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Stacey Solomon announces baby news with adorable – and slightly chaotic – video

She's expecting her fifth child.

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson - 29th December 2022

Stacey Solomon has announced she is expecting her fifth child, sharing an adorable video to her social media platforms last night.

She described the baby news as ‘a huge surprise’ to her 5.4m-strong Instagram following.

The TV personality, who first found fame on the X Factor in 2009, married actor and TV presenter Joe Swash this summer in their back garden.

The pair already share two children, Rex, 3 and Rose, 1.

Stacey also has a 14-year-old son Zach, who she had when she was just 18 years old, and ten-year-old son Leighton.

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Joe also has a 14-year-old son, Harry, from a previous relationship.

Stacey Solomon telling husband Joe Swash that she is pregnant. Credit: Instagram, @staceysolomon

The pair met on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here in 2010 but didn’t begin dating until 2015.

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And now there’s ‘another little pickle’ on the way, with Stacey announcing the happy news on her Instagram and TikTok accounts last night.

The video was typically chaotic, showing her sitting in the bathroom holding a positive pregnancy test and asking Joe to come in.

He responds: “Are you having a poo?” as he opens the door, before asking: “What are you holding?”

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Once the penny drops, the pair start laughing and Joe says: “You’re joking! This is the best news bubbah.”

She wrote: “So grateful and cannot believe I’m saying this… Another little pickle is on the way…

“A HUGE surprise, but one we are so thankful for. To the moon and back bub @realjoeswashy.”

The video on Instagram has already racked up more than a million likes and tens of thousands of well-wishes.

Molly-Mae Hague, who is also pregnant with her first child, said: “Oh how amazing, congratulations guys.”

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Rylan Clark-Neal joked: “Can I buy this one please… CONGRATS you lovely pair.”

Sophie Hinchcliffe, better known as Mrs Hinch, wrote: “THIS. I just cannot wait my darling, another beautiful pickle. Love you all to pieces xxxxxx.”

Gaby Roslin, who Stacey calls her ‘TV mum’, posted: “I’ve tears running down my face. Massive CONGRATULATIONS to you my beautiful and to Joe and the whole family.”

Featured image: Instagram, @staceysolomon

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The UK’s much-loved ‘day rave’ with Vicky and Jon McClure returns to Manchester for New Year’s Eve

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One of the UK’s most popular new club events and pioneering ‘day rave’ is returning to Manchester this New Year’s, featuring founders Jon and Vicky McClure, as well as some very special guests.

The Line of Duty star and Reverend and the Makers frontman started the parent-friendly event back in January of this year as an alternative day out for those looking to have a party and still manage an early bedtime. Since then it’s gone on to become a real phenomenon and is only getting bigger.

With Vicky swapping UK dramas and crime thrillers for the discotheque and ‘Big Jon’ switching lanes from his usual rock, indie and alternative roots to favour timeless dance tracks to still get people up on their feet, Day Fever has gone down a storm all over the country.

With their first year coming towards a close, they now look set for arguably their biggest day rave to date as Day Fever will be hosting a special New Year’s Eve for their final hurrah of 2024 right here in Manchester city centre – and no, you don’t need to be able to stay up until midnight.

The two McClures – unrelated, by the way, they just share a name and a fantastic taste in music – and the rest of their crew will be partying between 3-8pm for a much more tame and friendlier night (day) out, commanding the decks alongside some other special guests.

Not only does this alternative way to party promise a more responsible curfew, meaning clubbers don’t have to worry about missing the last train home but it’s also geared towards over 30s whilst still being super inclusive.

This day-time clubbing event is designed to reminisce on the old days and all those dance-filled memories of evenings spent out on the tiles, just minus the late-night finish – and hopefully the hangover but that’s down to you really, isn’t it?

In their words: ‘There’s no dress code, no egos—just pure positivity’; there’s nothing we love to hear more than the sweet relief of not having to get dolled up for a big night when we just can’t be bothered.

