This week we’re joined by actress Kimberly Hart-Simpson, who’s Dad died in 2007 when she was just 20. Kimberly is commonly known for playing Nicky Wheatly in Coronation Street - a job that her dad always dreamed of her getting after being a huge fan of the show all his life.
Some of the topics we discuss in the episode are:
- What life was like growing up for Kimberly and her career path
- The struggles of trying to be a ‘care-free’ adult at university while coping with your parent’s terminal diagnosis
- Her dad’s death and how it impacted her life at drama school
- Struggling to remember life before our parent/s died
- How her experiences of grief segue into her acting career
- Feeling like you shouldn’t be talking about it anymore
- Reconnecting with her dad’s best friend years later
- Her advice to young people
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