Ex-Coronation Street actor Oliver Mellor reveals secret affair with co-star Kym Marsh

Oliver Mellor confessed: 'We were in love and planned a future together'.

16:51 21 January 2014

Ex-Corrie actor Oliver Mellor had revealed every detail of his secret affair with co-star Kym Marsh.

The actor who played Dr Matt Carter in the ITV soap was quoted by the Daily Mirror as saying: “We were in love and planned a future together.” This is despite the fact that they were both in relationships with other people at the time. He was in a long-time relationship with a PR executive while Marsh was still married to Jamie Lomas.

He continued: “We loved each other and we weren’t afraid to say it. It wasn’t -something we intended to happen, but we couldn’t stop our feelings.

“We planned a future together. We dreamed about me moving up North and living together. We spoke of how wonderful life would be.”

“The last thing Kym wanted to do was hurt anyone,” says Oliver. “And she knew what we were doing could have serious consequences for everyone.

"But the fact we were both willing to take those risks when the stakes were so high shows how much it meant.

“It wasn’t something either of us took lightly. It was the beginning of something long-term, not just a flippant, physical thing.

"We really cared for each other – and I thought we’d stick together.”
Marsh has since divorced Lomas.