Gemma Oaten puts on a brave face as she attends awards ceremony alone, days after learning new boyfriend had a secret fiancee
GEMMA Oaten made sure she had a smile firmly fixed on her face as she attended The Asian Awards 2018 alone last night.
The former Emmerdale actress, 33, stepped out in London on Friday evening and put her relationship woes aside to enjoy the event.
She looked stylish in a long purple dress with lace detailing across the shoulders.
The star, who was seen out alongside television presenter Anthea Turner, The Only Way Is Essex stars Jasmin Walia and Abi Clarke, former Britain’s Got Talent funnywoman Francine Lewis, and actress and model Emma Noble amongst others, teamed her outfit with some simple silver jewellery and matching heels as she wore her long blonde hair down on her shoulders.
It emerged he had a partner of three years, Kerryann Clive, 23, who he only split from four days before news of his romance with Gemma surfaced.
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Hairdresser Kerryann also claimed Stuart was still in a relationship with her when he first started seeing Gemma.A friend told The Sun Online: “Poor Gemma has been distraught about people saying that she knew Stuart was still engaged after December last year.
“She firmly believed that the relationship had completely ended and that Stuart was a free agent. She was more shocked than anyone that this may not have been the case.
“Stuart insists that he was single and had remained friends with his ex. Gemma just wants to move on with the situation.”
The insider added: “She has some fantastic opportunities coming up and the rest of the year is looking very positive.”
Kerryann recently branded Stuart a “liar” and accused Stuart of “using” Gemma.
She exclusively told The Sun Online: “He is a liar, I am young, I have my whole life ahead of me. He has made the decision to do this.
“He is just focused on his career right now, that’s all he cares about. I think he is using her to meet new people.
“Even when we split up on Sunday he was saying he loves me, saying he will love me until the day I die. He was saying all this stuff, while he was with her. It’s just a bit sick really.”
After loved-up pictures of Stuart and Gemma on a night out emerged, an upset and angry Kerryann said: “I only found out last night when I got sent this link of them at the event, which was apparently on Friday.
“At that point we were still together. I ended it with him on Sunday because of how he has been and stuff. I had a feeling because he wasn’t texting me that much and was always saying he was busy and so, it's just it was best if we finished because his head was obviously somewhere else.”
A source close to Gemma told The Sun Online: “Gemma was aware of Stuart’s engagement up until December and he told her that he was single; if he had not been single, Gemma would have categorically steered very clear.
“Understandably, Gemma is incredibly hurt and hugely upset by the situation. She’s got such a big heart and treats everyone with nothing but respect and warmth. She doesn’t deserve to be at the receiving end of this.”
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