Stacey Solomon in plea for help after injuring herself at home

Sort Your Life Out star Stacey Solomon has turned to her internet followers for help after injuring herself in her kitchen. The mother of five had just been to the gym when she decided to bake bread at home in Pickle Cottage in Essex.

But then she managed to burn herself leaving a mark several inches long across the middle of her stomach - complete with marks off the grill. Posting on Instagram the star said: "I need your help and guidance. I burnt myself this morning.

"Basically, I was making bread - who do I think I am? - and I'd just been to the gym. Come back in the house, was making bread, put it in the oven, went to pull it out, I pulled it too far, and where I was wearing my gym kit, it went straight into my stomach."

She added: "So I don't know if anyone else's brain is like this - it never registers burns like it does any other pain. So it went into my stomach and I was like 'Is that hot? Should that be hot? Should it be hurting? Oww'.

"I wasn't immediately "oww," like I had a whole thought process before "oww," and I pushed it away."

The 34-year-old Loose Women star, who is married to actor Joe Swash, told how she knew she had to put something cool on it so she put burn cream on the wound and dressed it. But then she was in for a shock when she took a look at her injury later.

She said: "I've just literally opened it up and I'm like 'ah what have I done?'. So if you've got any goods tips for like what to put on burns so they don't scar for the future or like reduce scarring and how to reduce the stingyness of it, that would be really helpful.

"It's right on the bloomin' crease of my tummy as well as like every time I bend down I'm like 'oooh'."

Sharing a picture of the burn she labelled herself as "clumsy". She added: "Please send any little healing remedies you know. Hopefully it will settle down and look like extra abs in the future."

According to the NHS appropriate first aid should be applied as soon as possible following the injury. It recommends:

• Stop the burning process as soon as possible. This may mean removing the person from the area, dousing flames with water, or smothering flames with a blanket. Do not put yourself at risk of getting burnt as well.

• Remove any clothing or jewellery near the burnt area of skin, including babies' nappies. But do not try to remove anything that's stuck to the burnt skin, as this could cause more damage.

• Cool the burn with cool or lukewarm running water for 20 minutes as soon as possible after the injury. Never use ice, iced water, or any creams or greasy substances like butter.

• Keep yourself or the person warm. Use a blanket or layers of clothing, but avoid putting them on the injured area. Keeping warm will prevent hypothermia, where a person's body temperature drops below 35C (95F). This is a risk if you're cooling a large burnt area, particularly in young children and elderly people.

• Cover the burn with cling film. Lay the cling film over the burn, rather than wrapping it around a limb. A clean, clear plastic bag can be used for burns on your hand.

• Treat the pain from a burn with paracetamol or ibuprofen. Always check the manufacturer's instructions when using over-the-counter medication. Children under 16 years of age should not be given aspirin.

• Raise the affected area, if possible. This will help to reduce swelling.