Kym Marsh reveals she has tattoo tribute to war hero grandad who survived air crash at sea and being captured by the enemy
The Corrie star has a large winged horse between her shoulder blades based on the symbol used by his parachute regiment
KIM Marsh has a tattoo tribute to her war hero grandad.
The Corrie star has a large winged horse between her shoulder blades based on the symbol used by his parachute regiment - Greek hero Bellerophon riding Pegasus.
Private Walter Marsh's courageous acts during the Second World War read like a thrilling novel.
He fought in France, Sicily and the Battle of Arnhem in Holland in 1944, surviving a crash at sea and being held as a prisoner of war.
Kym is on the judges panel for this year's Pride of Britain Awards.
The 42-year-old says: "Grandad Marsh has been the hero in my life.
";When he went to Sicily, he flew his glider made out of wood into the sea.
"He told me he pulled the door off it and used it as a raft until he was rescued.
";Then, they took him straight back to Sicily and they carried on fighting."
His regiment dropped behind enemy lines before being taken prisoner by the Germans.
Kim said: "He stayed there until the end of the war. They were treated so badly it was horrific."
“My gran at one point received a telegram saying he was missing in action, presumed dead.
She revealed a guard stole her grandad's watch, so when he was released he wreaked revenge by stealing one back from them.
Kym's grandad died when she was 13-year's old in his 70s.
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She credits him with helping launch her pop career.
Kym said: "He loved my ability to sing, he was very proud of that and bought me my first microphone."
Earlier this year, Kim posed in a body-hugging blue dress with her singer daughter Emily at the Pride of the North East Awards in Newcastle.
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