Sort Your Life Out fans rush to Stacey Solomon's defence as critic shares cynical theory about why she embraces her natural grey hair on show

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Sort Your Life Out fans have rushed to Stacey Solomon's defence after one critic shared a cynical theory about why she embraces her natural grey hair on the BBC show. 

The popular programme hit our screens in 2021 and follows the former Loose Women star help people declutter their pads and transform them into their dream home. 

'Stacey Solomon and her crack team help families transform their homes. With a life-changing declutter, they upcycle and recycle their way to a new home,' BBC iPlayer's synopsis reads. 

Over the past five years, the mum-of-six has proudly shown off her natural hair colour while filming, as well as freshly dyed hair too. 

During Wednesday's episode, which saw her head to Yorkshire to help the Mann-Monro family, Stacey looked incredible with her roots on display. 

She opted for natural make-up and rocked a yellow cropped cardigan, denim blue jeans and a pair of trainers.

Sort Your Life Out fans have rushed to Stacey Solomon's defence after critic shared a cynical theory about why she embraces her natural grey hair on the BBC show

Over the past five years, the mum-of-six has proudly shown freshly dyed hair (pictured), as well as her natural hair colour while filming

Last month a viewer took to Reddit and said: 'UK people; Stacy Solomon deliberately doesn’t dye her roots to seem more relatable.'  

They continued: 'Watching Stacy Solomon on the house clearing show, I’ve watched several seasons and every time over the years I think to myself why are Stacy’s roots so grey why is her dye job so bad, she’s on TV couldn’t hair and make up sort her out? 

'I think it’s deliberate so she can appeal to the masses as more relatable.'

But many didn't agree and rushed to defend the Loose Women star. 

'Women hate having to do upkeep on their hair/appearance and it is more and more being recognized as a burden placed on women in order to be taken seriously. Though women typically judge other women more harshly than men do, so if its hurting her with a group, its women (probably a subset of them actually).'

'I think sometimes she doesn't care. She's chasing 6 children and the roots don't matter.'

'Stacey has six (?) children and also suffers from an anxiety disorder. Roots just might not be a priority for her. Also, grey hair seems to be on its way to becoming more normalised.' 

Many rushed to the Reddit thread to defend Stacey's hair choice

'I hate upkeep on my hair and make up. It just so much faff. '

'I’ve noticed her make up doesn’t look overly glam too, it’s very “approachable” in that sense- but tbh i think, for that show in particular, it makes sense and she still looks great !' 

'Maybe she just doesn't care about a few grey hairs or may even be looking forward to getting some? It's hair, and it's not yours so it has literally no effect on your life, why do you care at all?'

'Eh I think she quite obviously lives a very normal “mum life” 6 kids, does a lot of it herself, she’s very busy. I haven’t been to the hairdresser in 2 years and I’ve only got 2. I think she seems relatable because she is. My aunt used to live behind them and they’re very normal!' 

It comes after Sort Your Life Out's viewers were less than impressed with the show's latest makeover and took to social media to complain over 'awful and cheap' DIY furniture installed by host Stacey and her team.

The new episode, which hit screens on the BBC on Tuesday (April 14) saw Stacey meet the Munro-Manns, whose home had become increasingly overrun with clutter following a family tragedy. 

Stacey headed to the five-bedroom house, shared by the family of six including mum Mary, her four children Milly, Henry, Gregor and Rosie, and stepdad Stuart, to help with the clear out over a seven-day period. 

In the process, all of the families' belongings were removed and placed in a warehouse for them to sort through, including boxes of memorabilia of Mary's late husband, who passed away when her eldest three children were young. 

In the meantime, Stacey and her team got busy re-designing some of the spaces inside the home, including a music room for the children, new bedrooms for Rosie and Gregor, and a den in the garage for the older children.

Among the scenes, the children were seen emotionally sorting through their late father's belongings, while Mary looked through possessions she had kept from the period son Gregor had become disabled. 

Stacey headed to the five-bedroom house, shared by the family of six including mum Mary, her four children Milly, Henry, Gregor and Rosie, and stepdad Stuart

While viewers at home were full of praise for the family, mostly for Mary, who had raised Milly, 18, Henry, 16, and his twin brother Gregor - who suffered brain damage at 16 months old - alone before meeting Stuart and having Rosie, 7. 

But fans were less than impressed with the re-design of the house, and took to X, formerly Twitter, to complain that the makeover of the spaces looked 'cheap'. 

They hit out at a series of hand-made items, including a new table top decorated with old CDs, a bench for the family to sit on in the music room, and book cases in Gregor's bedroom. 

