Stacey Solomon is back at work after giving birth to her son, and has praised working mothers, admitting she's "in awe" of them.
The Loose Women and former X Factor star recently gave birth to her third son Rex, who is her first child with former EastEnders actor Joe Swash.
She said she feels very lucky to be able to bring Rex to work with her, especially when that isn't the reality for many new parents.
"Did my first full day back at work today, so this is an appreciation post for all of those mothers who have to leave their babies and go back to work," she wrote on Instagram.
"I felt really emotional today but the reality for me was that I was able to bring Rex with me, to a job that I absolutely love, doing something I really enjoy. I sat for a long time today just thinking about how lucky I am.
"And I couldn't help but spend a lot of time thinking about women with really tough jobs, ones they may not even like doing. Jobs that aren't understanding. The jobs that don't allow you the chance to continue to work and also allow you to include your child in some way.
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"Those people who don’t have understanding, companionate colleagues and bosses. Those that are doing all they can to survive and don’t have a choice as to whether they 'want' to go back to work or not."
The Loose Women host added that it couldn't have been more different than when she had her first son Zachary, where she wouldn't get to see him much in between college and work.
"I'm so lucky that thats not the case this time around (enter 1st child mum guilt) but I know that that scenario and so many others are lots of people's current reality so basically I'm in awe of you all."
Loose Women airs weekdays at 12.30pm on ITV.
