unexpected romance
Kym Marsh finds love with ‘soulmate’ 19 years her junior a year after third divorce – and he’s the same age as her son
The 48-year-old ex-Coronation Street star announced split from her third husband last year
ACTRESS Kym Marsh has found love with her theatre show co-star Samuel Thomas, who is 19 years her junior.
The former Coronation Street star, 48, described her new 29-year-old boyfriend as her"soulmate" as she revealed their romance.
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They met working together on 101 Dalmations: The Musical, which launched a tour of the UK on June 22.
Kym - whose son David was born the same year as Samuel - revealed she had split from her third husband, Army Major Scott Ratcliff, 35, in May 2023.
Sharing a picture of her kissing actor Samuel, Kym said: "Met the most amazing man ever! Sometimes the most unexpected things happen at the most unexpected times. @samuelthomasuk I love you #beautiful #soulmate #loveyou."
Samuel also posted: "I didn’t expect you, but here you are. I love you."
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Smitten Kym replied: "Ditto. The best things happen unexpectedly. Love you too."
Kym, 46, called time on her relationship with Scott because of the strain of their jobs - just 18 months after a stellar run on Strictly Come Dancing.
At the time a source said: “They both really tried to make it work, but the cracks have been there for a while and they were only getting to see each other for one or two days a week at the very most.
“Kym’s been so busy, and last year Strictly meant even her weekends were stacked up along with weekdays rehearsing.
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“More recently she’s been filming all over the place and rehearsing for a new theatre run.
“It’s very sad for all involved."
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As well as her son David, Kym is mum to Emilie, 27, and 13-year-old Polly.
She also became a grandmother in May 2019 when Emilie gave birth to a baby boy.
Her first husband was former EastEnders actor Jack Ryder. They wed in 2002 but divorced seven years later.
In 2012 she married Hollyoaks actor Jamie Lomas but they divorced two years later.
Kym Marsh's rocky love life
KYM has been married three times - to EastEnders star Jack Ryder from 2002-2009, and to Hollyoaks' Jamie Lomas from 2012-2014.
The 48-year-old split from her third husband Army Major Scott Ratcliff last year, who she wed in 2021.
The actress met 29-year-old actor Samuel Thomas while rehearsing for a new theatre show, 101 Dalmations: The Musical.
Kym has two children, David and Emilie, from an earlier relationship, and a daughter, Polly, with Lomas. She and Lomas also had a son, Archie, in 2010, who died moments after he was born.
Kym found fame in 2001 when she won Popstars with her Hear'Say bandmates, including Myleene Klass and Suzanne Shaw.
She went on to become an actress, playing Michelle Connor on Corrie for 13 years.
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Since quitting in 2019, she has presented BBC show Morning Live alongside Gethin Jones.
She also returned to her acting roots in the revival of the BBC school drama series Waterloo Road before joining the cast of 101 Dalmatians as Cruella de Vil.
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