STACEY Solomon fought back tears today as she spoke about her pain at being tutted at as a teen mum.

The 31-year-old Loose Women star was looking back at her mothering achievements on her son Leighton's birthday.

She said: "You know when you get pregnant at 17 you don't know – or some of you might know – everyone looks at you like you're going to fail and be an absolute terrible parent.

"'And then they grow up and they turn out to be really nice people and you're like, 'I did it, even though you thought I was an absolute disgrace.'"

The mother-of-three wrote in the caption: "I keep thinking about when I got pregnant with Zachy and people used to tut at me 'a baby with a baby'.

"They would literally tell me to my face what a terrible decision I'd made and how I'd be bringing a child into the world who will be so unhappy.

"I'm so lucky I had my family who supported me. 🥲

"I think about those left alone to do it without any support all of the time. You are amazing…

"I look at them all now and how kind and caring they are. And it just makes me want to cry my eyes out. 😂."

Stacey has written in her book Tap To Tidy out the difficulties of being a teen parent, saying: "As such a young mum, I felt completely out of control and out of my depth.

"I had no idea what the hell I was doing; it felt like all my decisions had been made for me and there was nothing I could do about that."

The star explained that she wrested back a degree of control in her own life by focusing on little jobs she could take care of.

The star is mother to Zachary, 13, and Leighton, nine, from previous relationships. She also has son Rex, one, whom she shares with former EastEnders star fiance Joe Swash.

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