Kieron Richardson

Kieron Richardson
Kieron Richardson
	Kieron Richardson in 2013
Born	Kieron Mark Richardson; 12 January 1986; Eccles, Greater Manchester, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006–present
Known for	Role of Ste Hay in Hollyoaks (2006–present)
Spouse(s)	Carl Hyland (m. 2015)
Children	2

Kieron Mark Richardson (born 12 January 1986; Eccles, Greater Manchester) is an English actor and presenter. He plays the role of Ste Hay in Hollyoaks and is also known for his role in Heartbeat as Ricky Smith.

He won "Best Onscreen Partnership" with Hollyoaks co-star Emmett J. Scanlan at the British Soap Awards in 2013.

Career

Kieron Richardson with David Cameron and Victoria Atkin, at 10 Downing Street to launch new campaign to kick homophobia and transphobia out of sport

After appearing briefly in the late night Hollyoaks: In the City, Richardson was offered the role of Ste Hay in the early evening Hollyoaks where he appeared for 19 episodes. The character was written out of the show after stealing a car, which resulted in a spectacular 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, Heartbeat and the feature film Fragments, as well as the pantomime Cinderella as Prince Charming at The Embassy Theatre, Skegness, in 2006.

2010: Dancing on Ice

Richardson took part in 2010 series of ITV's Dancing on Ice and was paired with series newcomer Brianne Delcourt. He reached the final, finishing in third place.

Performances & results

Week	Song	Artist	Score	Leaderboard	Result
2	"Beat Again"	JLS	17.5	=2nd	Safe
3	"Evergreen"	Westlife	16.0	=6th	Safe
4	"Play That Funky Music"	Wild Cherry	15.0	=6th	Safe
5	"Pencil Full of Lead"	Paolo Nutini	16.0	6th	Bottom two
6	"Don't Know Much"	Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville	19.5	4th	Safe
7	"Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)"	Buzzcocks	19.5	4th	Safe
8	"Careless Whisper"	George Michael	18.5	=5th	Safe
9	"Pink Panther Theme"	Cast of Pink Panther	21.0	3rd	Safe
10	"The Great Pretender"	The Platters	23.0	4th	Bottom two
Semi-final	"Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"	Green Day	23.0	=3rd	Safe
Final	"One Day Like This"	Elbow	24.0	3rd	Third place
Final	"Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)"	Buzzcocks	24.5	3rd	Third place

In 2011, Richardson and his Hollyoaks ex co-star Bronagh Waugh started presenting on radio station Gaydio.[1]

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 by Joe McElderry.[2] In July 2014, Richardson received homophobic abuse via social networking site Twitter.[3]

In April 2015, Richardson married long-term partner Carl Hyland in a ceremony in the Peak District.[4] In December 2016, Richardson announced they were expecting twins via surrogacy.[5] They have twins born in 2017, a boy and girl.[6]

Filmography

Television

Year	Show	Episode(s)	Role
2006–present	Hollyoaks	Regular role	Ste Hay
2006	Heartbeat	Recurring role	Ricky Smith
2007	It's Adam and Shelley	1 episode	Uncredited
2010	Dancing on Ice	Contestant	Himself
2010	Dancing on Ice Friday	Contestant	Himself
2010–2012	The Wright Stuff	Guest panellist	Himself
2011	Fragments	completed	Jay-Jay
2014	Challenge Live	Presenter
2014–2015	Christmas Live	Presenter	Himself
2015	Halloween Live	Presenter	Himself
2016–2018	Big Brother's Bit on the Side	Panellist	Himself
2016	No Exit Live	Presenter	Himself
2017	Raised By Queers	Presenter	Himself

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References

"Hollyoaks stars Kieron Richardson and Bronagh Waugh join Gaydio line-up". How-Do. 15 September 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
Kieron Richardson inspired by Joe list.co.uk. Retrieved on 9 November 2010.
Kilkelly, Daniel (13 July 2014). "Hollyoaks' Kieron Richardson hits back at homophobic abuse: 'It's sad'". Digital Spy. (Hearst Magazines UK). Retrieved 18 July 2014.
McGrath, Rachel (26 April 2015). "'Hollyoaks' Star Kieron Richardson Ties The Knot, With Co-Stars Past And Present Among Bridesmaids". Huffington Post.
Packham, Amy (13 December 2016). "'Hollyoaks' Actor Kieron Richardson Announces He's Expecting Twins With Husband Carl Hyland". Huffington.
Bourne, Dianne; Minn, Hayley (23 June 2017). "Hollyoaks' Kieron Richardson refuses to answer "unfair question" about his twins on This Morning". Manchester Evening News.

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[1] "Hollyoaks stars Kieron Richardson and Bronagh Waugh join Gaydio line-up". How-Do. 15 September 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.

[2] Kieron Richardson inspired by Joe list.co.uk. Retrieved on 9 November 2010.

[3] Kilkelly, Daniel (13 July 2014). "Hollyoaks' Kieron Richardson hits back at homophobic abuse: 'It's sad'". Digital Spy. (Hearst Magazines UK). Retrieved 18 July 2014.

[4] McGrath, Rachel (26 April 2015). "'Hollyoaks' Star Kieron Richardson Ties The Knot, With Co-Stars Past And Present Among Bridesmaids". Huffington Post.

[5] Packham, Amy (13 December 2016). "'Hollyoaks' Actor Kieron Richardson Announces He's Expecting Twins With Husband Carl Hyland". Huffington.

[6] Bourne, Dianne; Minn, Hayley (23 June 2017). "Hollyoaks' Kieron Richardson refuses to answer "unfair question" about his twins on This Morning". Manchester Evening News.