Stacey Solomon shares a 5p hack for banishing stubborn stains from your fridge – and how to descale your coffee machine

IN tonight’s episode of Sort Your Life Out, we saw Stacey Solomon share her favourite tricks to clean your home on a budget.

This week, the 33-year-old TV star set out to help the Smiths based in the leafy suburb of Hertforhshire  – home to a family-of-six who suddenly had to merge together two households after a tragic loss.

Two years ago, in 2020, Raaj and her husband, Roydel, their toddler son, Ajay, moved in with their two nieces, Simran and Harjoth and nephew, Gurkeerat, when their mum (Raaj’s sister) sadly passed away after contracting Covid. 

Armed with fellow cleaning fanatics, Stacey, who recently gave birth to her fifth child, embarked on a mission to help the parents and four children to get rid of years worth of clutter – and memories.

Amongst the piles of items were 207 loose nappies, 145 Punjabi suits and 24 old toothbrushes.  

Whilst working their way through the clutter, Stacey and her mates also shared a few handy cleaning hacks.

Banish stubborn stains from your fridge

With packets of food and boxes of drinks, your fridge can often end up with spillages and stains that are impossible to remove, especially once they’ve hardened up.

Luckily, one of the gurus had come up an easy solution – and it costs just pennies.

”What we’re going to do is just go over with a bit of washing-up liquid and then I’m going to go in with some bicarb [bicarbonate soda].

To remove this, use a sponge dipped in hot water – but cover it in a small net beforehand (one you get one buying fruit or cheese).

This, the whizz explained, will make the surface of the sponge more abrasive.

”There we go, that is looking fab!” the cleaning pro exclaimed.

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Descale your coffee machine

Nothing can kickstart your day quite like a cup of coffee. But if you use a coffee machine, you’ll be familiar with limescale.

However, as tempted as you may be to simply buy a new one, Stacey and her cleaning fans shared a solution – vinegar.

”All we need to do descale a coffee machine is put some vinegar into the reservoir and some water.

”Usually on your coffee machine you’ll have your ‘Clean’ settings and you let it do its thing.

”Once it’s done, rinse it out.”

Last week the mum shocked people after revealing a hidden part of your washing machine where items usually go missing.

One of Stacey’s colleagues, cleaning pro Iwan Carrington explained that your washing machine has a compartment where “lost” items could be lurking.

He said that as you tackle your unending dirty laundry the filter on your machine can get forgotten about.

Iwan suggested cleaning the filter at least four times a year.

And there’s an added bonus as you could find money or other lost items at the same time.

He said: “When we unscrew [the filter] liquid will often come out, so pop a little towel down.

“People often say that things go missing – well this can be somewhere where you find stuff in your home.

“Looks like we have a guitar pick. A £2 coin there!

“This is one of those places you might just forget about every now and then so do check it! You never know what you might find.”