Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash announce huge new BBC reality series
TV presenters Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash and their family life will be the subject of a new BBC six-part fly-on-the-wall reality series, Stacey & Joe. In this brand new series, cameras follow the lives of Stacey and Joe, their children, four ducks and two dogs.
With exclusive behind the scenes access, viewers are given a refreshing, honest take on their modern blended family. Raising their kids, Zach, Leighton, Rex, Rose and Belle who are aged between 16 and one, is no mean feat especially combined with busy work schedules and ambitious passion projects like building a two acre fishing lake.
Filmed during the summer and autumn of 2024, the series shows the couple as they celebrate their second wedding anniversary, revealing how they met and fell in love. Cameras follow 16 year old Zach as he waits nervously for his GCSE results and we see Stacey winning big at the National Television Awards. Can a much needed summer holiday in Turkey bring some harmony to the couple as they face their busiest year ever and with Joe spending more time at home over the last 18 months, Stacey is adamant she wants to spend more time with the children. The series ends with the family all together as they prepare for a festive Pickle Cottage Christmas.
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Stacey Solomon says: “2024 was the year me and Joe pushed ourselves out of our comfort zones. We took on different projects and tried new things. It’s been so amazing and nerve-wracking all at the same time… And we just want to keep doing that in 2025, starting with ‘Stacey & Joe’! Working with the BBC and Optomen on Sort Your Life Out has been a dream come true, so this team just made sense. We’ve loved showing a different side to our family’s fun and chaos. We can’t wait for you to join us at Pickle Cottage this year.”
Joe Swash says: “We’ve been doing our best to keep this under wraps... But we’re so glad we can finally tell all of you about ‘Stacey & Joe’! Over the years, we’ve been asked a lot to do a show like this, but getting the opportunity to work with the BBC and Optomen felt properly exciting. There will be the normal madness of a family with lots of kids, plenty of animals and two busy parents. Here we go!”
Clare Sillery, Head of Commissioning, BBC Documentaries, says: “We’re thrilled to be working with Stacey and Joe on this incredibly special series as they open up the doors to their family home. In what promises to be an honest and heart-warming look into their world, full of joy, challenges and everything in between - this series offers a rare and intimate window as they navigate their way through the realities of raising a modern blended family.”
Charlotte Brookes, Head of Popular Factual, Optomen, says: “It's such a privilege to be able to make this series with one of Britain's most loved families. Stacey and Joe have welcomed us into their home and trusted us with unprecedented access as they share the beautifully chaotic ups and downs of life in Pickle Cottage.”
The new show will start on BBC and iPlayer this winter. For the latest TV & Showbiz news, sign up to our newsletter.
