Kym Marsh has revealed a huge new tattoo of Cruella de Vil as she paid tribute to playing the iconic villain character on Instagram on Thursday.
The former Coronation Street star, 48, described the design as ‘perfect’ as she showed off the large black and red inking which was located on her ribcage.
She revealed having the artwork on her ribs was ‘sore’ but she got it done over a former design that ‘needed covering up’.
Kym wrote: ‘Thank you @jesswright_tattoo for my awesome Cruella tattoo. Needed something to cover up an old one and this is just perfect!
‘A great reminder of playing this Iconic villain! Although….. if you’re gonna have a tattoo gang….. ribs are SORE!!! Sorry Jess for the occasional swear word hahah. You’re an absolute genius!’
Kym Marsh has revealed on Instagram on Thursday a huge new tattoo of Cruella de Vil as she paid tribute to playing the iconic villain character
The former Coronation Street star, 48, described the design as ‘perfect’ as she showed off the large black and red inking which was located on her ribcage
She revealed having the artwork on her ribs was ‘sore’ but she got it done over a former design that ‘needed covering up’
In one snap, Kym posed alongside the talented tattoo artist Jess Wright, before showcasing the tattoo in a second photo.
It is unclear what the large Cruella de Vil tattoo, which takes up a large area of Kym’s ribs, has replaced.
Fans were quick to take to the comments to say they ‘love’ Kym’s new inking and agreed that the ribs are a painful area to get a tattoo.
‘Yessss. oh lord ribs are unbearable aren’t they!! I felt like I was gonna pass out with mine’.
‘This is FABULOUS’.
Kym is currently playing Cruella de Vil in the UK & Ireland tour of 101 Dalmatians The Musical, alongside her new boyfriend Samuel Thomas, 29, who stars as Tom Dearly.
The West End show opened at New Wimbledon Theatre on June 22, 2024 and will continue to tour across the country until January 2025.
It comes days after Kym was forced to defend herself for revealing she is dating Samuel who is the same age as her son.
Fans were quick to take to the comments to say they ‘love’ Kym’s new inking and agreed that the ribs are a painful area to get a tattoo
Kym is currently playing Cruella de Vil in the UK & Ireland tour of 101 Dalmatians The Musical, alongside her new boyfriend Samuel Thomas, 29, who stars as Tom Dearly
The West End show opened at New Wimbledon Theatre on June 22, 2024 and will continue to tour across the country until January 2025
It comes days after Kym was forced to defend herself for revealing she is dating Samuel who is the same age as her son
At 29, Samuel – who she refers to as ‘the most amazing man ever’ – is the same age as her eldest child, David Cunliffe.
Kym’s friends are reportedly worried that her new romance with a younger man could all end in heartache if it ‘fizzles out’.
The soap star has the support of her pals who are apparently ‘happy’ she has found someone, but they are said to have concerns that she could end up hurt.
The actress is a parent to son David, 29, and daughter Emilie, 27, from a former relationship with builder David Cunliffe.
The couple, who met in a Lancashire pub, separated in 1999, shortly before Kym found fame as a contestant on TV talent show Popstars, where she would become a member of short-lived pop group Hear’Say.
Two years later Kym was making an appearance on Top Of The Pops when she crossed paths with actor Jack Ryder, a household name at the time thanks to his role as Jamie Mitchell in EastEnders.
They married at St. Albans parish church, Hertford, in August 2002 and subsequently sold the pictures to OK! magazine for a reported £300,000.
But seven years later it was all over, with Ryder filing for divorce on the grounds of adultery following her apparent fling with second-husband-in-waiting Jamie Lomas
Friends initially feared Kym had rushed into her relationship with Lomas, who she started dating just four months after separating from Ryder.
At 29, Thomas – who she refers to as ‘the most amazing man ever’ – is the same age as her eldest child, David Cunliffe
She was previously married to Hollyoaks star Jamie Lomas from 2012 to 2014 and they have just one child together, Polly, 13
Before Jamie, Kym was married to Jack Ryder from 2002–2009
The pair met on a train as they made their way to the 2007 TV Quick Awards, but casual chat soon turned into romance with the pair going public in 2008 – a year before her divorce.
They had been together for less than two months when Kym fell pregnant with their first child, but tragedy struck when their son Archie Jay died moments after being born 18-weeks premature on February 11.
The couple had happier news when they welcomed daughter Polly in March 2011.
They exchanged vows in September 2012 but were divorced by 2014, with Kym reportedly stunned by Lomas’ decision to break it off.
She remarried for a third time to Scott Ratcliff back in 2021.
The pair split 13 months following their wedding when Kym filed for divorce citing unreasonable behaviour.