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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Camilla Foster

Actress and TV presenter Kym Marsh: “To see dad in that state was really heartbreaking”

Kym Marsh (Ian West/PA) -

Actress and TV presenter Kym Marsh has opened up about her late father’s “heartbreaking” diagnosis of advanced prostate cancer and his passing in an effort to keep his legacy alive and raise awareness during Men’s Health Week (June 9-15).

Marsh’s father David – who she has described as the most “incredible man with the biggest heart” – died in January 2024 aged 78, three years after he was first diagnosed with the disease.

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