{"id":66799,"date":"2023-09-18T20:59:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T20:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/?p=66799"},"modified":"2023-09-18T20:59:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T20:59:52","slug":"hollyoaks-john-paul-mcqueen-star-splits-from-wife-after-five-years-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/tv-movies\/hollyoaks-john-paul-mcqueen-star-splits-from-wife-after-five-years-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollyoaks John Paul McQueen star splits from wife after five years together"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hollyoaks actor James Sutton, who is known for playing John Paul McQueen on the Channel 4 soap, has confirmed he has split from his wife after five years after quietly divorcing earlier this year.<\/p>\n
He and wife Rachael Collin first met at Glastonbury Festival eight years ago, and tied the knot three years later.<\/p>\n
But James has confirmed to the Mirror that their marriage has come to an end, saying: "Rachael and I had a wonderful relationship and marriage. It was very sad but amicable, and we remain friends."<\/p>\n
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A source added: "James and Rachael have enjoyed a really happy marriage but, as many couples can relate to, their relationship became strained during lockdown.<\/p>\n
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"James is in the public eye, whereas Rachael prefers to be out of the spotlight and, after eight fantastic years together, they decided they were better off as friends."<\/p>\n
The pair met when James helped Rachael set up her camping area, as he told the Sunday Mirror: "I was watching this girl pumping up an air bed with a foot pump for about half an hour and I thought, 'I\u2019ve got an \u00adelectric pump in my bag, I could be a hero here'.<\/p>\n
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"So I went over and said, 'Excuse me, do you want to borrow my pump?'".<\/p>\n
Rachael was a postgraduate student when they met, and transferred courses to Liverpool to be with James, and they returned to Glastonbury to tie the knot.<\/p>\n
Before Rachael, James was engaged to model Kit Williams, but the pair split in 2017 after being engaged for two years.<\/p>\n
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Over the years, James has become a soap icon for his role as John Paul McQueen.<\/p>\n
He left the soap to star in Emmerdale in 2009, but returned to Hollyoaks in 2012 where he has remained ever since. <\/p>\n
Hollyoaks airs weekdays on E4 at 7pm.<\/p>\n