Kym Marsh Instagram: Coronation Street star reveals her 'heart is happy' after split

The 41-year-old treated her 52,700 Instagram followers to an adorable photo of herself and Coronation Street co-star Antony today.

Spending some quality time with the actor, who plays Sean Tully in the ITV soap, the star was all smiles.

In the photo, Kym was pictured sitting on the 42-year-old’s lap, with the pals wrapping their arms around each other.

Sitting outside by an open fire, the duo grinned as they gazed at the camera.

Beside the photo, the actress, who plays Michelle Connor in Coronation Street, gushed about her good friend, as she revealed he made her “heart happy”.

Revealing she had been enjoying time with Antony and his boyfriend of 12-years Peter Eccleston, the former Hear'Say singer told fans: “Amazing day and night with my amazing friends @antonycotton @ecclestonshire I love you so much, you make my heart happy.”

The Weatherfield regular’s fans rushed to show their support, with one penning: “Looks cosy, perfect.”

Another commented: “AWE KYM, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE. IT'S SO NICE TO HAVE SUCH AMAZING FRIENDS.”(sic)

“Friends will get you through the tough times. Stay strong,” added a third.

A fourth told the star: “Love this pic x can see how much ye adore each other…”(sic)

Last month, Kym confirmed she had parted ways with her 27-year-old boyfriend Matt Baker, two months after the duo were said to have bought a house together.

A representative for the ITV favourite confirmed the news at the time, telling Express.co.uk: “Sadly, we can confirm Kym and Matt have made the decision to take some time apart, but remain friends.”

Following the shock split, Kym opened up about shedding 5lbs before expressing her “delight” about the recent weight loss.

Writing in her OK! Magazine column, she shared: “I’ve lost 5lbs in ten days, so I’m delighted!

“I’d put on some weight and wanted to get it off as I felt uncomfortable in my clothes.”

She continued: “I know when I’m a good weight and I feel good now - I’m now 9st 2lb and a size 8.”

The actress went on to reveal that she’d lost the weight by working out and following a ten-day high-protein diet plan.

“I bought some weights and I’m doing some weight training and HIIT sessions at home - I’ve been training my butt off! I also had a ten-day diet blitz,” she spilled.

“I’d have two high-protein meal replacement shakes and then one big meal, like chicken, quinoa and salad, a day.”

Reassuring fans, she added: “I feel like I’m in a positive frame of mind at the moment.”

Coronation Street returns on Monday at 7.30pm on ITV.