Stacey Solomon may have been mortified at the time but she was able to laugh off her very own 'Bridget Jones' moment as she told fans about her blunder. The Loose Women star took to her social media page to share her family's latest antics with her millions of followers.
She and her two-year-old son Rex had headed out to their sprawling garden at their 'dream' family home, Pickle Cottage, to make the most of their brand new pool as the sun shone in Essex. "It's wonky Wednesday today which mean nursery finished early so we are making the most of this sunny day," Stacey explained as Rex enjoyed the water in his life jacket.
Meanwhile, her eight-month-old daughter Rose was fast asleep in her pram. "Just waiting for Joe and the big boys to come home then I can do some wallpapering," the mum-of-four commented as she said they were having 'naps and splashes'.
However, that didn't last too long and soon Rose, who was born at the family home in October on Stacey's 32nd birthday, and the little one was soon enjoying a splash in the huge pool herself. But it did lead to her mum suffering a bit of an awkward moment as she threw herself in to the swimming action.
Taking to her Instagram stories, she filmed herself balancing Rose, who was wearing an orange towelling robe from Stacey’s new kidswear collection for Primark, on her knee as she told her 5.2m followers that she had to answer the door to a worker wearing 'saggy granny underwear'.
She said: “I didn’t bring myself out a bikini or a towel, schoolboy error, cause I just thought I was watching on [as her kids played in the pool], ready to jump in if needed. Then Rose wanted to go in so I thought 'Oh I’ll just wear my old grey underwear and jump in.'"
She started giggling as she said: “And then a man who came to fix the insinkerator came and I had to get out with no towel, and get all the kids out [of the pool], and walk over in the greyest, ugliest, saggiest underwear”. Laughing even more at herself she added: "My knickers are massive."
Writing over the short video, Stacey said: "Didn't bring my bikini or towels out, brought all the kids stuff over. This is why I need to sort out that space by the filter. I need to stock all the towels and stuff so I'm always prepared." She added: "Just had to open the door to the man who came to fix our insinkerator in the greyest, saggiest, granny underwear ever."
The TV star then went on to show her loyal followers exactly what she meant, sharing a snap of her floral pants which still hadn't quite dried. "Live footage of my granny knickers," she wrote with a crying laughing emoji before adding: "Poor guy!" She then said: "Pretty sure the fact that they're soaking wet made them transparent in places. Just living my best Bridget Jones life," with plenty of laughing emojis to prove she saw the funny side.
The former X Factor star took to Instagram over the weekend with a video of her and her children taking their 'first dips' in their brand new outdoor pool. She also shared a picture of herself making the most of the new feature, donning a white bikini to frolic in the pool. Stacey's fiance Joe, their young children and Stacey's older children, Leighton and Zachary, also got in on the action.
She did, however, admit to having nerves about sharing the family's lavish new addition to their 'dream home'. "I know lots of you ask all the time to see how it’s getting on so I couldn’t not share the ending," she said. "But I am always conscious sharing it. I often feel like this should have never been ours. Like I’m a true imposter. And I’m so aware of how lucky we are to have been able to bring this pool back to life again. I'm so excited."
But fans clearly saw the gunny side in her latest update as on Wednesday evening she shared a black and white photo of Rose gripping on to her hand, writing: "Goodnight everyone. Your messages make my day. Goodnight from me, Rose, and my Bridget Jones'."
