Stacey Solomon's sons land TV role in major soap as fans say 'welcome to family'

Stacey Solomon's eldest sons Zachary and Leighton have made their acting debut in Hollyoaks. The youngsters are following in the footsteps of their soap legend dad, Joe Swash, who is preparing to return to his role as Mickey Miller in BBC soap EastEnders.

The Channel 4 soap's Instagram account sent fans into a frenzy on Tuesday by sharing behind-the-scenes photos and a video of the boys filming on set. The images showed Zachary, 16, and Leighton, 11, at the Price Slice store.

Zachary is seen in the clip playing a Parcel Patrons worker who bumps into Mercedes, played by Jennifer Metcalfe. Leighton also appeared in the clip as a paperboy who gets a telling-off from Price Slice employee Pearl Anderson, played by Dawn Hope.

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Fans were delighted by the surprise appearance, with one commenting: "Aww Stacey’s kids so lovely to see them on my favourite show." Another said 'Welcome to the family'. It remains unclear whether this is a one-off appearance or the start of recurring roles for the boys.

Zachary is Stacey's son with her previous partner, Dean Cox, while Leighton is from her past engagement with Aaron Barnham. The mum of five also shares youngest childre Rex, Rose and Belle with Joe.

Recently, the boys have landed another TV appearance as the family is set to feature in a new documentary series. Stacey revealed a documentary into their lives would air later this year on the BBC under the title 'Stacey and Joe'.

Stacey shared the new project, writing "A new year. A very new adventure. Coming Spring 2025. We’ve been so nervous & excited to share this. Here is us. All of us.

"In 2024 we opened up our home & made a series about our lives, family, work & everything in between. It was a huge leap into the unknown & it’s been an absolute whirlwind making it. But last year as a family we decided to say yes to more & do things we’d never done," The Sort Your Life Out host continued. "We have spoken about making a documentary for a long time, lots of you have asked too. So here we go."