Sarah Roberts and James Stewart split: Actress announces shock divorce from Home and Away star husband
Sarah Roberts has announced her divorce from husband James Stewart after five years of marriage.
The actress and DJ, 39, revealed the sad news in an interview with Stellar magazine, which hits newsstands on Sunday.
“I just want to say that I’m divorced,” she told the publication.
“Sometimes people grow apart and that’s okay… I got to a point where I realized I couldn’t grow the way I wanted to within this particular relationship.”
Roberts and Stewart, 48, tied the knot in 2019 after getting engaged in November 2018. Stewart proposed to her at the restaurant where they had had their first date a year earlier.
Sarah Roberts has announced her divorce from James Stewart after five years together
The couple married in July 2019 at Luttrellstown Castle, on the outskirts of Dublin.
Roberts’ revelation comes after years of speculation that the couple had split.
Rumors surfaced after Stewart was absent from the premiere of her film Wog Boys Forever in Melbourne in October 2022.
As reported by The Daily Telegraphhe was ‘nowhere to be seen on the red carpet’ and apparently unfollowed his wife’s Instagram account.
At the time, Roberts’ agent denied that they had broken up.
The actress, 39, revealed the shocking news in an emotional interview with Stellar magazine this weekend. “I just want to say that I’m divorced,” she told the magazine
Roberts and Stewart, 48, tied the knot in 2019 after getting engaged in November 2018. Stewart proposed to her at the restaurant where they had their first date last year
The couple later put an end to the rumors when Roberts proudly showed off her wedding ring at the AACTA Awards in December that year.
Speaking to Now To Love, she also shot down persistent rumors that she and James had split.
“We are happy,” she told the publication.
Sarah told the publication that Stewart was romantic as ever and even picked her up from the airport with a bouquet of flowers after her trip to Italy.
Rumors surfaced after Stewart was absent from the Melbourne premiere of her film Wog Boys Forever in October 2022
Roberts starred in Home and Away from 2017 to 2021, before walking away to focus on her film career.
Stewart is currently still starring in the Australian soap, where he plays Justin Morgan.
The actor shares daughter Scout, 11, with his ex-fiancée Jessica Marais, who he met on the set of Packed to the Rafters in 2009.
They had announced their engagement in October 2010 and welcomed Scout in May 2012.
In 2015, the couple called it quits, with Stewart later saying, “Our relationship didn’t work out because I think at the end of the day, hearts go in different directions.”
Stewart (left) shares daughter Scout, 11 (center), with his ex-fiancée Jessica Marais, who he met on the set of Packed to the Rafters in 2009. Pictured with Sarah Roberts (right)