Kym Marsh looked very cozy with her new boyfriend Samuel Thomas as they arrived at Manchester train station on Sunday.
The former Coronation Street star, 48, was spotted out with the actor, 29, for the first time since they announced their romance.
They were spotted kissing as they arrived at the station ahead of their performances of 101 Dalmatians at the Palace Theatre.
Kym cut a summery figure in a black floral mini dress that featured a plunging V-neckline and short sleeves.
She kept herself comfortable in a pair of white sneakers and protected herself from the sun behind a pair of sunglasses.
Kym Marsh looked very cozy with her new boyfriend Samuel Thomas as they arrived at Manchester train station on Sunday.
The former Coronation Street star, 48, was spotted out with the actor, 29, for the first time since they announced their romance.
Meanwhile, Samuel was wearing a blue plaid shirt, jeans and sneakers while pulling a large suitcase and carrying a backpack.
The couple seemed to be in great spirits as they set out together for the first time to explore the city.
Kym is currently starring as Cruella de Vil in the UK and Ireland tour of 101 Dalmatians The Musical, alongside her boyfriend Samuel, who plays Tom Dearly.
This comes days after Kym was forced to defend herself for revealing she is dating Samuel, who is the same age as her son.
At 29, Samuel, whom she calls “the most incredible man in the world”, is the same age as her eldest son, David Cunliffe.
Kym’s friends are reportedly worried that her new romance with a younger man could end in pain if it “fails”.
The soap opera star has the support of her friends, who are apparently “happy” that she has found someone, but are said to be worried that she could end up hurt.
The actress is mother to son David, 29, and daughter Emilie, 27, from a previous relationship with builder David Cunliffe.
Kym cut a summery figure in a black mini dress as she stepped out ahead of her 101 Dalmatians show at the Palace Theatre.
Kym is currently starring as Cruella de Vil in the UK and Ireland tour of 101 Dalmatians The Musical, alongside her new boyfriend Samuel, 29, who plays Tom Dearly.
This comes days after Kym was forced to defend herself for revealing she is dating Samuel, who is the same age as her son.
At 29, Thomas, whom she calls “the most incredible man in the world,” is the same age as her eldest son, David Cunliffe.
The couple, who met in a Lancashire pub, split in 1999, shortly before Kym rose to fame as a contestant on the television talent show Popstars, where she went on to become a member of the short-lived pop group Hear’Say.
Two years later, Kym was appearing on Top Of The Pops when she crossed paths with actor Jack Ryder, a household name at the time thanks to his role as Jamie Mitchell in EastEnders.
They married at St Albans Parish Church, Hertford, in August 2002 and subsequently sold the photographs to OK! magazine for an estimated £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-in-waiting, Jamie Lomas.
At first, friends feared Kym had rushed into her relationship with Lomas, whom she began dating just four months after splitting from Ryder.
The couple met on a train while heading to the 2007 TV Quick Awards, but casual chat soon turned into romance and the couple went public in 2008, a year before their divorce.
They had been together for less than two months when Kym fell pregnant with their first child, but tragedy struck when their son Archie Jay died moments after being born 18 weeks premature on February 11.
The couple had happier news when they welcomed their daughter Polly in March 2011.
They exchanged vows in September 2012 but divorced in 2014; Kym was reportedly blindsided by Lomas’ decision to break off their relationship.
She remarried for the third time to Scott Ratcliff in 2021.
The couple split 13 months after their wedding when Kym filed for divorce citing unreasonable behaviour.
She was previously married to Hollyoaks star Jamie Lomas from 2012 to 2014 and they have just one child together, Polly, 13.
Before Jamie, Kym was married to Jack Ryder from 2002 to 2009.
