Stacey Solomon blasts media intrusion into family privacy

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 3 Nov, 00:26 · Archive

Stacey Solomon says media intrusion into her family's privacy is 'outrageous' and should be illegal.

Stacey Solomon has said the extent to which media invade the privacy of her and her family 'should be illegal', describing their behaviour as 'outrageous' and making her feel 'stalked'. The 37-year-old found fame on ITV's The X Factor in 2009 and currently stars in a fly-on-the-wall reality series with her husband Joe Swash and their children at their Pickle Cottage home in Essex. Stacey And Joe launched in 2025.

Solomon said she sometimes feels 'harassed' and 'stalked' by the media, claiming photographers have 'sitting outside our house' and intruding on family events. She said this intrusion is 'no longer of public interest'. However, she acknowledged that public pictures taken when she and Joe are out in public are 'fair game' and 'part and parcel' of working in the industry. 'We do draw the line though,' she said.

Solomon argued that while celebrities who put themselves in the public eye have traditionally accepted media attention, the current level of intrusion goes too far. 'To me that's no longer of public interest. There's no need to be followed around to family events. It should be illegal – these are kids,' she said. She acknowledged that celebrities have 'signed up to' some level of attention, 'but to an extent'.

How it is being reported

• Stacey Solomon blasts ‘outrageous’ intrusion at Essex family homeStacey Solomon says media intrusion into her family’s privacy is “outrageous” and should be illegal, as Stacey And Joe returns to BBC One on November 10.Colchester Gazette · 3 Nov, 00:01
• Stacey Solomon blasts ‘outrageous’ intrusion at Essex family homeStacey Solomon says media intrusion into her family’s privacy is “outrageous” and should be illegal, as Stacey And Joe returns to BBC One on November 10.Echo (Basildon) · 3 Nov, 00:01
• Stacey Solomon blasts ‘outrageous’ intrusion at Essex family homeStacey Solomon says media intrusion into her family’s privacy is “outrageous” and should be illegal, as Stacey And Joe returns to BBC One on November 10.Brentwood Guardian · 3 Nov, 00:01

In this story: Stacey Solomon · Joe Swash · BBC One · ITV · The X Factor · Essex

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