‘I begged and borrowed from family and friends’: Kym Marsh recalls her struggles as a single mother as she compares herself to her Waterloo Road character
Kym Marsh recalled her own struggles as a single mom when she compared herself to her new character in the Waterloo Road reboot on Saturday.
The 46-year-old actress, who plays Nicky Walters, a school canteen worker on the soap, said there are “elements of Nicky” that she can relate to.
Speaking in an interview with MirrorKym detailed her past while raising her children David, 27, and Emilie, 25, alone, after becoming pregnant with their 18-year-old son.
Relatable: Kym Marsh, 46, recalled her own struggles as a single mom when she compared herself to her new character in the Waterloo Road reboot on Saturday
She said: ‘I was a single mother for many years when David and Emilie were little. I had no one. I struggled to make ends meet. I begged and borrowed from family and friends to help me.
“Yeah, there are elements of Nicky that I understand and I understand because I’ve been there too,” Kym explained as she talked about her life before finding fame.
“She is struggling to make ends meet, she is a single mother, she is trying to hold down multiple jobs to make sure her children are not left without anything. She’s very relatable right now with the cost of living crisis.’
On screen: The actress, who plays Nicky Walters, a school canteen worker on the soap, said there are “elements of Nicky” she can relate to.
Waterloo Road returned to our screens on Tuesday night with an episode in which Adam Thomas returns to his role as Donte Charles on the school series this summer after a 15-year break from the show.
The episode ended in heartbreak after his partner, Chloe, died dramatically after being hit by a car.
After appearing fine at first, Chloe, played by Katie Griffiths, took a turn for the worse and collapsed on the kitchen floor, before being rushed to the hospital, but it was too late.
Flashback: Speaking in an interview with The Mirror, Kym detailed her past raising children David, 27, and Emilie, 25, on her own, after falling pregnant with their 18-year-old son (pictured with her daughter)
The high school-set show first aired in 2006 and earned legions of fans by tackling numerous tough issues during its 200-episode run.
Now it will address the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on schoolchildren.
The gritty show, which was written by the makers of ITV prison drama Bad Girls, was originally set in Rochdale, but subsequent series saw a relocation to Greenock, Scotland.
The new episodes will once again be set in Greater Manchester.
In character: She said: ‘I was a single mother for many years when David and Emilie were little. I had no one I struggled to make ends meet’ (Pictured on Waterloo Road)