It’s tough with work and kids but my fights with Jo Joyner are fun
Kimberley’s lad best pals with Cheryl’s Bear
With hubby Justin Kimberley on Ackley Bridge
dummies and passing each other food. I adore them.”
Kimberley credits her husband, former Triple 8 member Justin Scott, 35, for helping her keep family life ticking over. She says: “My Justin is amazing,
I’ve got a really supportive family, Jo as Mandy Carter
between us all we do it as a family affair. And the boys love it.
“It’s good for the kids to see me working – it’s a good role model. My mum always worked really hard. It definitely had an impact on me.”
Kimberley and Justin met at a concert On stage with Girls Aloud Kimberley with her sons Cole and Bobby in 2003 as their bands were signed to the same label, Polydor.
He proposed right after she gave birth to Bobby in 2014. They tied the knot in Barbados in 2016, with bridesmaids including Kimberley’s Girls Aloud pals Nicola Roberts and Cheryl.
The pop star is reinventing herself as an actress but also has a residency singing at London’s Brasserie Zedel from July 23. And she reckons her kids will follow her into showbusiness.
She says: “My son is only three but sometimes I can’t tell what is real or what is acting. He goes into little scenes.
“I’m like, ‘What are you doing?’ And he’s like, ‘I’m acting, Mummy. It’s not real’. I think, ‘Oh my god, what have I created?’
“At Christmas we are like the Von Trapps because me and my sisters are all actors. We are always singing. My husband finds it weird.
“Everybody thinks of me as a singer but actually I’ve been acting since I was five. But I don’t think I could be a Bond girl – those days are over. But I would like to think, as a woman, I could stay on TV for the next 30 years.”
She is also proud that Ackley Bridge shines a light on issues such as teen pregnancy and bullying.
She adds: “It’s brilliant that they tackle challenging issues. It helps people speak out when they’re represented on TV.”
halina.watts@mirror.com