Kym Marsh made her first public appearance on Wednesday night after reportedly splitting from third husband Scott Ratcliff.
The 46-year-old Waterloo Road actress is said to have split from Scott, 34, just 19 months after their wedding.
Kym walked the red carpet for the Pride Of Manchester Awards at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel – but her wedding ring and engagement ring were noticeably missing.
The soap star eschewed diamond sparklers and instead sported a stunning teardrop ring on her middle finger.
The former Hear’Say member showed no sign of heartache as she celebrated the unsung heroes of Greater Manchester with her daughter Emilie, 26, Emilie’s fiancé Mikey Hoszowskyj and their son David, 28 this evening.
Freshly single: Kym Marsh made her first public appearance on Wednesday night after reportedly splitting from third husband Scott Ratcliff
Public appearance: Kym walked the red carpet with her daughter Emilie, 26, for the Pride Of Manchester Awards at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel
Put a ring on it: Kym’s wedding and engagement rings were noticeably missing (left, right pictured in May 2022)
Kym exuded glamor in a strapless dress that flattered her figure and showcased a hint of cleavage with a nude panel at the plunging neckline.
She completed the look with peep toes and a glittery clutch bag, while her hair was styled in a quiff.
Kym beamed for the cameras as she posed next to her daughter, who also opted for a black ensemble for the evening.
Kym reportedly deleted husband Scott from her Instagram bio following their shocking split.
According to The Mirror, Kym has removed “Scott’s wife” from her Instagram profile.
Instead, it reads, “Mum to David, Emilie, Polly and Archie.” [heart emoji] YaYa to Teddy, Polly and Clay. “Actor, presenter, singer”.
Over the weekend, Kym was seen for the first time since her marriage’s dissolution was reported, and her engagement and wedding ring were conspicuously missing.
Got it all: The Waterloo Road actress, 46, has reportedly split from her third husband, 34, just 19 months after their wedding (pictured in January)
Change: The soap star ditched diamond sparklers and instead wore a stunning teardrop ring on her middle finger
All eyes were on her: Kym exuded glamor in a strapless dress that flattered her figure and showed a hint of cleavage with a nude panel at the plunging neckline
Family: The former Hear’Say member showed no sign of heartache as she joined her daughter, Emilie’s fiance Mikey Hoszowskyj and their son David, 28, on the red carpet
Gone: Now Kym has removed “Scott’s wife” from her profile. Instead, it reads, “Mum to David, Emilie, Polly and Archie.” [heart emoji] YaYa to Teddy, Polly and Clay. Actor, presenter, singer
The couple 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 there for some time and they’ve only been able to see each other a day or two a week at most.”
“Kym has been so busy, and last year (on Strictly Come Dancing) even her weekends and weekdays were overloaded with rehearsals. Lately she’s been filming all over the place and rehearsing for a new theatrical production.”
Adding to how Army Major Scott’s work drove a wedge between him and Kym, the insider said, “Scott is stationed at a barracks down south — he’s also had a very busy career.” Kym is also still a working mom and lives in Cheshire with her family. “Ultimately, 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 was best to go our separate ways.”
Last January, Kym revealed that Scott was sent away for two weeks two days after their October 2021 wedding — something she “didn’t expect” and called life as an Army wife “pretty grim because of the distance.”
She acknowledged that in addition to the stress of distance, the danger his job posed exacerbated the problem as she feared war.
She said: “There’s always fear, it’s always stressful when he goes away.” There may not be a real threat of war right now, but there is always risk in these dangerous places.”
Shock: Kym is on the verge of divorcing her husband Scott after the Strictly Curse apparently hit.
Rehearsals: Kym’s intense Strictly rehearsals over the past year have reportedly put additional strain on the marriage (pictured with pro partner Graziano Di Prima)
End: After breaking into the pop scene as a member of Hear’Say, Kym married 36-year-old EastEnders star Jack Ryder in 2002 but divorced in 2009 (pictured in 2001)
Ex-partner: Kym married Hollyoaks’ Jamie Lomas in 2012, but the couple split just a year later (pictured in 2009)
As well as assessing the distance in her life, she also opened up about how Strictly exacerbated her fears – as the training timed to coincide with Scott’s absence from the Parachute Regiment and the pair hardly saw each other anymore.
In conversation with OK! In January 2022 she said, “It was really good.” Well, I say that, but we got married and two days later Scott was sent away for two weeks and we didn’t expect that! That was a little dark, but it’s just part of being an army wife…
“It felt like I could really celebrate being Mrs. Ratcliff on my honeymoon.”
Explaining at length why he had to leave his new wife for work so soon after the wedding, Scott added, “I do three semesters a year at (Military Academy) Sandhurst and every semester I go away for two weeks to do a training exercise to be carried out abroad.” .’
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 48-year-old Hollyoaks star Jamie Lomas, but the two 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.