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Home and Away star James Stewart has quietly split from his partner and former co-star Sarah Roberts.
Roberts, 39, confirmed the news their divorce was settled five weeks ago, with the couple parting ways just four-and-a-half years after their July 2019 wedding.
“I just want to say that I am divorced,” she told Stellar.
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“What I’ve learnt from this journey of becoming a divorcee is that it’s so important to reach out to others who have experienced similar things and not hide in the shadows.
“I hid for a very long time.
“There were times when I didn’t feel like I could see the light or a way out of these big, complex emotions that I was feeling.”
“But I hope that by just being honest today, I’ll free myself, and potentially free a lot of other people, to be able to speak their truth”.
She went on to suggest that the couple grew apart.
“My belief of marriage is that two people grow and learn from each other together. Sometimes people just grow apart and that’s OK,” she said.
“I got to a point where I realised I couldn’t grow in the way I wanted to within this particular relationship.”
Stewart has yet to address the split.
The former couple met on the set of Home and Away when Roberts joined the cast in October 2017 and announced their engagement a year later.
Stewart was previously engaged to his Packed to the Rafters co-star Jessica Marais, with whom he shares daughter Scout.
‘Better man’
James has previously said being a father had made him a “better man”.
“I’m kinder, more attentive, more involved and passionate about life, way more protective and caring,” he told Who magazine in August 2023.
“But most of all, it’s made me more loving.
“Every night at Scout’s bedtime, I make sure I’m there to tell her I love her. I make sure she hears the words ‘Daddy loves you’.”