Kym Marsh was seen for the first time since the dissolution of her marriage was reported, as she stepped out on Sunday.
The former Hear’Say star, 46, cut a low-key figure during a day out with her supportive daughter Emilie, 26, in the wake of the news that she has split from her soldier husband Scott Ratcliff, 34, after 19 months of marriage.
Last week it was reported by The Sun, that Kym and Scott decided to end their marriage due to the strain of work, but ‘cracks’ had been present for some time.
Kym, who spoke in the past of the ‘grim’ reality of being an army wife, flitted between looking pensive and laughing with the group as they stepped out with her blingy engagement and wedding ring notably absent.
While Kym was still sporting a very thin band on her ring finger, her engagement ring and chunky diamond wedding band were no longer on her hand.
Moving on up: Kym Marsh was seen for the first time since the dissolution of her marriage was reported, as she stepped out on Sunday
Put a ring on it: While Kym was still sporting a very thin band on her ring finger, her engagement ring and chunky diamond wedding band were no longer on her hand (left, Sunday, right, May 2022 )
Tight knit: Kym is pictured with her daughter Emilie, 26, with whom she is famously very close
Distance: Kym and Scott are pictured in January, a mere months before their break-up
A mum in need… Emilie was just a few steps behind Kym at all times, with the duo sharing an uncanny look complete with their hair colour and thick framed glasses
It comes after it was reported Kym split from her third husband Scott after they married at a lavish ceremony in October 2021.
After 19 months as husband and wife, they are said to have broken up following a trial separation, due to work keeping them apart.
A source told The Sun: ‘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.
‘Kym’s been so busy, and last year (being on Strictly Come Dancing) meant even her weekends were stacked up along with weekdays rehearsing.
‘More recently she’s been filming all over the place and rehearsing for a new theatre run.’
Out and about: Kym seemed to be taking the split in her stride during the trip
Happy days: Emilie and the rest of the gang seemed to be keeping a smile on Kym’s face
Shock: Kym is set to divorce her husband Scott after an apparent strike of the ‘Strictly Curse’,
Hey there: Emilie looked bang on trend while her mum showed off a youthful style
Adding about how Army Major Scott’s work drove a wedge between him and Kym, the insider said: ‘Scott is based in barracks down south – he’s got a very busy career as well. Kym’s still a working mum, too, and lives up in Cheshire with her family.
‘In the end it was the fact they lived so far away from each other that just made it impossible.’
The source said the pair ‘had a trial separation earlier this year’ and were ‘hoping to get things back on track’, but added they have decided ‘it’s best to go their separate ways’.
They added: ‘It’s very sad for all involved, but they’ve decided it’s time to tell their family and friends and focus on the future – which means filing for divorce. They’re hoping to keep things as amicable as possible.
‘Hopefully time will help to heal things.’
Hey there: After 19 months as husband and wife, they are said to have broken up following a trial separation, due to work keeping them apart
Having a laugh: The group did not seem short of jokes
In January last year, Kym revealed that two days after their wedding in October 2021 he was sent away for a fortnight – something she ‘was not expecting’ and branded life as an army wife ‘pretty grim’ due to the distance.
As well as the stress of their distance, she admitted the danger of his job added to the problem as she was worried about war.
She said: ‘There is always anxiety, it is always stressful when he goes away. There may not be an actual war threat currently but there’s always a risk when you’re in these dangerous places.’
As well as her assessment of the distance in their lives, she also spoke about how Strictly exacerbated her anxiety – with training falling in line with Scott’s time away with the Parachute Regiment – leaving the couple barely seeing one another.
There’s no business like show business: Kym and and her lookalike daughter Emilie, 26, play the parts of Rachel and Young Rachel respectively in musical Greatest Days (Emily and Kym pictured last month)
Rehearsals: Kym’s intense Strictly rehearsals last year reportedly put further strain on the marriage (pictured with pro parter Graziano Di Prima)
A friend in need: She enjoyed hugs with the group as she raised a smile amid her marriage woes
Support network: Kym has remained tight-lipped about the split
Speaking to OK! in January 2022, she said: ‘It’s been really good. Well, I say that, but we got married and then two days later Scott was sent away for two weeks and we weren’t expecting that! That was a bit grim, but it’s just part of being an army wife…
‘It felt like on the honeymoon I could properly celebrate being Mrs Ratcliff!’
Scott detailed why he had to leave his new wife for work so soon after the wedding, adding: ‘I do three terms per year at (military academy) Sandhurst and every term I’ll go away for two weeks to run an overseas training exercise.’
Aside from her life as an army WAG, she also spoke about how her time on Strictly increased her anxiety – just four months before her split was announced.
Kym’s first husband was former EastEnders actor Jack Ryder, 41, who 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 an earlier relationship as well as daughter Polly, 12, with Jamie, with whom she also had son Archie in 2009, who died moments after he was born.
Over: After breaking onto the pop scene as a member of Hear’Say Kym married EastEnders star Jack Ryder, 36, in 2002, but they divorced in 2009 (pictured in 2001)
Exes: She went onto marry Hollyoaks’ Jamie Lomas in 2012, but they pair split just a year later (pictured in 2009)
Good pals: A whole gang emerged on to the streets after the split
Kym Marsh, 46, is seen for FIRST TIME since ‘split’ from Scott Ratcliff, 34
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