Kieron Richardson
Kieron Mark Richardson is an English actor and television presenter. He plays the role of Ste Hay in Hollyoaks, having previously appeared in Heartbeat as Ricky Smith. He won the British Soap Award for Best Onscreen Partnership with Hollyoaks co-star Emmett J. Scanlan in 2013.
Life and career
Richardson was born in Eccles, Greater Manchester. After appearing briefly in Hollyoaks: In the City, he was offered the role of Ste 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 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.Richardson took part in 2010 series of ITV's Dancing on Ice and was paired with Brianne Delcourt. He reached the final, finishing in third place.
| 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 began presenting on radio station Gaydio.
In July 2025, it was reported that Richardson would also portray Ste in the Hollyoaks late-night special Hollyoaks Later for the soap's 30th anniversary, which was broadcast on 22 October of that year.
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. In July 2014, Richardson received homophobic abuse via Twitter.In April 2015, Richardson married his long-term partner Carl Hyland in a ceremony in the Peak District. In December 2016, Richardson announced they were expecting twins via surrogacy. They have twins born in 2017, a boy and a girl.