The singer and actress shared the happy news on Instagram
Emilie Cunliffe and Kym Marsh(Image: Getty Images for Prime Video)
Kym Marsh has exciting baby news after sharing that her daughter Emilie, 27, is pregnant. The Hear’Say star, 49, is set to become a grandmother for the fourth time, and shared the happy news after breaking things off with her boyfriend, Samuel Thomas, who she previously described as her “soulmate”.
Taking to Instagram, Kym posted a photo of her grandson and granddaughter holding a baby scan, sporting Big Brother and Big Sister t-shirts.
Kym wrote: “I am so thrilled to share the news!!! Grandchild number 4… incoming!!! Congratulations to my beautiful daughter @listentoemilie, my wonderful son in law @mikeyhoz and Teddy and Polly!! Can’t wait to meet you little one!”
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Responding to the post, one of the actress’ followers replied: “Congratulations to Emilie, Michael, Polly and Teddy. So thrilled for you all.” While a second added: “The best news, so happy for your family.”
Kym, whose son, David, also has a child, first became a grandparent when she was 42, but admitted she didn’t love being called ‘Grandma’, reports The Mirror.
As a result, she changed it to Yaya on grandson Teddy’s request before finding out the name was Greek for ‘Grandma’.
Speaking to CBeebies about her family, she said: “I always knew I would be a young grandparent because of how old I was when I had my children.
“I was 42 when I found out I was going to be a grandparent. It still came as a bit of a shock but I was so excited.
“Both me and Emilie’s dad were thrilled to bits. Then, of course, meeting Teddy was on another level.”
She continued: “I’m still a very busy person, but as a grandma I try to make as much time as I can. I like to think they will all grow up knowing that, even though I’m busy, I will always be there for them.”
The family news comes four months after Kym called it quits with her boyfriend Samuel, who she met while performing in 101 Dalmatians The Musical.
Despite describing the 30-year-old as her “soulmate”, they split after just six months.
The Coronation Street actress has been married three times, and met Samuel after she split up from her third husband, Scott Ratcliff. Fans thought Samuel, who is the same age as Kym’s eldest child, David Cunliffe, may propose. But now it’s all over, with Kym insisting she’ll never walk down the aisle again.
Speaking to the Independent about her future plans as she prepared to star in a theatre production of Abigail’s Party in April, playing Beverley, she said of the seventies – when the play was written: “You were expected to get married back then. It was almost a little girl’s dream.
“But not for Kym Marsh. I’ve been married three times, and three times it’s not gone well – so no more for me. Three strikes and I’m out.”