Stacey Solomon has revealed the secret to a happy marriage is, in fact, fighting. 

During a recent instalment of their new BBC reality series Stacey And Joe, the mother-of-five, 35, was left fuming after a row with her husband Joe Swash.

Stacey had been looking forward to her first meeting to discuss the creation of her debut fragrance, but the meeting was disrupted by her crying children, leaving her furious with Joe, 43, for being late. 

Halfway through the meeting, a breathless Joe entered the room and apologised for being 20 minutes late, blaming it on traffic. 

However, Stacey quickly corrected him, stating he was actually closer to five hours late, prompting her ᴀssociate to take a swipe at his 20-minute guestimate. 

After Joe left the room with their youngest child in tow, Stacey’s face clearly betrayed her disappointment over his timing. 

Stacey Solomon has revealed that the secret to a happy marriage is, in fact, fighting with your partner (pictured with her husband Joe Swash)

During a recent instalment of their new BBC reality series Stacey And Joe, the mother-of-five, 35, was left fuming after a row with her husband Joe Swash, 43

Later, the family spent time in the garden, and it appeared there was some tension between the couple. 

Stacey explained that Joe often liked to wallow in self-pity when he felt wronged. However, the frosty atmosphere didn’t last long as the kids splashed around in the Pickle Cottage pool. 

This follows the couple’s candid discussion about their marriage on the Newlyweds podcast, hosted by Jamie Laing, 36, and his wife Sophie Habboo, 30.

Jamie asked them: ‘What do you think the secret is to a happy marriage?’ 

Stacey immediately said: ‘Fight, always have an argument if there’s something on your mind.

‘The worst thing we could do, the thing that splits us apart the most, is building resentment and not saying what we’re thinking.

‘As soon as we have it out and say “I hate this,” “This is p*****g me off” That’s when everything lets go and you can reset and start from zero and just be back on the same page again.

Joe added: ‘And also embrace the hatred.

Stacey had been looking forward to her first meeting to discuss the creation of her debut fragrance, but the meeting was disrupted by her crying children, leaving her furious with Joe for being late

Halfway through the meeting, a breathless Joe entered the room and apologised for being 20 minutes late. However, Stacey corrected him, stating he was actually closer to five hours late

After Joe left the room with their youngest child in tow, Stacey’s face clearly betrayed her disappointment over his timing

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‘Sometimes, it’s natural to sort of go “Right, I need five minutes to myself, It’s not cause I don’t love you. I need 5 minutes to sit down, recharge.”‘ 

While viewers were outraged by Joe’s lateness, Stacey is reportedly horrified by the backlash. 

One viewer wrote on social media: ‘How hard was it for Joe to be on time!! Gosh, he’s like another child for Stacey!’ 

Another commented: ‘This show is making me exasperated for poor Stacey.’ 

A source close to the couple revealed to OK! Magazine: ‘Stacey and Joe want to work from home and show off their beautiful house and happy family.

‘They want it to be like a more down-to-earth version of The Kardashians! But the fact is, with that, you do get criticism and people giving their opinions—more so than they realised.

‘Joe can be very sensitive to criticism and gets very upset by it, so doing the show is not as easy as it seems.’ 

Speaking about the new show before it aired, Stacey said: ‘I think in terms of what we’ve learned by each other is that there’s things that – we’re not a perfect couple.

This follows the couple’s candid discussion about their marriage on the Newlyweds podcast, hosted by Jamie Laing, 36, and his wife Sophie Habboo, 30

Jamie asked them what the secret to a happy marriage is, to which Stacey replied: ‘Fight, always have an argument if there’s something on your mind’ 

Stacey and Joe got married in July 2022 in a private ceremony at their home, Pickle Cottage

Together they share children Rex, five, Rose, three, and Belle, two, while Stacey is mum to sons Zachary, 17, and Leighton, 12, from two previous relationships

‘We’ve never said we’re a perfect couple, but you get to watch yourself back, which is something that doesn’t happen often.’ 

Despite the backlash, viewers of the podcast were thrilled to hear the couple’s honest views on marriage. 

One person wrote on social media: ‘Absolutely LOVING this chat. They are so honest and real. Hearing Stacey and Sophie talk about how they are in relationships really makes me feel seen, lol. Brilliant, brilliant episode.’; 

‘This made me laugh from start to finish!!! Love the open and honest relationship convos.’; ‘So nice to hear some advice on relationships. Needed this. Love Stacey and Joe. Realest couple.’