Kym Marsh is said to be 'upset and shocked' after intimate photos of her were leaked online by hackers.
But the Coronation Street star refused to let incident spoil the greatest night of her career at the British Soap Awards on Saturday, which saw her win the Best Female Dramatic Performance gong.
The 40-year-old, who plays Michelle Connor in the soap, has 'no idea' about how the pictures - said to be very old - surfaced on the Internet.
They were shared on Twitter and a pornographic blog dedicated to stolen celebrity images after reportedly being sourced from an iCloud hack in April.
A source told The Mirror's Vikki White: 'It's very upsetting for Kym and has come as a huge shock as they are clearly private photographs that should never have been put into the public domain.
'The person who has put them out there has committed a criminal offence. The pictures are very old and she has no idea how anyone got hold of them.'
Kym is expected to take legal action and is said to be determined to help find those responsible.
During the awards ceremony on Saturday, Kym moved the audience to tears when she dedicated her winners' speech to her late son Archie, who was born prematurely at 21 weeks on February 11 2009.
Her character Michelle and husband Steve McDonald lost heir baby son Ruari, a storyline Kym has found particularly difficult to portray.

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