X FACTOR STACEY
WHEN she appeared on The X Factor in 2009, Stacey Solomon came across as sweet, quirky and scatty – with a goofy grin and an honesty that was loved by viewers.
These days, the mum of two is hoping her down-to-earth honesty will help challenge the unrealistic body image standards youngsters set themselves.
Stacey, 28, shared two images of herself in a bikini – one airbrushed and the other untouched – in a bid to help people understand that what they see isn’t always real.
In an interview with Celebrity Secrets magazine, she said: “Children are robbed of their childhood because they’re under pressure to look a certain way.
“Even if you ask 100 teenagers if they think a picture has been edited and they all say, ‘Yes’, they’ll