Coronation Street star Kimberly Hart-Simpson on pansexuality and life away from the soap
28.04.2022 - 00:29
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Coronation Street actress Kimberly Hart-Simpson, who plays Nicky Wheatley in the long-running soap, delighted fans as she returned to Weatherfield earlier this year.
Kimberly's character made their first appearance in June 2020 after meeting the recently widowed Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard), but exited the soap just four months later to start a new life with her daughter.
However, the 34-year-old actress has reprised her role in the cobbles as Nicky works as a teaching assistant alongside Daniel at Weatherfield High.
But, the peace didn't last for long in typical soap fashion as last week Max Turner (Harry McDermott) overheard Daniel and his new girlfriend arguing about his past relationship with Nicky and her previous work, writes the Mirror.
Max subsequently leaked a video and pictures of Nicky working in the sex trade, which led to her being hauled into Mrs Crawshaw's (Carla Mendonca) office and losing her job.
But things are only going to get worse for Nicky, who discovers the gazette are preparing to publish an article about her.
Despite her characters dramatic on-screen life, Kimberly couldn't be further away from her on screen persona.
She previously told the Manchester Evening News : "This is not for everyone, but I like vision boards, things that I want in my life I want to see in front of me on the daily - it gives me direction and purpose.
"On the day of getting the call about Corrie, I'd just done a vision board of the 10 things that I want in my life in general, and Corrie went back on there, and I pinned it up and I wrote the reason.
"I wrote what it would feel like, how I got the call, what would happen next and who I told first - this is all part of something I read online."
She continued: "I did that, and