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A Place In The Sun's Laura Hamilton splits from husband after 13 years of marriage

A Place In The Sun's Laura Hamilton has ended her marriage with Alex Goward.

The TV favourite, 39, shared that she has separated from Alex - who she has been married to for 13 years - with an announcement on social media on Saturday.

"This isn’t something I ever thought I’d be saying but, after 13 years of being together Alex and I have separated," she penned on Instagram.

The Channel 4 name added: "Our children are and always will be our number one priority and we would respect privacy for our family at this time."

A Place in the Sun star Laura Hamilton says she has had some Botox to combat frown lines caused by sunshine (Laura Hamilton /Instagram)

Laura illustrated the post with a picture of a quote reading: "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."

The pair wed in 2012 and have two children together, Rocco and Tahila.

In December, Laura bravely revealed she was bullied throughout her school years.

She said that it was so bad that she had suicidal thoughts.

Speaking on the Things I Told My Daughter podcast, recalls being "really, really sad" during the traumatic experience in her youth.

"I remember being really sad, really really sad," she told host Peta Todd.

"I remember saying 'I don’t want to live anymore', which is horrible."

On the podcast, Laura was joined by her mother Lynn, who supported her during some tough times at school.

Laura shared the news on Instagram (Instagram)

Lynn, 67, told that the bullying occurred around the time Laura was studying for her GCSE exams.

Mean comments and bullying from her school peers left Laura in a bad place during her formative years.

"I can’t remember it very much, but I just know it was crap. It was a horrible time," she shared.

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"I remember getting called into the office at school and them saying if I didn’t want to come in, I could do it at home.

"It was a tough school to go to - there were only about four people in the whole year that actually wanted to work."

Laura and Alex wed in 2012 (Instagram)

Alongside hosting shows such as Cowboy Builders & Bodge Jobs and Beat my Build, the star has also dabbled in reality TV over the years.

In 2011, the property guru took part in the sixth series of Dancing on Ice, finishing in second place.

*If you are struggling with mental health, you can speak to a trained adviser from Mind mental health charity on 0300 123 3393 or email info@mind.org.uk

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