Joe Swash was left wanting to look after all the teenagers in care he met after being left in pieces due to the "heartbreaking" and desperate state of England's care system. The actor made a BBC documentary about the crumbling care system after reading into a Government review into childrens' social care.
The review found that the system has been hugely underfunded for more than a decade by successive Conservative governments, The Mirror reports. Joe's mum, Kiffy, has been a foster carer for 15 years, which was another major factor for him making the documentary.
Joe is now determined to foster children with wife Stacey Solomon once their own children are older. The couple, who tied the knot at their incredible family home last summer, have six children between them; Zachary and Leighton, Stacey's sons from two previous relationships; Harry, Joe's son from a previous relationship; and their three children, Rex, Rose and Belle.
