It has been announced that Coronation Street actress Kym Marsh will be taking part in a brand new daytime TV show on the BBC...
It has been revealed today Kym Marsh is set to appear in a brand-new daytime series heading for BBC One.
The new venture for the actress, who is best known for playing Michelle Connor on Coronation Street for the last 13 years, is set to be part of the channel's new daytime scheduling.
For Love or Money is a week-long investigative consumer series that will see Kym Marsh and fellow presenter, BBC News reporter Ashley John-Baptiste, exploring the rapidly growing scam called 'romance frauds'.
The programme will expose the criminals conning online daters out of tens of thousands of pounds a year, with each episode following Kym and Ashley as they look into one case at a time, revealing the shockingly sophisticated techniques that fraudsters use to pull at vulnerable victim's heartstrings.
The pair will use a forensic style of crime investigation to find out how the criminals manage to appear so convincing, then reveal the real identity of those behind the fake online photos that they've used to trick people into trusting them.
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By the end of each episode Kym and Ashley will gather together all the evidence they have found and sometimes even make contact with the crooks themselves.
For Love or Money comes with a long list of new commissions for BBC Daytime, with other shows like Night Force and Call That Hard Work also being added to the schedule.
Carla-Maria Lawson, Acting Head of BBC Daytime said: “Mornings on BBC Daytime are really resonating with audiences. It's clear viewers appreciate modern, topical formats that reflect contemporary Britain.
"These new titles complement the slate of recent popular factual successes such as Fraud Squad NHS, Critical Incident and Defenders UK. I believe these new formats will enhance our offering to viewers of shows that give a fresh take on relevant issues”
For Love or Money is certainly a change for Kym after more than a decade in Coronation Street, but with her departure from the cobbles now imminent, it seems this could be a whole new direction for the actress.
