Home And Away star James Stewart’s ears must have been burning as Woman’s Day chatted with his wife, Aussie actress Sarah Roberts.
“Sorry, Jimmy’s trying to call me, I’ll just cancel that,” she says in the middle of our conversation where Sarah opens up about everything – from her new movie, Wog Boys Forever, to the widespread rumours that the couple’s three-year marriage is on the rocks!
“You can definitely clear it up… we’re happy,” the 37-year-old exclusively tells Woman’s Day. “He picked me up from the airport last week, when I landed from Tuscany, with a big bouquet of pink tulips. I’ve been sick lately and he’s been gorgeous. He’s been looking after me with chicken soup and foot rubs.”
She married James in 2019.
(Image: Instagram)SOCIAL SPAT?
Sarah also laughs off reports the pair have stopped following each other on social media.
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“I can’t get rid of Jimmy, he follows me around in real life everywhere,” she jokes. “Look, you have to have a thick skin, don’t you?!”
But the actress confesses she is concerned about her stepdaughter Scout catching wind of the stories.
“What I worry about more is Scout’s little 10-year-old heart,” says Sarah, who reveals the couple “definitely” don’t discuss rumours about their relationship with the tween.
“I don’t think we have any friends careless enough to show her an article like that.”
She quickly shut down divorce rumours.
(Image: Instagram)Sarah admits the pair have faced their fair share of challenges though, after tying the knot in July 2019.
“So much has happened in our three years of marriage. My brother passed away, we had COVID… it feels very long [laughs] but at the same time it feels like it’s gone just like that,” says the star, who has just returned from a holiday in Europe. “It was wonderful going back to Ireland because that’s where we got married and I was able to relive that all over again.”
Sarah’s jumping on another plane and heading over to the US this month, where she’s keen to kickstart her career in Hollywood.
“I’ve still got management over there and they want me to come over as I haven’t been there since I started on Home And Away, which is like five years [ago],” she says, sharing that her team have “some exciting stuff” lined up for her.
“I’d love to do a long-running HBO series, I’d love to find stability again with my work, I’d love to do an action movie,” says Sarah.
“It’s an exciting time.”
Making a permanent move to the States, though, would be complicated with their work and family dynamic.
“It’s kind of hard with Jimmy, because he’s contracted fulltime with Home And Away and we’ve got Scout, obviously, as well, but it’s not off the cards,” says the Melbourne-born star, who reveals the couple have the primary school student – who James shares with his ex, Packed To The Rafters star Jessica Marais – “most of the time”.
Sarah has an amazing relationship with her step-daughter.
(Image: Instagram)“We’re both driven by our careers but family also is a massive component there,” Sarah admits. “Lots to think about.”
MUM LIFE
She says her relationship with her stepdaughter is far less complicated.
“Scout’s a beautiful girl and we’ve both put a lot of effort into our relationship, so it’s been pretty easy, breezy, which is lucky for both of us,” she shares of their sweet bond.
“When I landed my role in Wog Boys Forever, I remember getting the call and it was just Scout and I at home, I’d just picked her up from school. We both did a happy dance in the lounge room and then we went down the street and got crepes together. I got a champagne and she got a lemonade.”
Sarah says playing DJ Cleo in the new Aussie comedy was a full-circle moment.
“I grew up watching the Wog Boy films,” says the Sydney-based actress, who first met co-star and film creator Nick Giannopoulos more than a decade ago.
“I knew Nick somehow, because I’m a Melbourne girl, and asked if I could have a coffee with him – I wanted some acting advice. It’s funny because we had that chat on set and we reminded each other of that moment and there we were working together, which was pretty cool. He was a breeze to work with. I learned so much from him.”
Sarah loves to DJ!
(Image: Instagram)Sarah isn’t ruling out working alongside her talented husband again either.
“I’d love to return to Summer Bay if the story made sense,” says the actress, who left the soap in April 2021. “It’s just a really great regular job. I think that’s what Jimmy loves so much about it – the stability. It’s hard to find stability as an actor, especially in Australia.”
As to if her 46-year-old partner would ever ditch the soap, which he’s been on since 2016, Sarah reveals, “You’d have to ask him. I always make a joke and say he’s going to be the next Alf!”
