Stacey Solomon opens up after ruthless trolls brand her ‘too dumb’ to home school

Stacey Solomon has faced serious backlash after revealing she'd chosen to home school her two sons, Zachary and Leighton

It seems like the world and his wife have an opinion on every single aspect of parenting - especially when it's someone else's children.

So when Stacey Solomon revealed that she'd been home schooling her children since September, we knew she would get some heat - but we didn't realise just how much backlash she would face.

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Stacey's decision was borne from a realisation that her son Zachary was losing certain aspects of his personality, writing in her column for Fabulous magazine that before starting Year Two, he was "often cheeky and making jokes, he never worried what people thought of him."

But things soon changed, and she explained: "He would come home from school embarrassed to make jokes and be silly and he became very quiet and a little sad."

After Stacey wrote about her decision, she was met with some very divided opinions online - whilst many praised her for taking the bold step, others met it with disdain.

Even Peter Andre's wife Emily MacDonagh addressed it in her column for OK! magazine, writing: "For me, the social interaction kids get at school is invaluable so I wouldn’t choose to home school my kids.

"I also think it’s good for them to mix with all different backgrounds and ethnicities, and there is a lot to be learned from other children. It’s also how they make friends," before backing up and saying that Stacey was a "good mum" and that "only she knows what’s best for her children."

Stacey spoke out about the backlash on Loose Women today, clearly becoming quite emotional from the comments she'd been subjected to.

She said: "It's been an interesting response. It's always nice to hear people's opinions.

"But there was one consensus that I really didn't enjoy reading. I'm not usually bothered by anything on social media – if you're on there, you're subject to those comments and you have to deal with it.

"But there were a lot of people who were saying things like, 'Stacey, you're so stupid and dumb, how could you possibly teach your children?' and that I don't even know how to spell my own name, let alone teach a child."

She went on: "As much as I shouldn't even take any notice, I think it really struck a chord with me because I feel like for a long time in my life even from being a child I've felt that I come across dumb because of my accent and my personality, I've always been treated that way."

Stacey's revelation was met with sympathetic "aww's" from the audience, and comforting comments from her fellow Loose Women who advised her to move past it and ignore it because it simply wasn't true.

WATCH: Stacey Solomon reveals why she's chosen to home school her children on Loose Women

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