Kym Marsh splits from her third husband after 18 months - but who is Scott Ratcliff?

Kym Marsh has allegedly split from her third husband Scott Ratcliff after the pair were only able to see each other two times a week due to their busy work schedules.

Kym, who recently appeared on Strictly with dance partner Graziano Di Prima against the likes of Hamza Yassin and Helen Skelton (damn, the Strictly curse), tied the knot with Scott 18 months ago in October 2021 after meeting the now 33-year-old through a mutual friend in 2018.

The soap star said ‘I do’ to Scott, an Army Major, in Sandhurst but with Strictly rehearsals and filming, did not get a lot of time to see her new hubby.

In addition to Scott’s hectic schedule, he was mainly based in barracks down South while Kym lives up in Cheshire, making it ‘impossible’ for them to see one another.

A source told The Sun: “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.”

After suggesting they had a trial separation earlier in the year, the source added: “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.”

Scott Ratcliff is a 33-year-old Army Major in the Parachute Regiment, who has been in the elite troops for a decade after training at Sandhurst Military Academy.

Early in his relationship with Kym, he was deployed to Afghanistan so they spent a lot of their time on Facetime and texting.

Scott, who hails from Scotland, has a daughter called Renee from a previous relationship while Kym has four of her own. 

Scott was introduced to Kym through their mutual friend Anthony Cotton, who Scott knew from the actor’s charity work with the forces.

When he isn’t training with the troops, Scott likes to focus on charity work and recently completed the Great North Run in under two hours, all while wearing his army uniform and a 40kg backpack.