Viewers are used to seeing him wind up his step-dad David Platt in Coronation Street but the actor behind Max Turner couldn't be more different to his on-screen character.
13.03.2022 - 01:09 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
She sashayed her way back onto the famous cobbles as former sex worker Nicky Wheatley last week to cause drama for new couple Daniel Osbourne and Daisy Midgeley on Coronation Street.
But actress Kimberly Hart-Simpson says in real-life she's 'happy to be single', and she's proud to be pansexual.
She told the Sunday People that she's been sent cruel memes after coming out as pansexual - the romantic or sexual attraction to people of any sex or gender identity.
READ MORE:Channel 4 Gogglebox viewers call for family to be dropped from the show after latest episode
But Kimberly, 35, took the reaction in her stride.
“I’ve had a couple of memes. Me holding a Tefal pan, because I’m ‘pan-sexual’, but that’s all right," she said.
“People saying it’s a stunt are not my problem. That’s their problem.”
Kimberly revealed she is pansexual in January last year ahead of her appearance on Celebs Go Dating.
She said she wasn't fussed about what gender her future partner might be as she appeared on the E4 dating show.
"I have dated people who are male, female, transgender…” she told the Mirror. "Gender is completely irrelevant to me.
"We're all on different spectrums. There are many qualities about me I would deem just as much male as female. It's about the person, not what sex they were born. I just fancy everybody."
Fans last saw her Coronation Street character Nicky in September 2020 when she grew close to teacher Daniel after the tragic death of his wife Sinead Tinker.
The pair spent time together as Nicky helped widower Daniel to navigate through his grief.
She left to start a new life in Lytham with money stolen by Daniel from vile abuser Geoff Metcalfe.
Now she's back with a huge career change as a teaching assistant at Weatherfield
Viewers are used to seeing him wind up his step-dad David Platt in Coronation Street but the actor behind Max Turner couldn't be more different to his on-screen character.
After just three months on the cobbles Rebecca Ryan has bowed out of Coronation Street as Lydia Chambers.
Coronation Street fans have figured out Lydia Chambers' downfall after she attacked Adam Barlow on Monday's episode. During the latest instalment, Adam was left devastated as his wife Sarah said she wanted a divorce after Lydia pretended that she was having an affair with the solicitor.
Coronation Street fans were left asking the same question after Adam Barlow plunged from a balcony in a dramatic showdown with his ex Lydia Chambers.
Coronation Street fans were left in hysterics over Daisy Midgeley's facial expressions on Wednesday's episode as Adam Barlow pretended that his wife Sarah was dead in a "sick lie". During the latest episode, Adam, who is struggling after ex Lydia Chambers destroyed his marriage to Sarah, decided to drown his sorrows at the Rovers Return Inn.
Coronation Street has teased a new twist ahead for Adam Barlow after he is attacked by ex Lydia Chambers in upcoming scenes. The ITV soap released explosive spoiler photos over the weekend showing the moment Adam is left for dead after a deadly showdown with ex Lydia. And now Corrie has teased the aftermath of the dramatic scenes as Adam is rushed to hospital and later claims that he can't remember what happened.
in a deadly showdown. The solicitor is determined to expose her schemes. READ MORE: ITV Emmerdale fans brand Cain Dingle a paedophile over forgotten storyline Next week, Adam dares to hope as Sarah invites him to her son Harry's birthday.
Nina Lucas is best recognised in Coronation Street for her striking gothic style.
Weatherfield in 1995, before he departed with his mum, Denise Osbourne, just two years later. He returned to the Cobbles for a brief storyline in 2007 and eventually became a series regular in 2016 after Ken suffered a stroke. READ MORE: ITV Coronation Street baffles fans as issue spotted after Abi rushed to hospitalDaniel has been played by Rob Mallard since becoming a Coronation Street mainstay, who has portrayed the character through some of Weatherfield's most dramatic storylines.
His character is the son of a Coronation Street legend but off-screen, Rob Mallard has a very different life.
Coronation Street fans have found themselves asking the same question following the latest scenes on the soap.