Kieron Richardson
Richardson in 2019
Born	Kieron Mark Richardson (1986-01-12)12 January 1986 (age 39) Eccles, Greater Manchester, England
Occupations	Actor television presenter
Years active	2006–present
Known for	Role ofSte Hay inHollyoaks
Spouse	Carl Hyland ​ (m. 2015)​
Children	2

Kieron Mark Richardson (born 12 January 1986) is an English actor and television presenter. He plays the role ofSte Hay inHollyoaks, having previously appeared inHeartbeat as Ricky Smith. He won theBritish Soap Award for Best Onscreen Partnership withHollyoaks co-starEmmett J. Scanlan in 2013.

Richardson was born inEccles, Greater Manchester. After appearing briefly inHollyoaks: In the City, he was offered the role ofSte Hay 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 toHollyoaks on 25 September 2007, and has been a regular cast member since.^[1] Richardson has also made appearances inHolby City,Heartbeat and the feature filmFragments, as well as the pantomimeCinderella asPrince Charming at The Embassy Theatre, Skegness, in 2006.

Richardson took part in 2010 series of ITV'sDancing on Ice and was paired withBrianne Delcourt. He reached the final, finishing in third place.^[2]

In 2011, Richardson and hisHollyoaks ex co-starBronagh Waugh began presenting on radio stationGaydio.^[3]

On 15 September 2010, Richardson stated on television programmeThis Morning that he is gay, and had accepted that at the age of 20. He was inspired tocome out byJoe McElderry.^[4] In July 2014, Richardson received homophobic abuse via social networking siteTwitter.^[5]

In April 2015, Richardson married his long-term partner Carl Hyland in a ceremony in the Peak District.^[6] In December 2016, Richardson announced they were expecting twins viasurrogacy.^[7] They have twins born in 2017, a boy and girl.^[8][9]

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