Kym Marsh, 48, shares a kiss with new toyboy lover Samuel Thomas, 29, as they are seen in public for the first time since confirming romance
Kym Marsh wrapped up her engagement ring with her new boyfriend Samuel Thomas as they arrived at Manchester train station on Sunday.
The former Coronation Street star, 48, was spotted out and about with the 29-year-old actor for the first time since they went public with their romance.
They were spotted kissing as they arrived at the station for their performance of 101 Dalmatians at the Palace Theatre.
Kym looked summery in a black floral mini dress with a plunging V-neck and short sleeves.
She wore comfortable white sneakers and protected herself from the sun with sunglasses.
Kym Marsh packed on the PDA with her new toyboy boyfriend Samuel Thomas as they arrived at Manchester train station on Sunday
The former Coronation Street star, 48, was seen with the 29-year-old actor for the first time since announcing their romance
Meanwhile, Samuel was wearing a blue checked shirt, jeans and sneakers, while carrying a large suitcase and a backpack.
The pair appeared to be in high spirits as they explored the city together for the first time.
Kym is currently playing the role of Cruella de Vil in the UK and Ireland tour of 101 Dalmatians The Musical, alongside her boyfriend Samuel, who plays the role of Tom Dearly.
It comes days after Kym was forced to defend herself after revealing she is in a relationship with Samuel, who is the same age as her son.
Samuel, 29, whom she calls “the most amazing man ever,” is the same age as her eldest child, David Cunliffe.
According to reports, Kym’s friends are concerned that her new romance with a younger man will end in heartbreak if it ‘doesn’t work out’.
The soap star is supported by her friends, who are ‘happy’ that she has found someone. However, they are said to be afraid that she is suffering from it herself.
The actress is the mother of son David, 29, and daughter Emilie, 27, from a previous relationship with contractor David Cunliffe.
Kym looked summery in a black mini dress as she appeared at The Palace Theatre for their 101 Dalmatians shows
Kym currently plays Cruella de Vil in the UK and Ireland tour of 101 Dalmatians The Musical, alongside her new boyfriend Samuel, 29, who plays Tom Dearly.
It comes days after Kym was forced to defend herself when she revealed she is in a relationship with Samuel, who is the same age as her son
At 29, Thomas – who she calls “the most amazing man ever” – is the same age as her eldest child, David Cunliffe
The couple, who met in a pub in Lancashire, split in 1999, shortly before Kym shot to fame as a contestant on TV talent show Popstars, where she went on to form the short-lived pop group Hear’Say.
Two years later, Kym appeared on Top Of The Pops, where she met actor Jack Ryder, a household name at the time thanks to his role as Jamie Mitchell in EastEnders.
They married in August 2002 at St Albans Parish Church in Hertford and subsequently sold the photographs to OK! magazine for a reported £300,000.
But seven years later, it was all over when Ryder filed for divorce on grounds of adultery following her apparent affair with her second husband Jamie Lomas.
Friends initially feared that Kym had rushed into a relationship with Lomas, whom she began dating four months after her split from Ryder.
The couple met on a train en route to the 2007 TV Quick Awards. A casual chat quickly turned into a romance, and in 2008, a year before her divorce, the two went public with their relationship.
They had been together for less than two months when Kym became pregnant with their first child, until tragedy struck when their son Archie Jay passed away shortly after being born 18 weeks premature on February 11.
The couple had happy news when they welcomed daughter Polly in March 2011.
They tied the knot in September 2012, but divorced in 2014. Kym was reportedly shocked by Lomas’ decision to end the relationship.
In 2021, she remarried for the third time to Scott Ratcliff.
The couple split 13 months after their wedding, when Kym filed for divorce on grounds of unreasonable behaviour.
She was previously married to Hollyoaks star Jamie Lomas from 2012 to 2014 and they have only one child together, Polly, 13
Before Jamie, Kym was married to Jack Ryder from 2002 to 2009