Emily Symons, who plays bubbly Marilyn Chambers on popular soap Home and Away, was spotted on a trip to the supermarket last week.
This is the first time she has stepped out since news broke of her split with radio director Paul Jackson, the father of her one-year-old son Henry.
While early reports suggested the pair – who were together for four years – separated a few weeks ago, Woman’s Day can reveal that they’ve been living separate lives for the past six months, with their differing social lives to blame for the break-up.
“Ever since Henry came along, Em has been going it alone a lot,” reveals a source close to 46-year-old Emily, who underwent several rounds of IVF before finally falling pregnant with her first child in 2014.
For now, Emily’s main focus is Henry. After all, being a mum was all she ever hoped for.
“I spent a lot of my 30s being so anguished about not having a baby,” says the proud mum, admitting not being able to conceive naturally led to her split with former husband Lorenzo Smith in 2005.
“It gets to a point where you’re so desperate to have a baby, everything else falls by the wayside. I think we have to enjoy what we’ve been given.”
Emily Symons, who plays bubbly Marilyn Chambers on popular soap Home and Away, was spotted on a trip to the supermarket last week.
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Taking off her wedding band, the 45-year-old is getting on with life.
This is the first time she has stepped out since news broke of her split with radio director Paul Jackson, the father of her one-year-old son Henry.
For now, Emily’s main focus is Henry. After all, being a mum was all she ever hoped for.
“I spent a lot of my ’30s being so anguished about not having a baby,” says the proud mum.
“I think we have to enjoy what we’ve been given.”
Despite her personal hardship, Emily still seems to be able to channel her vivacious Summer Bay character, as she happily chatted to a passer by.
Now more than ever, the actress will lean on her Home and Away family, including Georgie Parker and Lynne McGranger, who have always been by her side.
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