Home and Away star Sarah Roberts confirms she has found love after 'unhealthy relationship' with ex-husband James Stewart
The 40-year-old actress, who split from Stewart last year, has described her marriage to the soap star as something that 'wasn't healthy'.
Sarah said she has since 'found herself' - as well as a new man.
'I've fallen in love with a man, I'm so in love,' she said during an interview on the latest episode of Stellar's Something to Talk About podcast.
Sarah said she feels 'grateful' to have found her new partner because he has 'allowed me to grow in beautiful and unexpected ways'.
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'I finally found myself, as clichéd as that may sound,' she continued.
Shortly after her split, Stewart moved on with their Home and Away co-star Ada Nicodemou.
Elsewhere in the chat, Sarah discussed her anguish of having to go through her separation with her former husband in the public eye.
'Dealing with it in the spotlight, and then everything that came out in the media after, absolutely ripped my heart into a million little pieces.
'But I can't change anyone else's actions or the way people behave. What I can take responsibility for is the way that I feel.
'And I know that hurt people hurt people, but healed people can heal people – and I'm so happy with where I'm at today. I've finally found a love for myself which I didn't have.
'I have beaten myself up for a long time over the fact I stayed in something that wasn't healthy.'
The dark-haired beauty also appeared in a feature story for Stellar on Sunday.
The former soapie star showed off her slim legs in a pair of shorts, she paired with an oversized pink blazer.
Sarah rose to fame playing the character of Willow on Home and Away from 2017 to 2021 and recently revealed she still keeps close with her former soap co-stars - and why Hollywood is her next stop.
'One of my best friends was one of my cast mates on Neighbours. That goes way back. Another one of my best friends, Emily Weir, she's from Home and Away,' Sarah told Daily Mail Australia in February.
'I've also made friends with a lot of the new cast from Home and Away because Emily is friends with them and we all hang out together.
'I just had my 40th birthday party at the end of last year and I had a party on a boat on the Sydney Harbour. It was full of a lot of the Home and Away cast. I get really close to people and really value my friendships.'
She is currently reprising her role as reporter Beth Ramachandran on the Stan Original series Scrublands.
Sarah went on to say a large part of the reason she is still so close with her former castmates, despite having left soap shows behind four years ago, is because of how vulnerable the stars become with each other during filming.
'You share so many deep dark secrets about yourself and you have to develop a lot of trust between each other. That lends itself to strong friendships,' she said.
Sarah also did two stints on Neighbours, making her debut in 2010 and later appearing as the character Sienna in 2014.
As for what's next for the TV star, Sarah said she has her sights set on the next big HBO hit in Hollywood, adding she wants something she 'can sink her teeth into'.
'My next dream it would be to book a television show where I'm in a contract for five years. I would like that to be a character I can sink my teeth into. I'm not sure I'd want to do another soap,' she said.
'I would have loved to have done something like Breaking Bad or Game of Thrones. That would be a dream job for me.'
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