Sarah Roberts announced her divorce from husband of five years James Stewart in an emotional ‘tell-all’ interview earlier this month – but an ‘insider’ has revealed there’s more to the story. 

Breaking the news in a shock magazine interview, the Home and Away star, 39, said she and James, 48, just ‘grew apart’.

However, a friend of the actress has claimed the pair separated ‘bruised and wounded’ after ‘complex’ problems arose.

‘James has been confronted with similar personal issues he encountered when he was with former partner Jess Marais,’ the insider allegedly told Now To Love.

Jess and James share 12-year-old daughter Scout and were engaged for five years until their split in 2015.

According to the insider, Sarah attempted to make things work with James ‘for the sake of Scout’ who took a shining to the actress.

‘Their relationship problems were just too complex, and in the end, the love died and both, bruised and wounded, decided to go their separate ways,’ the source added.

‘Sarah has always had huge dreams of wanting to venture abroad and take her career to the US and James wasn’t a fan – his first priority is all about Scout.’