Kieron Richardson

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Kieron Richardson
Kieron Richardson 2019.jpg
Richardson in 2019
Born
Kieron Mark Richardson

(1986-01-12) 12 January 1986 (age 36)
Eccles, Greater Manchester, England
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
Known forRole of Ste Hay in Hollyoaks (2006–present)
Spouse(s)
Carl Hyland
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(m. 2015)​
Children2

Kieron Mark Richardson (born 12 January 1986) is an English actor and presenter. He plays the role of Ste Hay in Hollyoaks and is also known for his role in Heartbeat as Ricky Smith.

He won "Best Onscreen Partnership" with Hollyoaks co-star Emmett J. Scanlan at the British Soap Awards in 2013.

Career[]

Kieron Richardson with David Cameron and Victoria Atkin, at 10 Downing Street to launch new campaign to kick homophobia and transphobia out of sport

Richardson was born in Eccles, Greater Manchester. After appearing briefly in the late night Hollyoaks: In the City, he was offered the role of Ste Hay in the early evening Hollyoaks where he appeared for 19 episodes. The character was written out of the show after stealing a car, which resulted in a spectacular crash and his character getting sent to prison. He returned to Hollyoaks on 25 September 2007, and has been a regular cast member since.

Richardson has also made appearances in Holby City, Heartbeat and the feature film Fragments, as well as the pantomime Cinderella as Prince Charming at The Embassy Theatre, Skegness, in 2006.

2010: Dancing on Ice[]

Richardson took part in 2010 series of ITV's Dancing on Ice and was paired with series newcomer Brianne Delcourt. He reached the final, finishing in third place.

Performances & results[]

Week Song Artist Score Leaderboard Result
2 "Beat Again" JLS 17.5 =2nd Safe
3 "Evergreen" Westlife 16.0 =6th Safe
4 "Play That Funky Music" Wild Cherry 15.0 =6th Safe
5 "Pencil Full of Lead" Paolo Nutini 16.0 6th Bottom two
6 "Don't Know Much" Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville 19.5 4th Safe
7 "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" Buzzcocks 19.5 4th Safe
8 "Careless Whisper" George Michael 18.5 =5th Safe
9 "Pink Panther Theme" Cast of Pink Panther 21.0 3rd Safe
10 "The Great Pretender" The Platters 23.0 4th Bottom two
Semi-final "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" Green Day 23.0 =3rd Safe
Final "One Day Like This" Elbow 24.0 3rd Third place
"Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" Buzzcocks 24.5

In 2011, Richardson and his Hollyoaks ex co-star Bronagh Waugh started presenting on radio station Gaydio.[1]

Personal life[]

On 15 September 2010, Richardson stated on television programme This Morning that he is gay, and had accepted that at the age of 20. He was inspired to come out by Joe McElderry.[2] In July 2014, Richardson received homophobic abuse via social networking site Twitter.[3]

In April 2015, Richardson married long-term partner Carl Hyland in a ceremony in the Peak District.[4] In December 2016, Richardson announced they were expecting twins via surrogacy.[5] They have twins born in 2017, a boy and girl named Chase and Phoebe.[6][7]

Filmography[]

Television[]

Year Show Episode(s) Role
2006–present Hollyoaks Regular role Ste Hay
2006 Heartbeat Recurring role Ricky Smith
2007 It's Adam and Shelley 1 episode Uncredited
2010 Dancing on Ice Contestant Himself
2010 Dancing on Ice Friday Contestant Himself
2010–2012 The Wright Stuff Guest panellist Himself
2011 Fragments completed Jay-Jay
2014 Challenge Live Presenter
2014–2015 Christmas Live Presenter Himself
2015 Halloween Live Presenter Himself
2016–2018 Big Brother's Bit on the Side Panellist Himself
2016 No Exit Live Presenter Himself
2017 Raised By Queers Presenter Himself

References[]

  1. ^ "Hollyoaks stars Kieron Richardson and Bronagh Waugh join Gaydio line-up". How-Do. 15 September 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  2. ^ Kieron Richardson inspired by Joe list.co.uk. Retrieved on 9 November 2010.
  3. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (13 July 2014). "Hollyoaks' Kieron Richardson hits back at homophobic abuse: 'It's sad'". Digital Spy. (Hearst Magazines UK). Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  4. ^ McGrath, Rachel (26 April 2015). "'Hollyoaks' Star Kieron Richardson Ties The Knot, With Co-Stars Past And Present Among Bridesmaids". Huffington Post.
  5. ^ Packham, Amy (13 December 2016). "'Hollyoaks' Actor Kieron Richardson Announces He's Expecting Twins With Husband Carl Hyland". Huffington.
  6. ^ Bourne, Dianne; Minn, Hayley (23 June 2017). "Hollyoaks' Kieron Richardson refuses to answer "unfair question" about his twins on This Morning". Manchester Evening News.
  7. ^ Fitzpatrick, Katie (24 May 2021). "Hollyoaks star and his husband celebrate their twins' fourth birthday". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

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