Kym Marsh: 'Brooke Vincent is not desperate for cash'

Kym Marsh has defended her Coronation Street co-star Brooke Vincent after she was revealed to be working in a local pub last week.

Vincent allegedly claimed to be "glad of the extra cash" from working at the White Room in Whitefield. She was reportedly paid £6.08 an hour for a seven-hour shift at the family-run bar and restaurant.

She later clarified on Twitter: "1. My mate was ill so I covered for her!. 2.I didn't used to work there at all I help out every now&then (sic)."

Marsh has now dismissed claims that Vincent worked at the bar because she had spent too much money on recent holidays.

"A lot was made about my Corrie co-star Brooke Vincent working in a bar in Manchester last week," Marsh said in her latest New column. "Some reports even speculated that she was doing it because she'd been on a few holidays and was skint! It amazes me that people jump to conclusions just from a picture.

"As Brooke explained, she was just helping out a friend. Aside from that, Brooke has always done part-time jobs as she enjoys doing different things - not because she's desperate for cash!"

Marsh recently revealed that she felt "sick" upon hearing about fellow soap star Jessie Wallace's recent heartbreak.

Read the full story in this week's New magazine - out today

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