Kieron Richardson

ABOUT KIERON RICHARDSON

Best known for playing Ste Hay on Hollyoaks , a role that earned him Best Onscreen Partnership with his co-star Emmett J. Scanlan at the 2013 British Soap Awards.

His first run on Hollyoaks lasted 19 episodes, until his character crashed a stolen car and was sent to prison; he returned to a regular role in 2007.

He also took part in ITV's 2010 series of Dancing on Ice , where he was paired up with Brianne Delcourt and reached third place before elimination.

He was born in Eccles, Greater Manchester. He married Carl Hyland in 2015; they welcomed twins named Chase and Phoebe via surrogacy in 2017.

In 2010, he revealed publicly he was gay, saying he was inspired to come out by Joe McElderry .