With New Century Hall hosting the Day Fever once again for their first-ever NYE party here in Manchester, along with two other events being held simultaneously in Edinburgh and Birmingham, you can get all your partying done way with plenty of time to get cosy in bed before the calendar turns over.

Just in time to watch Jools Holland’s famous Annual Hootenanny, as they put it.

Jon McClure and Vicky’s co-star, Martin Compston
Vicky McClure leading the dance routines

This is guaranteed to be an evening to remember for everyone in attendance, especially when you’re joined by stars of stage and screen who will be powering you through with some proper dance bangers as they have done all year long.

The New Year’s Eve party isn’t just the last dance of the year either, it’s also effectively the prequel to next year’s raft of shows as Day Fever has already announced more than a dozen big dates in January and February.

This batch of 2025 dates sees the gang taking on lots of other cities, including North West neighbours Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds and Hull over in Yorkshire, two Newcastle shows and plenty more.

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So, if you’re feeling those clubbing blues, that pesky seasonal affective disorder or just still not booked up for NYE 2024, why not make the most of this day-time opportunity?

Tickets for both the New Year’s Eve and the rest of their 2025 events are available on the official Day Fever website HERE.

Oh yeah, and help get Rev to Christmas number one – it’s for a good cause and they deserve it!

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Noel Gallagher’s rant about Christmas has resurfaced online and it’s still excellent

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An infamous rant by Noel Gallagher about how rubbish Christmas is has resurfaced online and just in time for the holidays.

Right on cue, just like that advert with Santa driving the big lorry full of Coca-Cola.

In case you’ve never heard him rip festive fanatics a new one before, the legendary Manc musician pretty much loathes everything about the holiday season – or at least he once did, not that he’s one to dwell on beefs and grievances of any kind…

Speaking in a typically sarcastic Christmas message courtesy of visual arts and electronic outlets 180 Fact, the Oasis songwriter and lead guitarist starts nice and softly by simply stating: “The entire f***ing period is a stain on society – I f***ing hate it with a passion.”

A festive Gallagher grouch, through and through.

As you can see in the full short but not-so-sweet clip above, in which Noel manages to cram in countless gripes against everything from Christmas jingles, jumpers and songs, to even TV adverts, presenters and even the amount of food (what?…), the 57-year-old really isn’t very keen on it at all.

He even took issue with charity singles like the 1985 ‘We Are the World’ song because god forbid any well-meaning soul embrace the spirit of giving come December.

Despite joking that he gave it a “second chance” the year John Lewis featured a cover of ‘Half The World Away’, he doubled down by insisting it was still f***ing sh**.”

Every year it rears its end, we particularly enjoy his bizarre tangent about a kid asking for an exotic spider or tree frog. Hyperbole and absurdity, we know, but still cracks us up.

The older Gallagher brother reels off pretty much every negative adjective you can think of for Christmas: “rubbish”, “boring”, “dogsh**” and so on. He even says he has turned his daughter Anais against the holiday and will continue to work on the other family members in the coming years.

Having said that, we’re not too sure how well all that is going or if Noel is still as vehement in his hatred of Christmas as he once was, especially given recent events. This you, mate, yeah?…

In all seriousness, we sincerely hope that now Oasis are officially back that Noel and all the other Gallagher family relations will be reunited once again this festive period and that everything will be absolutely hunky dory.

That being said, we’ve already had one early Christmas miracle with the two kissing and making up so we’re not going to push our luck too much because, let’s be honest, if it’s anything like anyone else’s Christmas, they’ll be at each other’s throats before you know it.

Please just stay friends until after the tour’s over, lads, we beg you.

What about you lot? Are you Christmas fans or, like Noel Gallagher, do you think it’s overrated tripe?

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Featured Images — 180 Fact (screenshot via YouTube)/Sean Reynolds (via Flickr)

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