Since Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash took viewers behind the curtain of their family life at Pickle Cottage for a BBC programme, viewers have remarked upon a notable absence.

Their Kardashian-style reality show, called Stacey & Joe, follows the famous couple, their youngest children, Rex, Rose and Belle, Stacey’s first son with ex-boyfriend Dean Cox,  Zach, and her son Leighton with ex-fiancé Aaron Barnham.

It aims to show how Stacey, 35, and Joe, 43, balance family life at their £1,200,000 mansion in Essex with their work schedules and passion projects, such as building a two-acre fishing lake.

In the first episode, Stacey’s dad, Dave, and her grandmother, Gwen, made appearances, which left viewers wondering why her mother, Fiona, was nowhere to be seen.

However, the real reason behind her absence has now been revealed.

According to the MailOnline, Fiona prefers privacy and, as a result, stays away from the public eye.

In 2023, Stacey hinted at her mother’s shyness when she posted a Mother’s Day tribute, honouring Fiona and her mother-in-law Kiffy.

But she only posted a picture of herself and Kiffy, explaining her mother doesn’t like being in front of the camera.

Fiona did, though, once make a rare TV appearance in 2017 on Loose Women.

On the ITV show, Fiona opened up about Stacey’s ‘difficult’ teenage years.