Stacey Solomon has been issued a huge blow ahead of the third episode of her BBC series hitting screens. Stacey & Joe kicked off at the beginning of the month and follows the Loose Women star, 35, and her husband Joe Swash, 43, as they provide an intimate glimpse inside their lives at Pickle Cottage. In the six-part series, Stacey and Joe are joined by their three children; Rex, five, Rose, three, and two-year-old Belle. Stacey's older sons, Zachary, 17, and Leighton, 12, also appear in the series, as does Harry, Joe's teenage son from a previous relationship.

But after just one episode, Stacey & Joe sparked heavy backlash, with some branding it "utter trash" and others calling out the BBC for "wasting their licence fee". The negative response has been so great that there is now a 78% chance that it won't be recommissioned for a second series. Bet Ideas believes it's even possible that the BBC won’t show the full series, giving odds of 2/1 that it will be pulled before all six episodes are broadcast.

Shane Orton, a spokesperson for Bet Ideas, said: "It’s difficult to remember the last time a high-profile BBC show got such a kicking from the viewers.

"We think there’s no way that the BBC will film a second series - especially with the licence fee being such a sensitive issue at the moment. They can’t say the show is value for money when so many viewers hate it."