Stacey Solomon asks 'who am I' and says 'life's too short' as she's showered with praise by fans over 'real' bikini snaps

Stacey Solomon has been showered with praise and support as she took to social media with a string of bikini snaps. The Loose Women star was smiling from ear-to-ear as she declared 'life's too short' when sharing the images with her millions of fans and followers.

Mum-of-five Stacey was modelling her latest range with Manchester fashion brand In The Style in the sprawling garden of her Essex home, affectionately dubbed Pickle Cottage due to the nickname Stacey has for her children. The 33-year-old shared how her latest drop with the online retailer has been a year in the making.

She told fans how she wanted to make sure she created a swimwear and cover-up range that was comfortable for those wearing it. In a post on her Instagram Story as she posed in a halterneck printed swimsuit with her blonde locks slicked back in a wet style, Stacey said: "I can honestly say we started working on this last summer.

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"I've never been so proud to have made the swimwear we have this year. It's so beautiful, flattering, comfortable, supportive and just everything I could have dreamed of." She added: "This is one of my favourite prints."

She was then seen sporting a white two-piece featuring high-waisted bottoms and a crop top style bikini top. "This bikini is just life... I honestly struggle with swimwear so much because I want to be covered up but I still want to feel cool. I don't want to look like a granny but I don't want my bum cheeks hanging out...

"This covers my whole bum. It's not going up like a thong and it covers my 'nun'. I only have to shave the bare minimum which is what I think about when I'm buying swimwear. It goes down and not up the 'nunny' which so