Joe Swash has been trolled after posting a picture of his eldest son Harry cradling his newborn brother.
On Saturday, the TV star shared the sweet black and white photo of his 11-year-old boy, his son with ex Emma Sophocleous, gazingly lovingly at the tot.
Joe, 37, captioned the photo shared with his 834k followers: “In this picture is my whole world. My two boys.”
While Joe is already dad to Harry, his partner Stacey Solomon is also mum to two boys. She had Zachary, when she was 17 with childhood sweetheart Dean Cox.
Four years later, Stacey welcomed her second child, Leighton, with ex-fiance Aaron Barnham.
Soon after Joe posted the snap, some of his followers started to criticise him for failing to mention Stacey and her two boys in the post.
“What about Stacey and her children, aren’t you meant to be family?” one wrote.
A second shared, “That’s lovely but what about Stacey’s boys?” while a third simply asked, “What about Stacey?”
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However, plenty of others rushed to the TV star’s defence, with another writing: “These are his biological sons, I’m sure he loves Stacey’s boys as much as his own… Give the bloke a rest.”
“Lots of judgy people here,” a second began. “Joe is allowed to announce that his boys are his world, just like Stacey did on her post. He still loves his stepsons like they are his own and Stacey he will love unconditionally.”
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While a third said, “Love how he’s getting stick for this. Would you criticise Stacey for not mentioning his eldest son? Because that would just be ludicrous.
“They are a lovely family who seem devoted to each other. The negativity really isn’t necessary.
Another told all the “trolls out there” to just “leave them alone”.
Loose Women star Stacey and Joe announced the birth of their son on May 23 – weeks before the official due date.
The pair are yet to reveal the tot’s name.
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