Strictly Come Dancing star in shock marriage split as show curse strikes again
TV’s Kym Marsh is to divorce her soldier husband after just 18 months — as the Strictly Come Dancing “curse” strikes again.
Kym, 46, called time on her relationship with Army Major Scott Ratcliff because of the strain of their jobs.
Actress, singer and TV presenter Kym is a regular host of BBC1 daytime show Morning Live.
She has also joined the cast of school drama Waterloo Road, and appears in a series of live theatre roles.
She also had a stellar run on Strictly last year, where she was partnered with Graziano di Prima.
Combined with 34-year-old Scott’s role in the Parachute Regiment, it meant the couple barely saw each other.
A source said: “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 Strictly 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.
“And 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.
“They had a trial separation earlier this year and were hoping to get things back on track but they’ve decided it’s best to go their separate ways.
“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.”
Kym met Scott in 2018. They married in October 2021.
She would have been hoping Scott was third time lucky.
Her first husband was former EastEnders actor Jack Ryder. They wed in 2002 but divorced seven years later.
In 2012 she married Hollyoaks actor Jamie Lomas but they divorced two years later.
Kym has two children, David and Emilie, from an earlier relationship, and a daughter, Polly, with Lomas. She and Lomas also had a son, Archie, in 2010, who died moments after he was born.
A spokesman for Kym declined to comment on the split.