Stacey Solomon copies her 'frenemy' Mrs Hinch by revealing she's fostered two ponies after the cleaning guru adopted a trio of alpacas - after star's 'ruthless' treatment of pal emerged

has once again taken inspiration from her 'frenemy' Mrs Hinch by fostering two ponies, after sources revealed her 'ruthless' treatment of her pals.

The two stars were once inseparable and regularly appeared in each other's social media content, but in recent months a noticeable distance between them has sparked questions of a feud.

After Mrs Hinch, whose real name is , shared she'd adopted a trio of alpacas to live on her Essex farm, it seems Stacey has made a similar move by welcoming ponies into her home.

Stacey noticeably began sharing her own cleaning and tidying hacks after Mrs Hinch, whose real name is Sophie Hinchcliffe, amassed a huge following with her own domestic tips.

The Sort Your Life Out star shared she'd fostered two ponies named Mermaid and Thumbelina, after dreaming of rescuing animals since she was 'seven years old.'

Posting a video of the animals on Instagram, Stacey captioned the post: 'We are officially Pony Foster Parents. Meet Thumbelina & Mermaid. 

'They are two girls who were rescued by the incredible Redwings Horse Sanctuary.

'Thumbelina was seriously neglected when she was rescued by Redwings who saved her & Mermaid's owner could no longer look after her.

'So we are so grateful to be able to offer them a home. In the hope that they're happy and want to stay forever one day.

'We have a grass area sectioned off for them & also a dry area. Redwings will check in and visit us and give us all of the guidance we need to be the best pony parents for Mermaid and Thumbelina. 

'One of my dearest friends Lianne from the incredible Hopefield Animal sanctuary is going to be our Pony hand/extra pony Mumma. 

'As we do not take rescuing animals lightly and want to be the absolute best foster parents we can be.

'We can't even describe how incredible it feels to be able to do this. I dreamed of rescuing animals growing up. 

'Seven-year-old me would not believe where we are today. Welcome to the family girls. We love you so much already.'

Stacey already boasts a large menagerie of animals at her Essex home, and they include her dogs Teddy and Peanut and a flock of ducks. 

In 2022, Sophie shared she and her husband Jamie had welcomed three pet alpacas named Roy, Rodney and Raymond into their home.

The influencer wrote on Instagram: 'Roy, Rodney, Raymond, if you know you know, In all honesty I can't even explain how much happiness these fluffy boys have brought to our little family'.

'We all love them so much and I love seeing them so happy with us! PS: They turn one in May and I can't wait to throw them an alpaca birthday party oh and a little Friday night reminder … ''your life doesn't need to make sense to anyone but you'' have a wonderful evening everyone. With love from us.'

that Stacey turned her relationship with Sophie into one where they became 'frenemies.'  

The pair first became pals in 2019, as when Sophie's cleaning empire exploded, Stacey reached out offering to help the queen of clean navigate her new-found fame.

The two bonded quickly, appearing regularly on each other's social media feeds, with fans even joking that they were morphing into one another. 

Stacey even chose Sophie as one of her bridesmaids when she married Joe Swash in 2022, but behind the scenes, it seemed their bond was more cutthroat.

Behind the camera lens, however, the influencer economy was becoming cut-throat.

'Brand deals are everything,' a source said. 'And there's only so much money to go around.'

Stacey developed her own interest in cleaning techniques – and in talking about them.

Soon enough, both women found themselves working with Amazon, Tesco, Asda, Home Bargains and Karcher, and then their friendship faded.

Sophie vanished from Stacey's posts, and Mrs Hinch could no longer be seen in Stacey's wedding photos. 

A congratulatory comment under Sophie's pregnancy announcement was mysteriously deleted.

'Stacey turned them into frenemies,' one insider claimed. 'Hinch [had] thought it was real. Stacey thought it was business.'