Former X Factor contestant Stacey Solomon has spoken about the impact of husband Joe Swash’s absence on her stress levels when it comes to looking after their children
Reality television star Stacey Solomon has provided an insight into her relationship with former EastEnders actor Joe Swash. Stacey, 37, has been in a relationship with Joe, 44, since the 2010s. Together the pair have five children Zachary, Leighton, Rex, Rose, and Belle who they raise whilst building their respective careers.
However, trying to have a career and look after five children requires a lot of energy for both parents, especially if one is away working. In a recent podcast appearance in which former X Factor star Stacey wore a stress monitor for four days, she went into detail about how she slept during that period.
Assessing the results with host Oli Patrick, the pair assessed her stress, recovery and sleep data in an almost Formula 1-style, dissecting when Stacey slept best and how outside factors contributed to her aforementioned sleep and stress levels.
Describing one time Joe was away in Guatemala, South America, Stacey recalled how the anticipation of his return and his absence had sent her stress levels rising.
She said: “During the day I never feel stressed, but if I get to a point like the nighttime when I know that I need to sleep and I knew that day Joe was coming back from Guatemala, I was going straight to back to work to Manchester.
“So I knew the next day I had to be even more on it, to go back to work and do the handover. Then, not being able to get the kids to sleep stresses me out because I’m already anticipating the next day and how I’m going to deal with that next day and that is the only time at night I might get stressed.”
Stacey then used an example of how when they’re both at home she can relax because she knows Joe has got the children covered.
She added: “When Joe’s home I can be like, ‘Joe, I’ve got to go. I’ve got to go to bed. It’s nine o’clock and I’ve got to leave at six in the morning’. Whereas, because I knew he wasn’t there and I was doing the night feeds and then I was going straight back to work and he was coming back.”
Talked about Joe going away, Stacey said: “The control freak in me, I lost it.” As to how she gets through it, Stacey added that her sleep solution was simple: “I think the best thing for me is to just to lay down and go to sleep.
“Even though it took me 90 minutes to get to sleep, it would have taken me longer to run a bath, put the oils in, do all that and then try and go to sleep after. I feel like sleep is the best present to myself.”
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