AN ACTRESS from Rhyl will be treading the famous cobbles when she joins Coronation Street.

Regan Talent Group revealed the Kimberly Hart-Simpson will be making her first appearance in the soap on June 19.

She will play Nicky Wheatley, a character whose details are unknown at present.

Kimberly, a former Rhyl High pupil, who played Beverley in Hollyoaks and Chantelle in Mount Pleasant, posted on her Instagram: “After nearly a decade of auditioning...believing... it’s happened.

“Proudest moment of my life.”

Kimberly’s biography, on Regan Talent Group, states the actress is a ‘keen seamstress’ and owns ASOS clothing label Hart-Work.

Kimberly has also received Arts Council Funding for her self-written play Amnesia with a sell out premiere at 53Two.