Eye-watering seven figure sum Stacey Solomon paid for Pickle Cottage revealed – and she bought it WITHOUT Joe Swash

STACEY Solomon splashed out a massive £1.3million on Pickle Cottage - and Joe Swash didn't put in a penny.

She solely stumped up the cash for their Tudor-style Essex property, which is set in 2.5 acres and boasts an outdoor swimming pool.

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It’s not known why Stacey, 34, went alone, as ex-EastEnders actor Joe is reportedly worth over £1million, but has also been made bankrupt twice in 2009 and 2013.

Shrewd Stacey has shown she’s a dab hand at running a wide range of successful businesses including TV, books, clothing and homeware ranges.

Her main firm Key Map Entertainments is worth just shy of £3million - but she’s now branching out into cosmetics.

The former X Factor contestant registered the company Belle & Rose Ltd last month, named after her youngest two daughters.

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It has been set up for the “retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores”. It’s unclear if this refers to kids or adult bathroom goods.

While the mother-of-five has raked in a fortune over the years, she’s also prepared to invest her hard-earned cash.

Key Map Entertainments accounts reveal that it shelled out £1.5million for a "fixed asset investment", this is likely to relate to the purchase of a property such as an office or warehouse for her burgeoning empire.

This caused the firm’s cash levels to drop drastically, as the move meant it went from £1,744,274 to £934,158 “cash in the bank”, a drop of £810,116.

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But it’s clearly a risk worth taking for Stacey as she’s in such a strong position career-wise.

She is also thought to earn £12,000 for every sponsored Instagram post and her Tap to Tidy books continue to make her cash.

Stacey made her first million in 2019.

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