Psychologies

'Only I can decide how I want to feel. No one else!’

Whatever Stacey Solomon is putting in her tea, she should bottle it. She’d make a fortune. Not only does she possess an indomitable ability to see life’s brighter side, but you’re also unlikely to meet anyone as comfortable in their own skin.

‘When I’m doing a shoot, people ask: “Are you happy with the pictures?” and I say: “Well, yeah, because that’s what I look like.” I can’t change me; I’ve looked the same for years!

‘In my head, I’ve always thought I was really pretty, and so it doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks, does it? Maybe that sounds big-headed, but I do think I’m really pretty! And I don’t get why it’s shocking to hear someone say that. It’s not that I’m showing off; it’s more that I don’t see that there’s anything wrong with me. I just look like what I look like.

‘I’ve always gone with whatever I want to feel when I look in the mirror. No one can make me feel any particular way. I decide how I want to feel,’ she adds.

It doesn’t come across as big-headed at all, by the way – there is no edge of ego to Solomon. She just knows exactly who she is and is completely at ease with herself in the most

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