Kym Marsh has revealed that she will tie the knot with her fiancé Scott Radcliffe this year in a military-themed wedding.
The former Coronation Street star announced her engagement to the army major in June.
Marsh has now said that their wedding will take place in a few months time so that her father Dave, who has been diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer, can walk her down the aisle.
In an interview with OK! magazine, she said of their upcoming nuptials: "We've already booked it, it's this year! Scott went away and did it all.
"My dad is struggling with walking now because he’s often in pain so we’re having the wedding in a few months’ time."
The actress and TV presenter said their upcoming wedding was "a bit of good news" during such a difficult time for her family.
"My mum and dad absolutely adore Scott, they think he's wonderful", she said. "This is a bit of good news, because dad's not too well, but responding well to his latest treatment.
"They can’t cure him, but their hope is that it slows everything down and we get some good time with him. I think the main thing is taking the pain away. He’s being taken care of and he doesn’t let things get him down too much."
The 45-year-old TV star said she hoped to have a marriage like her parents, who she describes as "inseparable".
She said: "They’ve been married 66 years this month and they spend every single day together. I’ve always looked at my parents and thought, 'I want a marriage like they have.'
"I’ve been married before and it hasn’t worked out, but I looked at my mum and dad and thought, 'Am I ever going to find that man like my dad?' I think in Scott I’ve found that."
Marsh added: "It’s given Dad a little focus and something to look forward to. He’s going to be there to walk me down the aisle and he’s determined that that’s going to be the case."
The couple have reportedly been together since 2018 after they were introduced by mutual friend Antony Cotton, Marsh's former Corrie co-star.
Marsh has been married twice before, to Jack Ryder and Jamie Lomas.
