Stacey Solomon’s BFF Mrs Hinch applauds her for reaching 4million Instagram followers first

They were neck and neck on reaching 4 million followers on Instagram.

But Mrs Hinch and Stacey Solomon proved there was no competition, after the Loose Women star pipped the cleaning icon to the post on Monday.

Sophie Hinchliffe, 30, congratulated Stacey, 31, after the former X Factor star uploaded a snap celebrating with her son Rex.  

‘Yes Stace!’ Mrs Hinch praised Stacey Solomon after the Loose Women star reached 4million followers on Monday

Mrs Hinch, who has 3.9million followers, wrote: ‘YESSS 4M Stace! Enjoy celebrating this evening, you deserve all of this success and so much more! Big hugs.’

Stacey celebrated the milestone by telling her followers: ‘4 MILLION I honestly can’t believe I’m saying that. 

‘I genuinely LOVE coming on here every day and I can’t tell you how much you guys have kept me going this year. Being on here is just like coming to speak to your mates every day and it’s the best feeling in the world. 

Kind: Mrs Hinch, who has 3.9million followers, wrote: 'YESSS 4M Stace! Enjoy celebrating this evening, you deserve all of this success and so much more! Big hugs'

Kind: Mrs Hinch, who has 3.9million followers, wrote: ‘YESSS 4M Stace! Enjoy celebrating this evening, you deserve all of this success and so much more! Big hugs’

Sweet: Sophie Hinchliffe, 30, congratulated Stacey, 31, after the former X Factor star uploaded a snap celebrating with her son Rex

Sweet: Sophie Hinchliffe, 30, congratulated Stacey, 31, after the former X Factor star uploaded a snap celebrating with her son Rex

‘Thank you for being there for me and our family, thank you for never judging me, (except the odd wilma) accepting me for me – my weirdness, Diam bar addictions, fejka habits, crisp packet hanging, ridiculous dances and everything in between.

‘I love you all to the moon and back back. Thank you a million times over NO thank you 4 million times over.

‘P.S all I had in the house was lots of fejkas and labels so this is all I could muster together.’

Congratulations! Stacey celebrated the milestone by telling her followers: '4 MILLION I honestly can’t believe I’m saying that. 'I genuinely LOVE coming on here every day'

Congratulations! Stacey celebrated the milestone by telling her followers: ‘4 MILLION I honestly can’t believe I’m saying that. ‘I genuinely LOVE coming on here every day’

The pair have often been pitted up against each other due to their love of cleaning and DIY hacks, but have previously insisted there is no competition between them, just friendship. 

They first became pals when Stacey asked Sophie if she was feeling ok following the birth of the influencer’s first son, Ronnie.  

Mrs Hinch, who is expecting her second child, previously told fans how she found herself opening up to Stacey, asking how she deals with raising a child in the public eye. 

Best of friends: They first became pals when Stacey asked Sophie if she was feeling ok following the birth of the influencer's first son, Ronnie (pictured last February)

Best of friends: They first became pals when Stacey asked Sophie if she was feeling ok following the birth of the influencer’s first son, Ronnie (pictured last February)

The Loose Women star turned up at her house with Rex and a McDonalds, with the pair now FaceTiming every night.   

Last week, Stacey made her grand return to the Loose Women panel to a bridal fanfare after getting engaged to Joe Swash.

The presenter proudly displayed her engagement ring after Joe popped the question by a beautiful arrangement of roses in the woods, as she told her co-stars she nearly missed his proposal by refusing to go out for a walk.

Stacey joked she wished her new fiancé had given her a hint before they headed out as she thought someone had passed away in the woods when she saw the white flowers, before the former EastEnders star called the studio later in the show.  

Proposal: Last week, Stacey made her grand return to the Loose Women panel to a bridal fanfare after getting engaged to Joe Swash

Proposal: Last week, Stacey made her grand return to the Loose Women panel to a bridal fanfare after getting engaged to Joe Swash 

She was greeted with confetti and bridal music as Jane Moore, Judi Love and Carol McGiffin welcomed her back to the panel, with congratulations on her engagement.

She admitted she had no idea Joe was planning to propose, and was puzzled when he insisted on going out for a walk in the woods with their children.

The mother-of-three explained: ‘Oh Jane, it was really funny, so basically we were all in the house, it was Christmas Eve, I made people wear matching gnome outfits. 

‘Joe said lets go to the woods for a walk, and he kept saying and all of a sudden he got really frantic, he said ”it’s getting dark we have to go for a walk” so I start shouting ”boys we have to go for a walk!”   

‘We went out and he asked someone to put roses on the trees where our boys run and I thought oh no someone has passed away in our woods. He said shall we have a look and I thought no we can’t do that, it’s disrespectful.’ 

'It was really funny': She admitted she had no idea Joe was planning to propose, and was puzzled when he insisted on going out for a walk in the woods with their children

‘It was really funny’: She admitted she had no idea Joe was planning to propose, and was puzzled when he insisted on going out for a walk in the woods with their children