Since leaving Coronation Street six years ago, Kym Marsh has seen her earnings more than double. The actress, who played Michelle Connor on the ITV soap, now runs a company called Pade (Warrington) Ltd, with annual accounts suggesting she has earned around £500,000 over the past two years.
Marsh, 49, departed the cobbles in 2019, leaving behind a £100,000-a-year role. Since then, she has taken on a variety of projects, including filming the racy drama The Imposter in Australia alongside Dannii Minogue and Jackie Woodburne. She described episode two as 'particularly raunchy' and noted that some scenes had to be toned down.
She has also landed a role in Single White Female with Lisa Faulkner and is set to tour in a play next year. Despite her busy schedule, Marsh has not ruled out a return to Coronation Street, saying she owes much to the show and loves the character, though there are no immediate plans.
Marsh is mother to three children: David, 30, Emilie, 28, and Polly, 14. She cited family support as crucial, especially after her father's death last year. She acknowledged that working away from home, such as her six-week stint in Australia, was difficult but described it as an 'epic experience'.
She also noted the uncertainty of acting work, saying 'you kind of have to [work a lot], because at some point that work's going to dry up.'
