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Stacey Solomon says media invasion of her privacy ‘should be illegal’

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Feric, C. (2026, November 3). Stacey Solomon says media invasion of her privacy ‘should be illegal’. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/stacey-solomon-joe-swash-bbc-loose-women-itv-b1303331.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-11-03 · by Carla Feric

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Stacey Solomon, a 37-year-old TV star known for her roles on ITV's The X Factor and the reality show "Stacey And Joe," has criticized media intrusion into her private life. She told the Press Association that she feels harassed by photographers who follow her family to personal events, calling such behavior outrageous and potentially illegal. Solomon also mentioned that this increased invasion of privacy affects what she shares on social media and emphasized the need to protect her children's safety above all else.
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Stacey Solomon, a 37-year-old TV star who rose to fame on ITV's The X Factor in 2009, recently criticized media intrusion into her private life. Solomon, known for starring with her husband Joe Swash and their family in the reality show "Stacey And Joe," expressed frustration over excessive press coverage at their home in Essex. She told the Press Association that she feels harassed by photographers who have been sitting outside their house. Solomon argued that while some public scrutiny is expected when celebrities are out and about, constant surveillance of their private lives should be considered illegal due to its invasive nature.

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Essex ITV the Press Association

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Solomon PERSON · 4× Swash PERSON · 2× Belle PERSON · 1× Essex GPE · 1× ITV ORG · 1× Joe PERSON · 1× Joe Swash PERSON · 1× Rex PERSON · 1× Rose PERSON · 1× the Press Association ORG · 1×

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The 37-year-old found fame on ITV talent show The X Factor in 2009 and has since forged a successful TV career, and currently stars alongside her husband Joe Swash and their family in a fly-on-the-wall reality series.
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The 37-year-old found fame on ITV talent show The X Factor in 2009 and has since forged a successful TV career, and currently stars alongside her husband Joe Swash and their family in a fly-on-the-wall reality series. asserted
old → find → series
Stacey And Joe launched in 2025 and documents the lives of the couple and their children, as well as their ducks and two dogs, during day-to-day life at their Pickle Cottage home in Essex. asserted
Stacey → launch → Essex
Solomon has recently spoken out on social media about being subject to a “pile-on” by the press, citing increasing intrusion into her privacy and a heightened interest in her personal life. asserted
Solomon → speak → life
In an interview with the Press Association, the TV star said: “I think for a long time in celebrity culture, there was this expectation that you put yourself in the public eye so you deserve this treatment. asserted
you → say → treatment
If me and Joe go out in the public and there happens to be somebody there and they get a picture of us, that’s fair game. asserted
that → go → us
“That’s part and parcel of this industry. asserted
That → ’ → industry
We do draw the line though.” asserted
We → draw → line
Solomon went on to say she sometimes feels “harassed” and like she is being “stalked” by the media, claiming she has had photographers “sitting outside our house” and intruding on family events. asserted
photographers → go → events
“To me that’s no longer of public interest,” she said. asserted
she → ’ → interest
It’s outrageous, in fact. asserted
It → ’ → fact
It’s just weird. asserted
It → ’ → ?
“You pick your battles in those instances because you realise you’ve signed up to this – but to an extent. asserted
you → pick → extent
“You feel like you’re being stalked.” asserted
you → feel → ?
“We’re still navigating it, and trying to work out what we can do.” asserted
we → navigate → what
Solomon, who is also a social media influencer, said the increased violations of her privacy has impacted what she posts online. asserted
she → say → what
Read More “Maybe it will make us think of things differently moving forward,” she said. asserted
she → read → things
“Hopefully, I’ll be able to stick up for myself enough for them to stop being inappropriate. asserted
them → stick → myself
“But if I need to do something to stop this happening, then I’ll do it. asserted
I → need → it
The safety of my family comes before absolutely everything.” asserted
safety → come → everything
Solomon met Swash in 2010 when she was competing on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! and he was co-hosting the spin-off, and have been together since 2016. asserted
he → meet → 2016
The couple tied the knot in 2022 and have three children together – Rex, who was born in 2019; Rose, born in 2021; and Belle, born in 2023. asserted
who → tie → 2023
She is also mother to Zach with ex-boyfriend Dean Cox, and Leighton with ex-fiance Aaron Barnham, while Swash has a son, Harry, with Emma Sophocleous. asserted
Swash → have → Sophocleous
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