Stacey Solomon complained that it’s ‘absolutely ludicrous’ that both her TV shows have been nominated in the same category at the National Television Awards
The presenter, 35, who ranted she was ‘robbed’ of BAFTA earlier this year, has Sort Your Life Out and Stacey & Joe in the Entertainment category.
Speaking on Magic Radio, just hours ahead of the ceremony at The O2 in London on Wednesday, Stacey called in to share her thoughts.
She told presenters Tom Price and Lucy Horobin: ‘They’ve put Sort Your Life Out and Stacey & Joe in the same blummin’ category for some reason – we’re up against each other which is absolutely ludicrous!
‘But you know what I’m so grateful to just be going, it’s so nice to be shortlisted and nominated knowing that it’s a public vote.
‘All our family are going to be there, it’s the first time our family has got to go to anything like this so it’s going to be amazing no matter what happens!’
Stacey Solomon complained that it’s ‘absolutely ludicrous’ that both her TV shows have been nominated in the same category at the National Television Awards
The presenter, 35, who ranted she was ‘robbed’ of BAFTA earlier this year, has Sort Your Life Out and Stacey & Joe (pictured on the show) in the Entertainment category
Tom asked how Joe would feel if Sort Your Life Out took home the prize, Stacey laughed: ‘He’ll secretly be giving me daggers, but outwardly I’m sure he’ll clap!’
Stacey suffered a bruising defeat at the Baftas in May when she lost out to Rylan Clark and Rob Rinder’s programme Grand Tour – with the star later revealing she was ‘gutted’ and her team ‘deserved’ to scoop the award.
Now, Stacey has been nominated for two prestigious awards at this year’s NTAs.
The busy mum-of-five is also nominated in the Best Presenter category, where she faces stiff competition from Ant and Dec, Alison Hammond, Claudia Winkleman and Gary Lineker.
Geordie duo Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, 49, have a long-running streak of bagging the award, with last year’s win marking their 23rd honour.
Stacey is nominated in the Factual Entertainment category for her fly-on-the-wall reality show with husband Joe Swash.
The series, which has just premiered its second series, sees the couple open the doors of their beloved home, Pickle Cottage, to cameras for a ‘Kardashians-style’ TV show, titled Stacey & Joe, focused on their family life.
It follows the couple juggling their careers with raising their children Rex, five, Rose, three, and Belle, two, and Stacey’s sons Zachary, 17, and Leighton, 12, from previous relationships.
She told Tom Price and Lucy Horobin (pictured): ‘They’ve put Sort Your Life Out and Stacey & Joe in the same blummin’ category – we’re up against each other which is absolutely ludicrous’
The show follows the couple juggling their careers with their children Rex, five, Rose, three, and Belle, two, and Stacey’s sons Zachary, 17, and Leighton, 12, from previous relationships
Stacey suffered a bruising defeat at the Baftas in May when she lost out to Rylan Clark and Rob Rinder’s programme Grand Tour – with the star later revealing she was ‘gutted’
The couple – who tied the knot in 2022 – have been insistent on showing both the ups and the downs, explaining that they weren’t ‘trying to portray a glamorous lifestyle’.
Following her Bafta loss in May, devastated Stacey told her followers on Instagram: ‘I’m not handling it very well, I’m not taking it very gracefully – I’m devastated! I’m devastated for our whole team, like I’m so gutted for our team.
‘Everyone got dressed up and was really hopeful, I think because they work so hard. It’s not an easy show to make, Sort Your Life Out and the team work so hard to make it happen and they so deserve the Bafta.
‘The Sort Your Life Out team deserved a Bafta and I’m devastated. I’m not saying that everyone else didn’t deserve their Baftas, they absolutely did.
‘People think making TV is really easy and it’s not, so everyone deserves recognition. But I’m just gutted for my whole Sort Your Life Out family because I feel like they deserved a Bafta. I’m gonna say it – I’m gutted!’
Her post-awards rant didn’t go down well with her fan base at the time, as some accused the star of having ‘sour grapes’.
This is a milestone year for the NTAs, which are celebrating their 30th anniversary.
The awards were established back in 1995 to give the public a voice when it came to recognising TV talent – as perviously, awards had always been dished out by industry professionals.
Described as a ‘celebration of the nation’s most loved stars and shows’, people have had the opportunity to vote via post, telephone, and online.
Ant and Dec are expected to win the TV Presenter award for the 24th year in a row.
