SHARE A SPECIAL BOND — AND REVEAL THE GREATEST DAYS OF THEIR LIVES
INTERVIEW: EMILY HORAN PHOTOS: DAVID VENNI STYLING: MARTINE ALEXANDER HAIR: VINCENT ALLENBY MAKE-UP: SALLY ROWE USING SALLY ROWE LASHES LOCATION: THE WALDORF HOTEL, LONDON The Official Take That Musical: Greatest Days is touring the UK and Ireland from 6 May. Visit: greatestdaysmusical.com.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW AND PHOTOS
W ith their dark hair and captivating eyes, Kym Marsh and her daughter Emilie Cunliffe share a striking resemblance – though they can’t see it themselves.
“We get told we look alike all the time, but we don’t see it,” says singer and actress Kym, 46, with a laugh on HELLO!’s exclusive photoshoot. “Although, the Face ID on my phone sometimes recognises Emilie’s face as mine, so that’s when I know we must look like each other.”
“When I’m wearing make-up, I do see the likeness a little bit – but then when I’ve got none on, I think I look like my dad!” adds 25-year-old Emilie, whose father is David Cunliffe, with whom Kym was in a relationship in the Nineties.
TWICE AS GOOD
It isn’t only Kym’s facial features Emilie has inherited, however. Mother and daughter are preparing to tour the UK and Ireland together in The Official Take That Musical: Greatest Days, which kicks off on 6 May. They play past and present versions of the same character.
Says Kym: “Emilie’s like me – as a kid, I used to dance around the living room with a hairbrush and she did the same.
“She’s a better singer than me, though, hands down. I’ve never been able to sing like she can.”
Created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Take That’s first UK No. 1, Pray, and featuring their hits, the musical tells the story of five best friends – including Kym and Emilie’s character Rachel – who are obsessed with the boyband. Two decades and a tragedy later, the girls reunite to see their heartthrobs one last time.
DOUBLE THE JOY
“They were going to be casting young Rachel and they saw some performances of Emilie’s and felt that it made sense that she played the younger me,” says Strictly Come Dancing 2022 star Kym.
Being mother and daughter put the pair at a huge advantage when it came to preparing for their role.
“This is my first stage role and I was nervous going into it, but being with my mum has put me at ease,” says Emilie.
“It really is lovely to be able to share the stage with her – how many people get that opportunity?” adds Kym, who is taking a break from presenting BBC’s Morning Live until September while on tour.
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