Stacey Solomon has given fans a glimpse inside a room in her home fans have never seen before. The Loose Women star and her husband Joe Swash moved into their dream family abode a few years ago and have since expanded their brood with daughters Rose and Belle.
And while Stacey's loyal social media followers have often seen inside the enormous Essex pad, which has been dubbed Pickle Cottage in a nod to Stacey's nickname for her children, there appears to be one room that hasn't quite had the same treatment as she rest of the home.
Taking to Instagram on Monday (May 8), Stacey, 33, vowed to make a change after venturing into the Pickle Cottage gym. However, the mum-of-five compared the cobweb-filled space to Mrs Haversham's home after neglecting the area. However, it wasn't quite like as is seen in the Dickens novel.
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The room, which had been branded in large white writing on the floor spelling out 'Pickles Gym', had simply been left to collect dust - as did the exercise equipment acquired by former EastEnders star Joe.
Typing alongside a video posted to her millions of followers on her Instagram Story, Stacey said of the gym space in a typed message: "It’s like Mrs Havesham’s house. Nothing has been used in here since Joe bought it. So I’m cleaning it all out."
It is then she made a vow. "I’m going to try and use it every day. If I don’t for the next month then the whole lot is going to charity. Because it’s such a waste! I hate the gym tbh but I hate waste more so maybe this will be good for me."
In a follow-up video, showing her with a snazzy mop in hand, Sort Your Life Out host Stacey wrote: "Mopping this bloody floor is the biggest work out this garage gym has ever seen. It’s f*****g filthy." After her hard work was complete, mum of five Stacey showed off the newly sparkling gym as the dogs waited at the front.
She said a "new era" had started, adding: "Got the last bit of floor to mop then I’m going to try and come in here every morning before the kids wake. I honestly can’t let it go to waste anymore. I’d love to be able to stick to something like this but I’ll be honest life is hectic and I’ve never been able to before."
And as evening fell, Stacey's determination was still in full swing. Posting a video of herself talking to the camera from the bath, complete with eye masks, the former X Factor star said: "Everyone's asleep so I'm treating myself to a bath. I'm just going to be kind to my muscles before I start the gym tomorrow and they're like, 'what in the who, where, why and when is this happening.'"
She added: "I feel like I've spoken about it so much now I've got to do it. I've got to commit to it. You know when you say something out loud and then you're like, 'Oh no people actually know I've said I'm going to do that so, I'm going to actually have to do it.'"
Stacey then laughed as she said: "Who do I think I am? You never know I could be the next... I could be the next Dwayne Johnso. Yeah, Dwayne. Watch out!" before share flexed her bicep before dissolving into more giggles. Writing alongside the video, she added: "Treating my muscles to a bath before they don't know what's hit 'em in the morning. Might as well start calling me @therock from now on."
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