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Strictly's Kym Marsh 'lied' about her children and feared they'd 'hold her back' from fame

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Strictly's Kym Marsh dramatically burst into tears in front of the nation after admitting she had kept her two children a secret from the judges of her first ever TV show, Popstars.

Fearing that she might be held back when it came to hitting the big time, the then 24-year-old had concealed her secret family when entering the 2001 talent contest and told producers she wasn't a mother.10 million viewers tuned in to watch Kym claiming that in her past her children had stood in her way - and that she'd feared the same would happen again if she didn't hide them.The single mum finally admitted the conflict she'd been suffering during one of the Saturday night shows - and still managed to soar past thousands of fellow hopefuls to win a place in the pop group Hear'Say.However, she lasted just over one year in the group after rows with fellow bandmates and intense media coverage.For example, the Daily Mail had written that Kym "plots her career like a military operation" and has "an unnerving desire to secure maximum publicity".Meanwhile, her former bandmate Suzanne Shaw later claimed that Kym and her celebrity partner, Jack Ryder of Eastenders, were "the council-estate version of Posh and Becks".In response to the criticism, Kym felt compelled to defiantly declare: "I'm not embarrassed about being ambitious!"Kym also lamented during a historic interview that she felt it was mostly female journalists writing about her negatively."That's what gets me.

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