Kym Marsh left her marriage behind on Saturday as she prepared to take the stage on the opening night of her new show Greatest Days.
It emerged the 46-year-old singer and actress split from her third husband Scott Ratcliff this week.
But the former Hear’Say star put her difficulties aside when she shared a picture of herself with the show’s cast ahead of her opening night at the Churchill Theater in Bromley.
The production tells the story of five friends who dream of becoming boy band stars and features 15 Take That hits.
Taking to Instagram on Saturday, Kym shared a picture on Instagram of herself and her daughter Emilie, 26, who also appears on the show, and wrote: “Have posted this photo before but… just wanted to take this opportunity to share it to say how proud I am of this cast and crew!
Born to perform: Kym Marsh left her marriage behind on Saturday before taking to the stage for the opening night of her new show Greatest Days and sharing a picture of the cast online (Kym pictured middle row, third from left) .
Problems: It emerged the 46-year-old singer and actress split from her third husband Scott Ratcliff this week
Split: Kym and former soldier Scott, 34, are said to have ended their relationship. They married in a lavish ceremony in October 2021
“This whole experience was amazing and I really feel so privileged to be a part of it!!! We open in Bromley tonight! Let’s go SMASH it Gang!!! This show I will NEVER FORGET @greatest_days @takethat.’
Kym and Emilie play the roles of Rachel and Young Rachel, respectively, in the boy band Take That-inspired musical.
It comes after it was reported that Kym split from her third husband Scott after they wed at a lavish ceremony in October 2021.
After 19 months as husband and wife, they are said to have split after a trial separation because work kept them apart.
A source told The Sun: “They were both really trying to make it work but the cracks have been around for a while and they’ve only seen each other a day or two a week at most.
“Kym has been so busy, and last year (when she was on Strictly Come Dancing) it meant even her weekends were packed with weekday rehearsals.
“Lately she’s been filming all over the place and rehearsing for a new theatrical run.”
Adding to how Army Maj. Scott’s work is driving a wedge between him and Kym, the insider said: “Scott lives in barracks down south – he also has a very busy career.
There’s no business like show business: Kym and her lookalike daughter Emilie, 26, are playing the roles of Rachel and Young Rachel respectively in the musical Greatest Days (Emily and Kym pictured last month)
“Kym is also a working mum and lives in Cheshire with her family.
“In the end, it was the fact that they lived so far apart that it was just impossible.”
The source said the couple “had a trial break earlier this year” and “hoped to get things back on track,” but added that they’ve decided “it’s best to go our separate ways.”
They added: “It’s very sad for everyone involved but they have decided to tell their family and friends and focus on the future – which means filing for divorce. They hope to keep things as amicable as possible.
“Hopefully time will help heal things.”
Kym’s first husband was former EastEnders actor Jack Ryder, 41, whom she married in 2002 but divorced seven years later.
In 2012 she married Hollyoaks star Jamie Lomas, 48, but they divorced in 2014 and she met Scott in 2018.
Kym has children David, 28, and Emilie from a previous relationship, as well as daughter Polly, 12, with Jamie, with whom she also had son Archie in 2009, who died shortly after birth.