Stacey Solomon fans think the Loose Women star has quit for good, after they noticed her missing from a group photo.

With the long-running ITV chat show turning 25 this year, the panellists have marked the occasion with a stunning group portrait. Wearing a selection of metallic outfits, with glam hair and make up, the beautiful photo is set against a silver backdrop, to reflect 25 years of the show.

The caption alongside the gorgeous snap reads: “This September, Loose Women celebrates 25 years on TV! To mark the occasion, 18 panellists got together for a stunning Silver Jubilee photoshoot, and to share what the show means to them. Here the final image can be seen for the first time.”

Loose Women 25th Anniversary photo (Amy Brammall/ITV)
Stacey Solomon doesn’t appear in the Loose Women anniversary snap ( 
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But fans spotted one lady was notably absent, with no sign of show favourite Stacey anywhere on the group snap. Among dozens of fans asking where Stacey was, one wrote: “No Stacey Solomon???” Another Instagram user surmised: “Stacey hasn’t been a regular for quite a while now. So guess she wasn’t asked. Alternatively maybe she was just busy on the day of the shoot like I’m sure some of the others were too.” A third asked: “No Stacey Solomon she’s officially left then?”

Stacey, 34, has a had a hectic few years, not only has she been filming for her two TV shows – Sort Your Life Out and Renovation Rescue – but she welcomed a “wonderful surprise”, with the unexpected but gladly received arrival of baby Belle.

Last November she made a brief comeback to Loose Women, explaining where she was. She told viewers: “It’s been crazy because Belle was a wonderful surprise, but what that meant was that I had to fit my filming schedule into a very short period of time. I’ve just been up and down the country with Sort Your Life Out and filming another show so I haven’t been able to even get into town.”

But whether or not Stacey returns as a permanent feature on the show seems to be dependent on her schedule.

Loose Women co-star Linda Robson said earlier this year that the mum-of-five is simply “too busy” to return to the panel, although the door remains open for her.

Speaking to The Sun, Birds Of A Feather star Linda said: “I would love her to come back, she’s a really good Loose Woman – she’s really honest. But I think she’s got too much on. She’s got her own series and her and Joe are out in their little house. She’s still really welcome but she’s just so busy.”