Kym Marsh heads home for stage role in 'Fatal Attraction' at Manchester's Opera House

After more than 20 years in showbiz, Kym Marsh is set to take on the role of the infamous bunny boiler Alex Forest in the stage production of Fatal attraction.

Marsh, who first found fame with the band Hear'Say in 2001, is heading home to Manchester's Opera House to star in the raunchy thriller, alongside actor Oliver Farnworth. 

Farnworth worked with Kym in ITV's Coronation Street from 2014-2017 when he portrayed Andy Carver and she played Michelle Connor.

After 13 years in the award-winning Manchester soap, Kym left the role of Michelle behind in 2021 to work on other projects, including BBC's Morning Live and stage productions.

"It's not great living out of a suitcase", Kym explains. "Packing up your life every Sunday is hard but I've never played at the Opera House in Manchester before so I'm excited to be home".

The play is based on the six-time Oscar-nominated movie released in 1987, featuring Hollywood actors Micheal Douglas and Glen Close.

It tells the story of married lawyer Dan Gallagher who gets into an extra-marital affair with his colleague Alex. She gets obsessed with him and tries to sabotage his married life.

"I've never really done a proper play, which is exactly what Fatal Attraction is", she said.

"I very much wanted to make it my own. The play is different at times too - I told my kids I was doing this and of course, they don't know what it is. 

"They've never seen it. I said to my son David, who is 26, 'Well, you've heard of the term bunny boiler, right? Well, this is where it comes from'".

The former Coronation Street star explained that she was nervous for the more racier scenes in the play.

She says: "This is the first time I've ever had to do anything particularly raunchy. I'm 45 now and I get my kit off on stage and it is a bit nerve racking."

Kym Marsh can be seen in the role of Alex Forest next week at the Opera House in Manchester, which is running from Tuesday, 22 February, until Saturday, 26 February.

Fatal Attraction comes to Manchester in February 2022.

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