Stacey Solomon will only be away from Loose Women for TWO weeks because she’s self-employed and worries about money

STACEY Solomon has just welcomed her son with Joe Swash but she isn’t planning on taking much maternity leave.

The Loose Women presenter, 29, previously revealed that she will only take a “couple of weeks” off because of money worries.

Last night Stacey welcomed her first child with boyfriend Joe – a month earlier than planned.

“I’m not planning on having loads of maternity but I’m not planning on having none,” she told Lorraine during an appearance on her show in March.

Stacey explained that because she is self-employed she doesn’t want to take too much time away from work.

“I will give myself a couple of weeks to adjust before the due date,” she explained.

“But you know I enjoy my work so much and that will keep me occupied, it gets to that point in pregnancy that you think ‘Oh my god is it ever going to end?’ Work can help with that.

“People keep saying I can’t take maternity leave but obviously I can, but we are all self-employed so it is different, we could not be working for the next six months.”

Stacey worked right up until she gave birth to her son a month before her due date.

“I’m self-employed so if I don’t work, I don’t get paid,” she previously said on Chris Evans’ Virgin Radio Show.

“In this industry you can only earn while you’re earning and it might be a situation that I have work now but in six months time I might not. I will carry on working.”

The former X Factor star told The Sun Online a few weeks ago that she’s relieved after being asked to rejoin the Loose Women panel following her maternity leave.

She said: “Oh my God, it’s my dream job. You literally sit with your friends and have a laugh and you are part of a really amazing team.

“It’s a real privilege to have a platform to have a voice and I don’t think I will ever not love it.

“They have been really good about saying take the time that you need and they will have me back which is really amazing.

“You are so replaceable and if you’re not there then someone else is going to jump at the chance to do it. Nothing is guaranteed and we are all freelance.”

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