James Stewart's ex-wife seen out with new man
Former Home and Away star Sarah Roberts appears to have moved on from ex-husband James Stewart after being spotted in Sydney clutching the hand of a new flame.
The former soap star is reportedly dating Sydney cinematographer Jake Iesu, who describes himself as an 'Australian based Steadicam operator and occasional pilot' on social media.
Roberts confirmed her divorce from former co-star Stewart in an interview with Stellar in April 2024. Jake Iesu operates a camera on set. Credit: Jake Iesu/IG / IG
'I've been really afraid of talking about this because of what I've felt to be the stigma and shame around it,' she told the publication.
'But I just want to say that I'm divorced.'
The 40-year-old admitted the pair had become less connected over time.
'I'll never speak on anyone else's behalf, but my belief in marriage is that two people grow and learn from each other together,' she said.
'Sometimes people just grow apart, and that's okay.'
The former couple met in 2017 when Roberts was introduced as Willow Harris on Home and Away.
They became engaged a year later, and married in 2019 in a lavish Irish wedding at Luttrellstown Castle on the outskirts of Dublin.
According to Woman's Day, Roberts and her new beau were spotted on June 13 at an art show, and again a few days later as attendees at the Sydney Film Festival. Ada Nicodemou and James Stewart celebrated one year of dating in April. Credit: Supplied
In a recent interview with Stellar's podcast Something To Talks About, she admitted to being 'so in love' in her new relationship.
'I love two people now: I've finally found a love for myself, which I know now in retrospect I didn't have for so long,' she said.
'I am still finding myself, but I have beaten myself up for a long time because I stayed in something that wasn't healthy. But now I have found this love for myself – and also fallen in love with a man. I'm so in love.'
Roberts said having her relationship breakdown play out in the public eye made an already difficult situation much trickier to navigate.
'I imagine dealing with a divorce is hard enough,' she said.
'Dealing with it all in the spotlight – and then everything that came out in the media after – absolutely ripped my heart in a million little pieces.'
While enjoying a career as a DJ when not acting, Roberts' latest role sees her appear in the documentary Make It Look Real which dissects the job of intimacy coordinators on TV and film sets.
Stewart has famously moved on with long-time co-star and show veteran Ada Nicodemou, announcing their relationship in July 2024 after months of dating.
He also shares daughter Scout with former actress Jessica Marais, whom he met on the set of Packed to the Rafters in 2009.
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