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According to the brunette, Joe, 37, is a dream to live with – apart from a couple of annoying habits…
“He’s really good at washing up his own plate and no-one else’s which is frustrating,” she laughs. “He also likes to argue with me but then just gives up.”
Safe
During last week’s reports about the Momo suicide challenge, Stacey tweeted her concerns about the game.
She’s keen to make sure her kids are safe online so has teamed up with the NSPCC and O2 to promote a new quiz designed to be played between parents and children.
It’s available through the app store. Stacey admits it’s not always easy to police what Zachary and Leighton have access to.
“One game has a 12 rating and I let Zach play it, even though he’s only 11. I will play the game myself and see what’s in it before I let them play it.
“They don’t have a mobile phone or Facebook, Instagram or Twitter as I don’t think they need those things. But they do have iPads and watch YouTube so I have to be really careful.
“I have to watch them all the time. Being present and knowing what they are doing is the only way you can be vigilant about it.”
Dagenham-born Stacey found fame 10 years ago when she took third place on The X Factor. She’s now a permanent fixture on Loose Women. But she reckons the best bits of the show are the ones we don’t see – and that there should be a late-night version with all the naughty bits left in.
“What should be on TV is meetings we have before the show about what we are going to discuss that day,” she laughs.
“We actually have rows. You hear the good, the bad and the ugly in there.
“That’s what should be on a post-watershed show – Late Night Loose! We really enjoy each other’s company and they are incredible women.” March 22 will mark 10 years