Kym Marsh speaks about split from boyfriend Matt Baker for the first time and insists they ‘still care for each other’
KYM Marsh has spoken about her split from boyfriend Matt Baker for the first time.
On Friday, The Sun exclusively revealed how the unlucky in love Coronation Street actress was single again after calling time on her romance with Matt after more than two years of dating.
The split came just two months after the couple bought a £500,000 home together, and speaking to OK! Magazine, Kym, 41, said there were still a lot of feelings between them.
She revealed: "Sadly, the reports are true.
"We still care for each other, we’ll stay friends and I’m sure we’ll be a part of each other’s lives in the future.
"Now we each just want to focus on our families, our work and our friends as we move forward."
The mum-of-three first got together with Matt, 27, in 2015, a year after her split from former Hollyoaks actor Jamie Lomas.
Friends claimed Kym and Matt clashed over the pressure of buying the three-bedroom country home while juggling their busy working lives.
A pal told The Sun: “They wanted this to work out and have spent weeks trying to work through the issues but, sadly, it just wasn’t to be.
“In the end, they both agreed it was for the best that they go their separate ways despite buying a house together so recently.”
Kym has endured as turbulent love life as her Coronation Street character Michelle Connor, whom she has played for 12 years.
She was married to EastEnders actor Jack Ryder and then fellow soap actor and 2017 I’m A Celebrity... runner-up Jamie.
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She has two older children, David, 23, and Emilie, 21, from a previous relationship and a seven-year-old daughter, Polly, with Jamie.
Their first child, Archie, died shortly after his premature birth. Kym has since become a campaigner and fundraiser for premature birth charities.
She started dating fellow Corrie star Oliver Mellor in 2013 and and then actor Dan Hooper, before moving on to personal trainer Matt in 2015.
After their relationship fizzled out, she began seeing another personal trainer, who has a young daughter with Hollyoaks actress Stephanie Waring.
They were engaged but, after their split, Kym returned to Matt and spoke of the possibility of getting married again.
But the pal said: “Matt has been working on opening a new restaurant while Kym does very long hours on set with Coronation Street — while also being a committed mum to her children.
“The pressure of moving proved to be the straw that broke the camel’s back but they’re determined to keep things civilised.
“It has just been a very upsetting period for everyone involved.”
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