Stacey Solomon is praised for showing off her ‘normal mum body’ on the beach in Abu Dhabi

Stacey Solomon has been praised as an ‘amazing role model for women’ for showing off her ‘normal mum body’ after posing on the beach in a bikini in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

The mother-of-five, 33, has jetted abroad with her brood – including baby Belle, two months, – and snapped some beautiful pictures in the sunshine for Instagram.

And her fans were loving the snaps, saying it was ‘refreshing’ to see bikini images that weren’t filtered, photoshopped or ‘expertly posed’.

In the post she looked incredible in a plunging black bikini top and matching bottoms, while accessorising with a straw hat.

One commented underneath: ‘This is so refreshing to see such a candid photo of you and your princess!

‘No filters, no Photoshop, no expert pose and photography, just a beautiful natural woman unashamedly embracing her body….. and it is EVERYTHING! This post gives me chills in the best way!’

Another wrote: ‘You are a bloody Queen @staceysolomon. Somebody posting real photos at last!’

A third said: ‘It’s so lovely to see a celebrity in Dubai with a normal mum body!’

Someone else penned: ‘It’s a pity that there is not more people like you on Instagram. You look fabulous.’

A different user said: ‘You look as beautiful as you are, exactly what we love about you is that you are real and honest and true and it’s hard to see that these days!’

Another said: ‘You are such an amazing role model for woman, you are so natural and to see your beautiful post baby body in all its glory is just such a lift to all us woman who don’t have gym perfect bods!’.

A different comment read: ‘Thank you Stacey for showing us to be proud of our bodies!’

The Loose Women panellist is married to Joe Swash, 41, and shares Belle, two months, Rose, 15 months, and Rex, two, with him.

She is also mother to Zach, 15, and Leighton, nine, from previous relationships.

In the images Stacey cradled Belle in her arms while Joe and the kids could be seen playing in the sand.

In another snap, the boys appeared in high spirits as they headed to Ferrari World, while the girls enjoyed a pool day.

Alongside the post, Stacey wrote: ‘Belle of the beach. A little photo round up of the last two days… featuring Belle’s first look at the sea, Rex & Daddy’s beach hole. Roses fave sunglasses & dummy combo & A lads day out yesterday, AD @ferrariworldabudhabi @visitabudhabi which the boys absolutely LOVED.

‘While Me and the three little ones stayed at the hotel pool for the day. Today was a beach day & we took Belle down to see the sea when it got a bit cooler. Joe took some really nice pictures. There’s not one I’m not putting on here.

‘So grateful for these memories, so grateful for my family & so grateful for my body, that brought our family here.

The brood started their lavish getaway by heading to London’s Heathrow Airport and Stacey praised Etihad Airways for making her journey as smooth as possible.

She posted a sweet snap of all seven of the clan wearing matching grey outfits.

Stacey wrote: ‘Off on our very first adventure together… Rose & Belles first plane ride and ours as a family since before Covid when Rex was a few months old.

‘We are all so excited to make some special memories. I think I was most nervous about the journey there but we’ve made it safe & sound and still sane.

‘A massive thank you to the lovely passengers who were so chatty & sweet to us & the kids and also thank you to kindest air stewards who played with Rex & Rose so nicely & made them feel so comfortable.

‘@etihad you have the most amazing staff and captain Rexy can’t wait to fly us home,’ she added alongside a picture of Rex in the flight deck of the A350 aircraft.

Having arrived at their destination, Stacey and Joe took their children straight to the beach, which was their daughter Rose’s first time playing in the sea.

Walking in the ocean with Rose, she said: ‘All the kids are fast asleep. So many of you have sent me the loveliest messages thank you.

‘We’ve had the best day and are so grateful to be away. I’m just looking through our pictures. This is Rose’s first experience of the sea. She was a little nervous but loved it in the end.’

Despite being nervous at first, Rose seemed in high spirits as she spotted a starfish which appeared to take her by surprise.

Stacey thanked fans for suggesting Abu Dhabi as she relaxed on the sand watching her older children splash in the water.

The TV star, who found fame on The X Factor, said she is so grateful to be able to jet off to a luxury locations with her children.

Stacey said she is often away from her clan due to work commitments but is trying to ‘soak up every second’ with her family before returning home to work.

It comes after she posted to Instagram on Tuesday, revealing her organized suitcase, packed with labels from her sister, which help her see what items she has.

She wrote: ‘Soo many of you have asked where the bags are from… they’re the best thing I did to prepare.’

Stacey continued: ‘Sometimes I pack and I forget what I’ve packed so being able to see everything, I can check it off in my brain, especially with a newborn it’s been so helpful.’

It comes after it was revealed on Tuesday that Stacey has become a multi-millionaire after ‘raking in £5million’ from her social media account and TV programmes.

The television personality has built an impressive career for herself, having reached third place in the ITV talent show’s 2009 series, before bagging a spot on I’m A Celebrity.

She has since gone on to front BBC show Sort Your Life Out and gain a huge 5.6 million followers on Instagram, where she makes money from sponsored posts.

The singer has also published books, makes regular appearances on Loose Women and is set to host a new Channel 4 home improvement show.

Stacey married Joe last June and they reside at a £1.2m Essex home, affectionately named Pickle Cottage, with their three children and her two sons from previous relationships.

According to The Sun, the TV personality earns £12,000 for every sponsored Instagram post.

Stacey has also made half a million in the last 12 months through her company Key Map Entertainments in accounts published to Companies House.

Stacey has collaborated on fashion projects with Primark and In The Style and partnered with Amazon for her own range on their Handmade Products Store.

In 2016, she succeeded Laura Whitmore as co-host of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! Extra Camp alongside Vicky, her now-husband Joe, and Chris Ramsey that year, but did not return for the 2017 instalment.

Stacey became a regular panellist on ITV2’s Celebrity Juice in 2019 for one series, and in 2021, began hosting home-decluttering series Sort Your Life Out, for the BBC.