Kym Marsh made her Strictly Come Dancing debut as the BBC series returned on Friday, and quickly became the talk of social media after a surprising conversation with host Tess Daly.
The Morning Live presenter and former Coronation Street and Hear’Say star was paired with pro dancer Graziano Di Prima, before taking to the dancefloor for the first time on Saturday night to perform the jive to Yes by Merry Clayton from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack. But it was Kym’s family life that got viewers talking, the Manchester Evening News reports.
Viewers were left shocked when Tess said to 46-year-old Kym: "Unbelievably, you have just become a grandma for the third time. Congratulations!"
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Kym thanked Tess, before the presenter added: “I've never seen a more glamorous grandma in my entire life.”
“I am doing it for the grannies, definitely,” Kym said. Tess questioned whether a ‘granny’ had ever won the dancing competition before, to which Kym replied: “I could be the first!”
Viewers at home couldn’t believe that the star was a grandma. One person exclaimed on Twitter : “Kym Marsh is a GRANDMOTHER??? A THREE TIME GRANDMOTHER???”
Another added: “Still amazed that Kym Marsh is a grandmother three times over and is younger than me! Also think she’ll do well on Strictly.”
“It blows my mind that Kym Marsh is a grandmother,” said a third Twitter user.
A fourth wrote: “Kym Marsh is a granny!!! She’s looking good.”
Kym became a grandmother in May 2019 when her daughter Emilie had a son, Teddy, with partner Mikey Hoszowskyj. She is also grandma to Mikey’s daughter Polly.
The star welcomed her third grandchild just last month, after her son David and his fiancée Courtney had a baby boy in August. Kym posted a heartwarming message on Instagram when her grandson was born.
“To our darling Clay,” she wrote. “You are so so loved already by so many and we are so very lucky to be your YaYa and Pop.
“What adventures you have before you little one, we can’t wait to watch you grow… just don’t grow up too fast!!! We love you with all of our hearts.”
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