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"Coronation Street actress Kym Ryder has signed a new \u00A3100,000 contract to stay with the ITV soap for another year. The 32-year-old, who plays Weatherfield barmaid Michelle Connor, reportedly negotiated a pay rise from \u00A360,000 a year in addition to more flexible working times in a bid to ensure that she is able to spend as much time as possible with her two children - ten-year-old David and Emily, 12.  A source told the Daily Record: &amp;quot;When producers offered her a new contract and more money, she didn&amp;#039;t hesitate to say yes.&amp;quot; In March, it was announced that Kym and husband Jack Ryder were to end their six-year marriage on &amp;quot;amicable&amp;quot; terms.  She has since been romantically linked with Hollyoaks actor Jamie Lomas, who plays Warren Fox in the Channel 4 soap. Earlier this week, Kym&amp;#039;s co-star Katherine Kelly - Becky Granger in the Manchester-based soap - was also rewarded with a new year-long contract. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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