to what they had decided was giant hogweed, which can irritate the skin. Returning with another video on her Instagram Story, the mum-of-five defended herself while munching carrots in her kitchen with Rose as Joe prepared dinner.

Stacey was hit with comments over her time spent outdoors (Stacey Solomon Instagram)

She said: "I don't think I've ever seen giant hogweed. Yeah, don't panic. I'm not going to take my children into poisonous woods. There's a couple of nettles, I was like 'watch out girls'. Other than that, there's some wild flowers and weeds."

She added: "And also, I didn't shove them in the cow parsley. There's little clearings where you can walk up to it. I wasn't rubbing it all over them was I?"

It came before the Sort Your Life Out host revealed her heartache after her eldest son Leighton headed off on a residential school trip. Stacey shared a photo of the 11-year-old to her Instagram Story on Monday, as he boarded a coach wearing his school leavers hoodie.

Leighton waved goodbye to his mum for a week (Stacey Solomon Instagram)

Admitting she was feeling emotional, Stacey wrote alongside the snap: "Because it's Leighton's last year of primary school, his year has gone away for the week. I'm so excited for him but I already miss him. The little ones love Leighton so much and he's the funniest and cheekiest boy. Can't wait to get him back but hope he has the best time."

It comes after Stacey pre-empted negative comments over the weekend. Following hosting a kid's birthday party for her son, Rex, who turns four on Tuesday (May 23), Stacey didn't have too much time to rest as she was straight back to work filming for her BBC One show. Sharing a sweet snap of Belle, who was born in February and is Stacey and Joe's third child together, sleeping peacefully, Stacey said "I love my job so much.

"And I’m ridiculously excited to start a whole new series of Sort Your Life Out today but OH MY GOSH I really bloody want to be Belle right now!" But seeing off any potential ‘mum-shaming' comments, she continued to type: "She doesn’t sleep in our bed, she sleeps safely in her [cot] next to me. This is morning time cuddles position."

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