Published: 04/11/09,

Kym Marsh has been voted celebrity mum of the year in a public poll.

The actress, 33, who plays Michelle Connor, won the Bounty parenting website's Celebrity Mum of the Year Award.

She accepted the award at a ceremony this morning and said: “This is such an honour. It’s been an emotionally tough year but the public’s support and good wishes have been incredible. This really means so much to me.”

Kym, who has two children, David, 14, and Emily, 11 battled off competition from This Morning presenter and returning-to-work new mum, Holly Willoughby and the former presenter Fern Britton to win the gong.