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Gemma Oaten Announces Split, Says She’s Happy To Be Single

She frames singlehood as better for her mental health.

Overview

  • The 41-year-old former Emmerdale star confirmed on Instagram that she recently ended a relationship and is content being single.
  • She described feeling a distinct heaviness from loneliness within the relationship and said being solo suits her wellbeing right now.
  • Oaten urged people to break the stigma around being single, saying she is doing more than okay and is thriving.
  • She withheld her ex-partner’s identity and, in a video, rejected suggestions she chooses partners who hurt her.
  • Coverage notes her previous public relationships, including a brief 2016 romance with DIY: SOS presenter Nick Knowles.