Kym Marsh has defended her right to work

Soap star Kym Marsh has angrily defended working mothers as she was criticised for going back to work after the birth of her baby Polly.

A Twitter user lambasted the actress, who is currently on maternity leave from Coronation Street, for filming an appearance on David Walliams' TV show Wall Of Fame.

Marsh, who struggled to bring up her two eldest children on benefits before finding fame in Hear'say, became a mother again to daughter Polly in March.

The 35-year-old ex-pop star was furious when a user 'Nickackland' labelled Marsh and This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby 'ridiculous' for working while being mothers.

He Tweeted: 'Doesn't know why celebs like @msm4rsh and @hollywills leave their babies for tv it's ridiculous.'

As she re-tweeted his comment for her 59,000 followers, she added: 'Erm... it's called work.'

She then replied directly to him and Willoughby, saying: 'It's called working.....or should we not be working when we have children?? How dare we provide for our kids! Idiot.'

Tweeting her mother Pauline, Marsh continued: 'Can you believe I'm being criticised for WORKING now!! Suppose I should rely on others to provide for my kids should I??! Ha x.

'Makes me laugh that some people think when u have children u should just stay chained to the house!!! We HAVE to work and NEED a life! Fools.'

After a follower pointed out some people on benefits don't have the option to work even if they wanted to, she replied: 'No I didn't mean it like that Hun. I have also been on that side of the coin but I am not gonna be criticised for going to work!

'I do just want to also say that there are people who can't go to work and I have been on that side too but I won't be criticised cos I do x.

'Hey guys I have lived on benefits too cos I couldn't get work that covered the cost of living with two small kids so I sympathise.'

Marsh is set to return to Coronation Street in the autumn after going on early maternity leave in January due to her complicated pregnancy with Polly - who arrived seven weeks early.

The actress was especially careful after her baby son Archie tragically died moments after birth in 2009.

Marsh has previously spoken about her struggle as a single mother with Emily, 13, and David, 16, when they were younger.

After splitting from their father Dave Cunliffe, Marsh moved into an ant-infested, rented terraced house, where she struggled to pay the bills.

She said last year: 'When I was a single parent it was hard. Sometimes I didn't have any money to put in the meter or buy the children toys, but you just have to keep going.'

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Kym Marsh hits out over criticism that she didn't breastfeed baby Polly

She was left 'fuming' last week after Twitter users turned on her for not breast-feeding her new baby daughter Polly - and now Coronation Street star Kym Marsh has hit out, saying her critics 'know nothing' of her situation.

Some of the 'fans' accused the former Hear'say singer of not feeding Polly herself to protect her boob job - but Kym insists it was because she wasn't making enough milk.

Kym, 35, says of the abuse she received: 'How dare they go on to a site and call me those names and judge me when they know nothing about the situation?

'I’m not going to have small-minded cowards that hide behind a computer question my dedication to my child. It’s the most disgusting thing I’ve read.'

Kym, who gave birth to Polly five weeks prematurely in March two years after having a stillborn son, also told this week's New! magazine of her scare after being diagnosed with pre-cancerous cells in her cervix.

She said: 'While I was waiting for the results of the biopsy, I kept thinking "Are they going to say I’ve got cancer?"

'Then I thought, ‘What is happening to me? Who is punishing me? It’s not enough that I’ve just lost my child, but now I’ve got to go through this?”'


Kym, who places Michelle Connor in the soap, also tells this week's New! magazine of her heartbreak at losing her baby Archie after giving birth to him at 21 weeks.

She said: 'It’s the most soul-destroying thing. It is devastating. It’s torture. He was still alive and kicking. There was nothing wrong with him.

'It was my body that had let him down. In some ways, you feel like you’re letting them down and you take a lot of blame on.'

However, she seemed more chipper last night when she wrote on her Twitter last night after a few days' absence.

She said: 'Hi all. Sorry not been on! Miss Polly is keeping me very busy. How's you all? X'

Kym who is engaged to Hollyoaks actor Jamie Lomas, already has children David, 15, and Emily, 13, from a former relationship.

The actress also spoke about her decision to release her forthcoming tell-all autobiography.

She explained: 'I was nervous with some of the subject matter, particularly Archie. Going over that was traumatic, but in some ways it was a good thing. It was almost like therapy.'

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