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

Stacey Solomon

by Emma Dodds |
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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.

GALLERY: Stacey Solomon's cutest mummy moments

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Stacey Solomon's cutest mummy moments SLIDER

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Stacey with her two sons at Disneyland

Stacey took Leighton and Zachary to Disneyland this summer.

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In the bath

Stacey received some backlash for taking baths with her sons, but she refused to change her parenting methods just to make some trolls happy.

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Holiday in Cyprus

The family enjoyed a holiday in Cyprus.

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Snuggled on the sofa

The Loose Woman recently reached out for advice, wondering at what age most parents are letting their kids have mobile phones.

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Family time

Joe got in on the action for this big family cuddle.

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The trio on a teacup

The three musketeers had a snap taken on a teacup ride at a theme park.

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Ben 10 fans

Stacey uploaded this adorable picture of her two lads dressed up as their favourite TV character - Ben 10.

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Matching pyjamas

How cute! We wish it was this easy to get kids to wear matching pyjamas...

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Sunny Southend

Stacey's fans were overjoyed that she had taken her children to visit Southend beach.

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Lazy Sundays

Stacey uploaded this super sweet snap of herself and Leighton enjoying a lazy Sunday lie-in.

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Birthday cake pops

Stacey and Leighton enjoyed some cute cake pops for his fifth birthday in May 2017.

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Meeting Mickey Mouse

The met Mickey Mouse on their trip to Disneyland.

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First day back at school

Even celebs get all mushy when they see their little 'uns going off to school.

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Yoga time!

They sure know how to have fun. Stacey, Leighton and Zachary enjoyed some relaxing yoga.

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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