Kym Marsh was hesitant about travelling to Australia for The Imposter
Kym Marsh was slightly uneasy about leaving her family behind to shoot her new Channel 5 drama The Imposter with Jackie Woodburne and Dannii Minogue in Australia.
Kym Marsh was nervous before travelling to Australia to film The Imposter.
The 49-year-old star features alongside Dannii Minogue and Neighbours legend Jackie Woodburne in the new Channel 5 drama but felt a sense of trepidation at leaving her loved ones behind to head Down Under for six weeks, although this was quickly eased by her co-stars.
Kym told OK! magazine: "It was my first time over there and I was a little bit nervous.
"I'm a 49-year-old woman, but it was the furthest I'd ever gone before alone. I was all by myself flying off for six weeks without any of my family but they very quickly put me at ease."
The Waterloo Road star feels that she has made a friend for life in the form of Jackie.
Kym said: "Jackie was just incredible. She's a bit of a royal, really, in terms of the TV world – she's done a lot of stuff and she's this very seasoned actress. And then to work with her like that – she did take me under her wing because she knew I didn't know anyone in Australia and we worked together a lot.
"A lot of our scenes were together and she was just very supportive and lovely. I went out for dinner with her and I just felt very welcomed. And I think Jackie will be a friend forever, actually."
Kym – who is mother to David, 30, Emilie, 28, and Polly, 14, from previous relationships - admits that it was "really hard" to be filming The Imposter thousands of miles away from her kids.
The former Coronation Street star said: "I just have a lot of support around me. A lot of family support. I do work a lot, but you kind of have to, because at some point that work is going to dry up. I love what I do."
Marsh also found it hard being away from her mother for an extended period, particularly after the death of her father last year.
She said: "Not seeing my mum for such a long time as well because, obviously, we lost my dad last year, and so that's been quite difficult.
"But there are worse places to be for six weeks than Australia. I was nervous to leave my family because they are my backbone, but they were so supportive and it was an epic experience I would do again in a heartbeat."
