Quotes from Stacey Solomon

Loads of people talk about meditation and what it can do for your anxiety and I just really struggle to do traditional meditation. When they say, 'Lay still and empty your brain,' the minute I lay still, is the minute I think about everything that's going on.

Homeschooling has always been at the back of my mind, because whenever I am with the boys and we are out in different environments their senses heighten and their enthusiasm to learn is at its best.

There is a big old joke around the 'Loose Women' team that I never shave my legs.

Always reconfigure your shelves to make them work for you.

I would like to be good at macrame. I look at them in awe.

I think the trauma of giving birth made me feel vulnerable and I wasn't invincible. Giving birth made me feel like I could die at any minute.

I'm one of seven, so I do want a big family.

I want people to know that when you see me on TV with glossy, bleached blonde locks it's not my real hair.

Just to make it clear, I do not have a problem with anyone who decides to have Botox.

Sometimes, my anxiety is really dark. Like, I can't breathe, and feel like I'm having a heart attack.

I don't have time to sit down and airbush my lumps and bumps. I don't want to either, because they're all a part of my life and what I've been through and who I am.

People always warned me not to dye my hair too much or use too much heat but I ignored their advice. I always wanted to go blonder, straighter, slicker. The result? Wiry, broken strands and a psoriasis-ridden scalp. Stress causes flare-ups and it's so damn itchy.

The things that repulse people never ceases to amaze me.

I was born into such a loving, caring family who were super liberal and supported me no matter what.

Let's stop telling people from modest backgrounds that their education is capped at a certain level because of where they grew up. In fact I can attest to the fact that all this attitude does is put people off wanting to test the waters and apply, or push themselves towards higher education at all.

I used to get nits all the time as a kid. I was six when I first encountered the egg planting hair vermin.

The infuriating thing about not liking your weight when you're slim is that there's no sympathy and very rarely any help.

I made a wedding planning book and a whole double page is dedicated to the dogs.

I really struggle with my anxiety, I have done since I was a child. When I look back into it, I don't know what happened to make me the way I am, but it's definitely affected my anxiety levels and I've spent most of my life looking for coping mechanisms.

I get so many lovely messages and so many people tag me in their own crafting and upcycling and I love it.

People are so offended by female body hair. SO offended! They actually say things like, 'Ugh, those hairs are so long.' But we have no issues with a man being head-to-toe hairy. It's so weird.

Worse than finding out you're pregnant at 17 is having to tell your mum and dad.

A debate can only be a debate if you have balance.

I feel my most relaxed when I apply myself to a task.