One furiously penned: 'Is the idea clear out all the clutter just to replace it with some cheap s**te?' as another chimed in: 'Honestly, Stacey sitting there getting all creative. How though? That will fall apart in a few weeks...'

A third agreed: 'That CD table is awful. She's gone mad with power and a glue gun,' as a fourth wrote: 'The mum couldn't be less thrilled with that living room.'

However, others were full of praise for the makeover and the family, admitting they had become emotional watching the scenes at home. 

One viewer said: 'Absolute wreck at tonight’s Sort Your Life Out. Beautiful family who have faced such hardship but were so lovely, loving, and grateful. This programme and the team behind it are magic.'

Fans were less than impressed with the re-design of the house, and took to X, formerly Twitter, to complain that the makeover of the spaces looked 'cheap'

They hit out at a series of hand-made items that had been included in the family home

Others were full of praise for the makeover and the family, admitting they had become emotional watching the scenes at home

A second agreed: 'Wow, this was a particularly emotional watch,' as a third added: 'Gosh this is so sad. I’m in bits.'

'You've broken me tonight,' someone else said, with a series of crying emojis, as a fourth penned: 'These kids are just incredible. Bawling my eyes out.'

It comes after Sort Your Life Out viewers were far from impressed with a 'nonsensical' bedroom transformation in one recent episode - saying it 'isn't practical long term'.

The episode saw the group head to Milton Keynes, where they met Bianca and Ollie Parej, along with their five children aged under nine years old.

Over the years, the couple's home became filled with clutter as they navigated busy schedules and caring for five children.

For Bianca and Ollie's three sons, their transformed bedroom now includes a trio of single beds positioned within bright green sleeping pods, which are built in.

However, not all viewers watching at home were sold on the makeover and soon shared their thoughts on social media. 

One wrote on X: 'When they do things like pods, what happens as the kids get older or they sell the house, they are not practical long term and look like a play centre not a home.'

Another added: 'They're already at the stage of outgrowing this house, they're going to need to move before long as those bedrooms are not enough for five kids.'

Stacey Solomon and the team headed to Milton Keynes, where they met Bianca and Ollie Parej, as well as their five children

A third remarked: 'Pods for beds, just put two beds in the room, they will grow out of that nonsense in a short time.'

A fourth penned: 'Wait until they're about 20 and trying to squeeze into those beds.'

While a fifth chimed in with: 'What are they doing to the house, its like a play centre.'

Upon seeing the boys' new look bedroom for the first time, a visibly moved Bianca said: 'This is incredible. It's insane.'

Stacey responded: 'Rob really wanted to make this work so that the boys could grow up in these beds and he was determined to get three full-size singles in this space along with actual storage and places to hang stuff.'

To which Ollie replied: 'It's brilliant. He really has worked his magic.'

Earlier this series, viewers were left in tears as the team helped out a dad who had received a life-changing diagnosis.

Father-of-three Gerald, who was diagnosed with Early-Onset Alzheimer's seven years ago, appeared alongside his wife of thirty years, Trish.

Alzheimer's is a progressive neurodegenerative disease and the most common cause of dementia, characterised by brain cell death, cognitive decline, and memory loss.

Speaking about his diagnosis, Gerald explained: 'At the beginning I thought I was just getting older. I was forgetting things.

The boys' bedroom now includes a trio of single beds positioned within bright green sleeping pods, which are built in

Meanwhile, viewers also got to see how the boys' bedroom had looked prior to the Sort Your Life Out makeover

'At the age of 55 after 18 months of poking and prodding I was diagnosed with young onset Alzheimer's disease.

'Within weeks of the diagnosis I was retired through ill health. I also had to hand in my driving licence. That was a huge loss. All my independence gone.'

Stacey and her team helped declutter their home, making it easier for Gerry to move around and for their two grown-up children, who also live there.

Fans wrote on X after hearing Gerry's story: 'This is so sad. Dementia is cruel'

'Poor Gerry, so sad for him.'

'Crying at Sort Your Life Out. Very close to home with Dad and his recent diagnosis. What a lovely family though.'

'What a devastating diagnosis early onset Alzheimers';

'Having lost both grandmothers and my mother-in-law to dementia and Alzheimer's, I've seen first hand the devastation it causes. Being diagnosed with early onset must be absolutely earth shattering!';

'Beautiful family', How lovely was that' and 'so happy this is back'.

Sort Your Life Out airs on BBC One and is available to stream on iPlayer.