Inside Kym Marsh’s colourful love life and famous exes as she moves on with co-star, 29
Former Coronation Street star Kym Marsh split with ex-solider husband Scott Ratcliff less than two years after they got married. The actress has found love again with a fellow actor 19 years her junior
Kym Marsh has found love again with her theatre co-star, who is 19 years her junior.
It comes after the actress split from third husband Scott Ratcliff just 19 months after their star-studded wedding. The former soap star, 46, and ex-soldier Scott, 34, got married in front of guests at a lavish ceremony in October 2021, but the pair called time on their relationship less than two years on.
Sources close to the Hear’Say singer claimed that work commitments have been to blame for the demise of their marriage after trying to make things work.
“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,” the source said at the time.
Kym and Scott got married at a lavish ceremony in October 2021 (
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“Kym’s been so busy, and last year Strictly meant even her weekends were stacked up along with weekdays rehearsing.” They added when speaking to The Sun: “Scott is based in barracks down south — he’s got a very busy career as well.”
Here, we take a look at Kym’s colourful love life after bursting into the spotlight at the turn of the century.
Dave Cunliffe
Kym shares son Dave with her first partner David Cunliffe (
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She also shares daughter Emilie with the builder (
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Kym met builder Dave in a karaoke bar in her home town of Whiston in 1994. The pair shared two children together – David and Emilie – and were engaged before they eventually split in 1999.
Jack Ryder
Kym’s first marriage was to EastEnders heartthrob Jack Ryder, and the couple tied the knot in 2002. The couple first first met in a BBC canteen when she was appearing on Top of the Pops and Jack was starring as Jamie Mitchell in EastEnders in 2001.
They got married at St. Albans parish church, Hertford, in August 2002 but their marriage lasted just less than six years when they announced in March 2008 that they were splitting. Their divorce finalised in August 2009.
Jamie Lomas
Kym then married Hollyoaks baddie Jamie Lomas (
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The Michelle Conner actress did not take long to find love with another soap opera star as she started dating Hollyoaks baddie Jamie Lomas later that year.
Within 12 months Kym fell pregnant, but she went into labour at only 21 weeks due to a condition where her body was rejecting the baby. Sadly baby Archie died just minutes after being born.
The couple did welcome daughter Polly in March 2012 and married six months later, which was initially postponed from December 2010 after the nuptials clashed with the 50th anniversary of Coronation Street. However, they split in 2013 and the divorce was finalised in 2014.
Oliver Mellor
Kym had a brief romance with Coronation Street co-star Oliver Mellor (
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The Coronation Street co-stars had a brief relationship in 2013 but it soon fizzled out.
After they split, he told the Mirror : “We planned a future together. We loved each other and we weren’t afraid to say it. It wasn’t something we intended to happen, but we couldn’t stop our feelings.”
Dan Hooper
She also had a whirlwind relationship with personal trainer Dan Hooper (
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Kym started dating personal trainer Dan Hooper in April 2014.
The whirlwind romance saw the pair get engaged the following December but went their separate ways in May 2015.
Scott Ratcliff
Kym married for a third time to ex-soldier Scott in October 2021 (
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Kym and Scott met through a mutual friend and started dating in June 2018.
They got engaged June 2021 but the news was overshadowed after Kym revealed her dad Dave was diagnosed with incurable prostate cancer.
The couple brought the nuptials forward so he could walk his daughter down the aisle and they tied the knot at Sandhurst military academy.
Scott supported Kym during her appearance on Strictly Come Dancing, where she finished sixth alongside Italian professional and good friend Graziano Di Prima.