Kym dedicates award for her sad pregnancy performance to late baby son

CORONATION Street star Kym Marsh paid a heartfelt tribute to her late baby son Archie after scooping the Best Female Dramatic Performance award at the British Soap Awards 2017.

The actress moved the audience to tears when she dedicated the accolade to her tragic boy who died after he was born prematurely at 21 weeks on February 11, 2009.

The 40-year-old’s character Michelle Connor and on-screen husband Steve McDonald lost heir baby son Ruari, a storyline Kym has found particularly difficult to portray.

As she collected her award at the weekend ceremony, she announced: ‘Thank you so much, this means so much to me. It was perhaps the most difficult thing I’ve ever had to do in my career.

‘It took us back to places that we never really wanted to go to again but we did because we wanted to tell the story.

‘As we are sitting here enjoying ourselves someone is losing their baby. I’m so proud of the show for telling the story in its entirety, reaching out to people and breaking the silence and the taboo.

‘To my partner Matthew, thank you for putting up with my moods. My wonderful children, David, Emily and Polly, you’re the reason I smile everyday. I’d like to dedicate this to my son Archie.’

Holding back tears, Kym proudly lifted up her trophy after her win.

And Kym proved that family was close to her heart as she arrived at the ceremony on Saturday with son David.

Walking the red carpet at The Lowry Theatre in Manchester, the actress was a vision of beauty as she posed for pictures. Clad in a navy lace gown, Kym, pictured above, looked sensational in the figure-hugging garment. Featuring a lace neckline, the gown was short-sleeved to show off her toned physique, whilst the tight material clung to her every curve.

Flashing her tanned and toned pins, the gown also featured a racy thigh high split which offered a look at her towering silver heels.

Sweeping her brunette locks away from her face, the star rocked a vintage hairdo, with her glossy tresses in tight curls.

Speaking about her tough Corrie storylines on television’s Lorraine show last month, Kym revealed: ‘Obviously at times I was transported back to a place I was trying to get away from.

‘I was told there was no way I had to do the stillbirth storyline. But I chose to do it because it might help someone who went through something similar. And so many people said it helped.’

The ceremony is to be broadcast on tomorrow at 8pm on UTV.