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Kym Marsh's friends 'fear for her new romance with toyboy, 29, and are hoping it doesn't fizzle out and leave her hurting after being unlucky in love'

Kym Marsh's friends are reportedly worried that her new romance with a younger man could all end in heartache if it 'fizzles out'.

Kym was forced to defend her new relationship with Samuel Thomas on Sunday evening after followers savaged the actress for dating a man who is the same age as her son The couple, who met in a Lancashire pub, separated in 1999, shortly before Kym found fame as a contestant on TV talent show Popstars, where she would become a member of short-lived pop group Hear'Say. Two years later Kym was making an appearance on Top Of The Pops when she crossed paths with actor Jack Ryder, a household name at the time thanks to his role as Jamie Mitchell in EastEnders.

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