Kym Marsh has revealed that filming emotional scenes with Coronation Street killer Pat Phelan took her to a 'dark place'. The actress, 41, said that in order for the scene to come across well she really has to emerge herself in the moment. When Kym was filming the scenes with Will the stalker she claimed she had to make herself feel terrified in real life and then snap out of it as quickly as possible, so it didn't infringe on day to day life. She added that it helps to make light of the situations and bring comedy in so that it doesn't become too intense, reports the Mirror. Kym's character Michelle Connor will come face to face with the hunted Phelan during an upcoming episode where she is shot and taken hostage by the character. This will unfold when Phelan shows up at her wedding after the storyline which has drawn an audience of 9.3 million comes to an end. It has been revealed that Phelan will meet his end and it won't be the end for Kym who has renewed her contact for another year. Kym bravely accepted the challenge of reliving the trauma of her stillborn child as part of her Coronation Street storyline last year. She recalled the pain she felt when filming the heartbreaking scenes during a candid interview on Lorraine. The actress's world was shattered when she lost Archie, her son with ex-husband Jamie Lomas, in 2009 after giving birth at only 23 weeks, though she hopes her poignant storyline has been a comfort to those who have been through the same tragedy. She told the Mirror: 'Baby loss is still a taboo subject, it's something that people don't like to discuss. I have been there, I know how it feels to lose a child.' 'When I did the baby loss story last year I was so tired at the end of the day because I'd been crying and emotional. Kym was widely praised for her handling of the storyline which saw her suffer a miscarriage in the middle of her baby shower.

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