Kym Marsh signed up to Strictly as new husband 'might leave country' next year

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Kym Marsh has revealed one of the reasons she signed up to Strictly Come Dancing was because her husband might leave the country next year.

The former Corrie star, 46, said she's "toyed" with the idea of joining the BBC ballroom before, but it never felt like the right time until now, and she had several reasons for that.The singer opened up about her marriage to husband Scott Ratcliff during a roundtable chat with Daily Star and other press. READ MORE: Strictly's Kym Marsh suffered racy underwear blunder in training with 'no clothes' Asked why she chose to do Strictly this year, Kym replied: "Well, I mean it’s Strictly, isn’t it?

The last few years I’ve toyed with it, but I never thought it was the right time for me, and then I decided that this year would be a good year."The soap star said military man Scott might be jetting off next year, suggesting she picked up her dancing shoes this year at a time when he was able to come and cheer her on during live shows.Kym went on: "I mean its the twentieth anniversary and it’s going to be a big one, but also my husband is still in the country at the moment, and next year he may very well not be, so I thought ‘Let’s do it'."Scott is a major in the army Parachute Regiment, so although he's based in the country at the moment, he might be deployed again in the future.But another family-focused reason she did the show was because of her dad, who is battling terminal cancer.Kym continued: "And my dad, my dad’s a huge fan of the show and obviously my dad’s not too well, so it was a good year to do it, I think.”Revealing her final reason, she added: "Also, I heard Will was doing it!”.Kym's Strictly journey got off to a rocky start as she was left without new clothes in training,.