Kieron Mark Richardson (born 12 January 1986) is an English actor and television presenter. He plays the role of

Ste Hay Ste Hay is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Kieron Richardson. He debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 17 February 2006. Ste was created by David Hanson and was originally intended ...

in '' Hollyoaks'', having previously appeared in '' Heartbeat'' as Ricky Smith. He won the

British Soap Award The British Soap Awards (BSAs) are an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom which honours the best moments in British soap operas. The ceremony is televised on ITV and has been presented by Phillip Schofield since 2006. The trophies give ...

for Best Onscreen Partnership with ''Hollyoaks'' co-star

Emmett J. Scanlan Emmett John Scanlan (born 31 January 1979) is an Irish actor. He is best known for playing Brendan Brady in ''Hollyoaks''. He appeared in the BBC Two drama ''The Fall'' in 2013 and 2014, Peaky Blinders Series 5 and Series 6, and '' Breakdown ...

in 2013.

Life and career

PM with Hollyoaks stars Victoria Atkin and Kieron Richardson

Richardson was born in Eccles, Greater Manchester. After appearing briefly in '' Hollyoaks: In the City'', he was offered the role of

in the main series, '' Hollyoaks'', where he initially appeared for 19 episodes. The character was written out of the show after stealing a car, which resulted in a crash and his character getting sent to prison. He returned to ''Hollyoaks'' on 25 September 2007, and has been a regular cast member since. Richardson has also made appearances in ''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', and p ...

'', '' Heartbeat'' and the feature film '' Fragments'', as well as the pantomime ''Cinderella'' as Prince Charming at The Embassy Theatre, Skegness, in 2006. Richardson took part in 2010 series of ITV's ''

Dancing on Ice ''Dancing on Ice'' is a British television series presented by Phillip Schofield alongside Holly Willoughby from 2006 to 2011, who then returned in 2018, and Christine Bleakley from 2012 to 2014. The series features celebrities and their profe ...

'' and was paired with Brianne Delcourt. He reached the final, finishing in third place. In 2011, Richardson and his '' Hollyoaks'' ex co-star

Bronagh Waugh Bronagh Waugh (born 6 October 1982) is an actress from Northern Ireland. She played Cheryl Brady in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' from 2009 to 2013. At the 2010 British Soap Awards, Waugh was nominated for awards for Best Newcomer, ...

began presenting on radio station

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Personal life

On 15 September 2010, Richardson stated on television programme '' This Morning'' that he is gay, and had accepted that at the age of 20. He was inspired to

come out Coming out of the closet, often shortened to coming out, is a metaphor used to describe LGBT people's self-disclosure of their sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity. Framed and debated as a privacy issue, coming out of ...

Joe McElderry Joseph McElderry (; born 16 June 1991) is an English singer and songwriter. He won the sixth series of the ITV show ''The X Factor'' in 2009. His first single " The Climb" reached number one on both the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles ...

. In July 2014, Richardson received homophobic abuse via social networking site Twitter. In April 2015, Richardson married his long-term partner Carl Hyland in a ceremony in the Peak District. In December 2016, Richardson announced they were expecting twins via surrogacy. They have twins born in 2017, a boy and girl.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, Kieron 1986 births Living people English male soap opera actors People from Eccles, Greater Manchester English gay actors 21st-century English male actors 20th-century LGBT people 21st-century LGBT people Male actors from Salford