Stacey Solomon announces her engagement to Joe Swash as he pops the question during a park proposal

Stacey Solomon is ENGAGED! Star debuts her dazzling ring as her partner Joe Swash pops the question during a sweet proposal in the woods after five-year relationship

Stacey Solomon has announced her engagement to her long-term partner Joe Swash.

The Loose Women panellist, 31, took to Instagram on Thursday evening to debut her dazzling ring as she gushed: ‘To the moon and back bub. I have no words.’  

Treating fans to a glimpse of the actor’s romantic Christmas Eve proposal, the former X Factor star revealed her boyfriend, 38, popped the question during a walk in the woods with their son Rex, 19 months, and her children from past relationships.

 

'I have no words!' Stacey Solomon has announced her engagement to her long-term partner Joe Swash

‘I have no words!’ Stacey Solomon has announced her engagement to her long-term partner Joe Swash

Festive surprise! The Loose Women panellist, 31, took to Instagram on Thursday evening to reveal her boyfriend, 38, popped the question during a walk in the woods

Festive surprise! The Loose Women panellist, 31, took to Instagram on Thursday evening to reveal her boyfriend, 38, popped the question during a walk in the woods

The TV star initially apologised to fans for not updating her social media platform as she wrote: ‘Sorry for the radio silence… I had everything planned ready to go. I knew exactly what I was doing… And then…’ (sic).

Mother-of-three Stacey went on to explain how she, Joe, Rex and her older sons Zachary, 12, and Leighton, eight, embarked on their regular morning stroll as she added: ‘Today we went for a walk in the woods… Like we always do.’ (sic)

The media personality added that the family started to go on walks with their children when they first moved in with each other two years ago, and credited their outings to ‘some of the best memories of her life’.

Moments later, the singer confessed she was left ‘blubbering’ as she recalled the moment she stumbled across a stunning floral arrangement of white roses. 

Surprise: The mother-of-three went on to explain how she, Joe, their toddler Rex, 19 months, and her older sons Zachary, 12, and Leighton, eight, embarked on their regular morning stroll

Surprise: The mother-of-three went on to explain how she, Joe, their toddler Rex, 19 months, and her older sons Zachary, 12, and Leighton, eight, embarked on their regular morning stroll

'Sorry for the radio silence': The TV star initially apologised to fans for not updating her social media platform

‘Sorry for the radio silence’: The TV star initially apologised to fans for not updating her social media platform

'My happy place': The media personality added that the family started to go on walks with their children when they first moved in with each other two years ago (Rex and Leighton pictured)

'The freedom I feel watching our boys play in there...': The musician uploaded cute throwback clips onto her Stories as she insisted 'my best memories of my life are in these woods'

‘My happy place’: The media personality added that the family started to go on walks with their children when they first moved in with each other two years ago 

'But it didn't look the same': The singer confessed she was left 'blubbering' as she recalled the moment she stumbled across a stunning floral arrangement of white roses

‘But it didn’t look the same’: The singer confessed she was left ‘blubbering’ as she recalled the moment she stumbled across a stunning floral arrangement of white roses

Detailing when they finally decided to take their relationship to the next level, the Dagenham native shared: ‘He asked me to marry him and after crying for what felt like a very long time… I said yes.’

In an image shared to both her Stories and her main feed, the Celebrity Juice star held back tears as she posed beside the elaborate display.

The newly-engaged couple reside in Essex with their children, while Joe’s son Harry, 13, lives with his mother Emma Sophocleous.

'After crying for what felt like a very long time... I said yes!' The Dagenham native detailed when they finally decided to take their relationship to the next level

‘After crying for what felt like a very long time… I said yes!’ The Dagenham native detailed when they finally decided to take their relationship to the next level