Stacey Solomon is having an emotional week as her eldest child Zachary has left home for the summer.
The mum-of-five took to social media to share the family update after leaving her son to the airport.
The Loose Women panellist was just 17 years old when she fell pregnant with her firstborn, and he was just 18 months old when she rocketed to fame on The X Factor; now here he is, big and bold, and setting out into the world.
Zachary, who celebrated his 18th birthday in March, is heading Stateside for five weeks this summer, leaving his mum, Stacey, stepdad, Joe Swash, and his siblings reeling from the loss of his presence at Pickle Cottage.
Taking to Instagram, Stacey shared a sweet photo with her eldest and she looked like the proudest mum in the world.
Stacey Solomon takes to social media to share major milestone for her son
Stacey wrote: ‘Our Zachary is off to Camp America for the whole summer. Omg Zachy, Pickle Cottage will feel so strange without you for the next five weeks.’
‘It hurt my heart to drop you off this morning, but I know you’re going to have the best time ever, and that camp is so lucky to have our Zachary in their lives for the summer,’ she gushed.
‘Good luck, my darling boy. To the moon and stars and back again.
‘Please tell me why I really wanted him to do this experience, and I am so happy for him, but also so my gut is in knots??’
It comes amid reports that Stacey and Joe are set to pack up Pickle Cottage, what they thought would be their ‘forever home’, after setting their sights on a bigger Essex property.
It’s understood the couple has outgrown the space, which boasts five bedrooms. Five children live under their roof, with Joe’s son, Harry, often staying for visits, even though he primarily lives with his mum, Emma Sophocleous.
According to reports, Joe and Stacey have set their sights on another Essex property that they believe will be ideal. It’s an eight-bedroom Victorian mansion, believed to have a price tag of almost double that of Pickle Cottage’s.
A source told The Sun that the home is set on a sprawling plot of over three acres and comes with a pool and a lake.
The property serves as an opportunity for the blended family to make ‘new memories’, and also poses a new challenge for Stacey, who has made a name for herself with her fabulous DIY work.
