I want to draw a line under everything. This is about closure

“We’ve swapped numbers and followed each other on Twitter.”

In 2014, Stephanie said her split from personal trainer Dan, 33, was amicable.

But when he started dating her then-friend Kym within weeks she found it tough.

Stephanie said: “Kym didn’t steal Dan, they were both single. We were never best friends but we’d known each other a long time, we’d seen each other at events and we’d got quite friendly. I admired and liked her.

“The main reason why I was so hurt, why I lost so much weight and was a ball of anxiety, is because Kym was in my arena and I knew I’d see them everywhere.

“When you’re trying to close the door on a relationship, especially such a long one, you don’t want to see them loved-up with somebody else or read how they feel about another person.”

Stephanie initially lashed out at Kym in an interview but as the Corrie star’s relationship with Dan turned serious she realised she had to be civil for the sake of Lexi, six.

The star, who also has a older daughter Mia, 10, said: “I wanted to be amicable with Dan’s new girlfriend so I tried to be lovely to Kym. But it was difficult for both of us.” Kym, who plays Michelle Connor pregnant by Steve McDonald i n Corrie, was engaged to Dan but split last spring.

Stephanie said their rift didn’t