HEARTBEAT star Tricia Penrose and her husband of 18 years — former TV host Mark Simpkin — have split. The actress, 51, played bubbly barmaid Gina Ward in the long-running ITV drama series.
An insider said: “They decided to go their separate ways after realising they had grown apart and it would be better for everyone.” The couple now live separately in Cheshire.
Tricia — who also appeared in Heartbeat spin-off The Royal, Brookside, Coronation Street and Emmerdale — has recently been presenting on Radio Wirral.
Meanwhile Mark, who had stints on Corrie and GMTV, has changed careers and set up as a funeral director. He said last year: “Walking past a funeral home made me feel uneasy, like the feeling you get when going to the dentist.
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