Coronation Street star Kimberly Hart-Simpson has announced she is pansexual after signing up to Celebs Go Dating.
The 34-year-old actress will appear on the latest series of the dating show alongside the likes of Chloe Ferry, Curtis Pritchard and Tom Zanetti.
Kimberly – who was a hit on the cobbles last year as escort Nicky Wheatley – has already announced she’s bisexual.
Speaking about her romantic history, she said: “I have dated people who are male, female, transgender… Gender is completely irrelevant to me.
“We’re all on different spectrums. There are many qualities about me I would deem just as much male as female.
Coronation Street star Kimberly Hart-Simpson has announced she is pansexual (Image: Internet Unknown)
“It’s about the person, not what sex they were born. I just fancy everybody.”
The blonde star started experimenting sexually while studying at London’s Italia Conti drama school but until then, she had struggled with her sexuality.
“I’d have a couple of drinks at night and change my Tinder search profile to ‘both’,” she revealed.
“When I woke up the next day, I’d think, ‘OMG, I hope no one I know has seen me’. Then I realised if they had, it would mean they were gay too.”
Kimberly is taking part in the latest series of Celeb Go Dating (Image: Instagram)
Eventually it was a conversation with a gay friend that helped Kimberly enormously: “It clicked, and I realised I’m surrounded by non-judgmental people and a loving family supporting me.”
Kimberly played the role of sex worker Nicky Wheatley in Coronation Street, and despite leaving the soap in September, the door has been left open for her.
In the meantime, though, Kimberly is on the lookout for a soulmate and said: “I’m hitting career milestones, but nothing quite beats love.
“I don’t know exactly what I want, but I tend to go for ‘cute’,” she added.
Rumours began to swirl that Kimberly was dating her Celebs Go Dating co-star Curtis after he posted a cosy picture of them together in December.
He wrote next to a picture of them snuggled up together, Curtis said: “Kimberley is the best!!! Waking up and not seeing your face in the bed next to me this morning just didn’t feel right.”
Posting eight love heart emojis, Kimberley replied: “You da bestest.”
However, the former Love Island contestant has since confirmed that they’re nothing more than friends.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
