Joe Swash has revealed that he and his wife Solomon have considered fostering a child in the future.
Joe is already dad to 16-year-old Harry from a previous relationship and shares four-year-old Rex, one-year-old Rose and newborn Belle, who was born back in February of this year, with Stacey.
Stacey also has 15-year-old Zach and 11-year-old Leighton from previous relationships, who Swash lovingly helps to raise.
While speaking on The Netmums Podcast, Swash has revealed he and Stacey don’t plan on having any more biological children but have discussed fostering when their littles ones get older.
“This is it, I'm pretty sure that this is it, we can't go there again which is really sad, we love kids, we love the baby stage, and the toddler stage, and the baby stage goes by really fast, so yeah it is a little bit sad but I think this will be it”.
When chatting about his upcoming documentary about the foster care system, the former EastEnders star opened up about his and Stacey’s own fostering ideas.
“Me and Stacey have discussed it, we discussed it before this documentary and we discussed it while making this documentary”.
“It’s something that definitely, when our kids get old enough that they’re not as reliant on us and they’re entering adulthood, if, touch-wood, we’re both healthy enough and fit enough, we’d love to foster. We’d love to give something back, you know?”.
The 41-year-old added, “It’s something we’ve spoken about and it’ll have to wait until the time comes but we’re open to the option”.
Swash went on to talk about his and Stacey’s blended family and how important it is to him to not differentiate between their children.
“We love having our blended family. It’s difficult really because I don’t like calling it a blended family. I hate being called step-dad. It doesn't feel right with me”.
Joe continued, “I look after Stacey’s boys no differently to how I look and love my own kids. We’re all one big unit”.
“As long as the house is full of love and we all love each other exactly the same. I think the most important thing is never make that distinction. I never ever make a distinction between ‘My kids’ and ‘Stacey's kids’. Even saying that makes me feel funny. It’s always ‘Our kids’. I look at them as if they’re my own”.
