LOOSE WOMEN CHAOS: Toe-curling moment Stacey Solomon is blanked TWICE by Ruth Langsford live ON AIR
Stacey Solomon was left red-faced on Monday morning after being ignored not once but twice by Ruth Langsford during an awkward live TV handover.
The 35-year-old presenter appeared on This Morning alongside husband Joe Swash, 43, to promote their new family reality series Stacey & Joe – but the conversation ended in a toe-curling exchange when the show linked to the Loose Women studio.
As Ruth appeared on screen, Stacey enthusiastically called out: ‘Hi Ruth!’ Yet the Loose Women host failed to respond, instead ploughing on with her introduction to the lunchtime show.
Seconds later, before the link ended, Stacey tried again, adding: ‘Love you!’ – only to be blanked a second time.
The frosty moment comes just weeks after the Daily Mail revealed that Stacey had quietly stepped away from Loose Women after 13 years on the panel.
Her last appearance was in December 2024 during the programme’s 25-hour Talkathon for ITV‘s Britain Get Talking campaign.
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Stacey Solomon was left red-faced on Monday morning after being ignored not once but twice by Ruth Langsford during an awkward live TV handover
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The 35-year-old presenter appeared on This Morning alongside husband Joe Swash, 43, to promote their new family reality series Stacey & Joe
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But the conversation ended in a toe-curling exchange when the show linked to the Loose Women studio [Pictured: Ruth Langsford]
Prior to that, her final panellist slot was in June of the same year. Insiders later disclosed that while the team had tried to book Stacey for more episodes, her diary was simply too packed – and eventually producers accepted that she had moved on.
Although hugely popular with viewers, Stacey’s involvement had already dwindled, with only one appearance in 2024 and two the previous year.
Rising stars such as Olivia Attwood, 34, and GK Barry, 26, have since been brought in to connect with younger audiences.
Instead, Stacey has shifted her focus to her BAFTA-nominated BBC show Sort Your Life Out and her brand-new reality series Stacey & Joe, which opens the doors of her Essex home, Pickle Cottage, to cameras in a Kardashians-style look at family life.
Speaking on This Morning, Stacey and Joe explained that honesty is at the heart of their new programme, which doesn’t shy away from showing the couple’s disagreements.
Cat Deeley remarked that it was their openness which viewers most loved. Joe agreed: ‘I think it would be weird for us not to be ourselves.’ Stacey added: ‘We don’t know how to be anyone else… this is all we’ve got.’
Ben Shephard then praised Stacey’s father for his patience, prompting her to credit her wider family.
‘He was very different raising us. We say this all the time, people ask ‘how do you do it all?’ We don’t. We’ve got a village of people, the best family we could ever wish for.’
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The frosty moment comes just weeks after the Daily Mail revealed that Stacey had quietly stepped away from Loose Women after 13 years on the panel
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Her last appearance was in December 2024 during the programme’s 25-hour Talkathon for ITV ‘s Britain Get Talking campaign
Cat noted the couple’s household was not only filled with children but also a surprising menagerie of animals.
Stacey laughed: ‘We have 21 chickens, eight ducks, three dogs, a colony of bees, they came by accident.
‘I was doing a beekeeping course, it’s on the show actually, I was learning about bees, and my plumber said ‘I’ve just seen a swarm,’ so the beekeeping lady said ‘we should go and get that.’
Joe joked: ‘I never know what animal we’re going to get. We did get a bit of honey at the start, it’s winter now. Hopefully next year we’ll have a full jar.’
The former EastEnders actor also reflected on how fishing has helped him following his ADHD diagnosis.
‘There’s something about it. I feel connected with it. I come back from a trip, and I’ve got loads of energy. It’s really good for my mental health. If it’s made a difference, hopefully it’ll be the same for others.’
