They said, “It's been hard for Kym, but she's feeling like she's got herself back and is really throwing herself into work.”
The 48-year-old had only recently separated from her third husband, army major Scott Ratcliff, when she met Sam while they were both starring in 101 Dalmatians: The Musical last year.
Back in August, she gushed about her new love on Instagram, writing, “Met the most amazing man ever! Sometimes the most unexpected things happen at the most unexpected times. @samuelthomasuk I love you #beautiful #soulmate.”
However, she reportedly parted ways with 29-year-old Sam ahead of the Christmas period as they were struggling to make time for one another.
“Kym and Sam fell head over heels when they first met and couldn't wait to tell the world. But once Kym's role in 101 Dalmatians ended, it became harder to spend time together and some of the magic they had at the beginning just disappeared,” a source told The Sun last week.
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Kym and Sam are both yet to speak about the split and still have pictures of one another on their respective Instagram accounts. However, they spent Christmas and New Year apart, and did not comment on each other's recent social media posts.
While the romance may not have worked out, Kym's stint as Cruella de Vil in 101 Dalmatians received rave reviews, and she's also been busy filming Waterloo Road, playing canteen worker Nicky Walters in the BBC school drama since its reboot in 2023.
Referring to her thriving career, Kym said earlier this month, “I love what I do and that I've been given so many opportunities to work in so many different areas of the entertainment industry. That doesn't happen all the time. The day will come when I stop getting offered jobs, so for now I'm going to take them.”
And explaining that Kym's newly single status has come at a great time for her to throw herself into work, the source claimed, “She's so busy and has loads coming up this year. Sh...