Kym Marsh has said her late father David ‘would want to be here’ with her as she attended the Royal Television Society Programme Awards on Tuesday.
The former Coronation Street star, 47, was very close with her father who died aged 78 in January following a battle with prostate cancer.
Speaking to MailOnline ahead of the ceremony, Kym told how she hoped to do her father ‘proud’ at the event where Waterloo Road was Nominated for Soap and Continuing Drama where she plays Nicky Walters.
She said: ‘My dad would want to be here right now. He would want to be here. He would just love this. He was always very very interested in my career, very interested in what I was doing.
‘And he would just want me to continue what I have been doing this whole time. So hopefully I will make him proud and maybe we will take the award home today. You never know.’
Kym Marsh has said her late father David ‘would want to be here’ with her as she attended the Royal Television Society Programme Awards on Tuesday
The former Coronation Street star, 47, was very close with her father who died aged 78 in January following a battle with prostate cancer
After her father’s passing, Kym shared a snap of the pair together on social media and penned a heartfelt tribute.
She wrote: ‘For the first time in my life….I have no words. I love you dad. Always and forever. Rest easy Pops. Goodnight godbless.’
His death was confirmed in a statement to the PA news agency which said: ‘It is with immense sadness that we confirm the passing of David Marsh.
‘A much loved husband, dad, grandad, great grandad and friend to many, David passed away peacefully at home yesterday surrounded by his family.
‘We are truly heartbroken and ask for privacy at this incredibly difficult time.’
David Marsh was diagnosed with incurable prostate cancer three years ago, and Kym previously said he ‘inspires’ her on a daily basis.
Last Father’s Day, she posted a heartfelt tribute to him on Instagram, writing: ‘Your strength in life has always been immeasurable.
‘You tackle everything life throws at you with a smile on your face and always a joke at hand.
Speaking to MailOnline ahead of the ceremony, Kym told how she hoped to do her father ‘proud’ at the event where Waterloo Road was Nominated for Soap and Continuing Drama where she plays Nicky Walters
Kym joined the cast of Wateroo Road as Nicky in 2023
‘You are the best dad anyone could wish for and I’m so glad you are mine. Here’s to you poppa bear! Always your shadow. Love you always and forever.’
David made an appearance on BBC’s Morning Live, which Kym co-hosts, in November where he discussed living with prostate cancer.
‘It’s daily,’ he told host Gethin Jones. ‘One day I’m alright and the next I’m bad, you know? That’s the way it is now.’
Kym said: ‘It really is day by day, you don’t know. We plan for things and we are trying to plan and make as many memories aren’t we?’
The star said coping with her father’s illness had brought her and her siblings closer adding: ‘I’ve got two older brothers and an older sister. Very rare that we all get together but we’ve all been doing lots together.’
Kym wrote in tribute to her father: ‘For the first time in my life….I have no words. I love you dad. Always and forever. Rest easy Pops. Goodnight godbless’
On Christmas Eve, Kym shared a photo of her father and mother Pauline taken on their wedding day, saying she wanted to dedicate the festive season to them.
She wrote: ‘Thank you both for giving us the best Christmas’s ever. For all the fun and laughter! For all the joy and love! For queuing endlessly for our favourite toys.
‘For never making us feel like your Christmas was a struggle, which now we know it was. Thank you for loving us, for bringing us so much happiness and for being the best parents we could ever have wished for.
‘So this Christmas I toast you!!!!! My amazing mum and dad!! Merry Christmas! I love you more than you will ever know.’
