Laura Hamilton has deleted pictures of husband Alex Goward from her social media accounts after announcing at the weekend that they had split.
The 39-year-old TV presenter released a statement on Saturday in which she said her 13-year relationship with insurance broker Alex was over. They have two children together.
Fans have since noticed that Laura has been deleting photos of Alex from her Instagram and Facebook pages, sparking speculation that claims the split was amicable may be a little far from the truth.
A friend of Laura has said that the TV star was advised to remove the photos due to "security and safety" reasons and also said that there was no third party involved in the couple going their separate ways.
Speaking to MailOnline, the friend said: "Laura and Alex will continue to co-parent their two children and go on family holidays.
"The split was amicable and nobody else was involved.
"It’s true she’s deleted pictures of Alex but it was due to security and safety concerns, and this process started before they announced their split."
Laura shared the sad news that their nine-year marriage was over in an Instagram post on Saturday.
She posted a picture of a framed quote, which read: "Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened."
Writing in the caption alongside the pic, Laura wrote: "This isn’t something I ever thought I’d be saying but, after 13 years of being together Alex and I have separated.
"Our children are and always will be our number one priority and we would respect privacy for our family at this time."
The split comes just weeks after she enjoyed a family break to Lapland with son Rocco, eight, and daughter Tahlia, six.
On Sunday, Laura shared on social media that they were leaving the family home where they lived during the marriage.
She shared pics of how they transformed the property over the years, which she said was a place they "created some incredible memories".
Laura wrote: "Today we close the door and say goodbye to a home that we have loved and enjoyed for the last 9 years - the longest I have lived anywhere in my entire adult life!
"It was a home that we transformed (as you can see in the photos), but MORE importantly it was a home where we created some incredible memories that we will cherish forever…
"Change can be scary but you know what is scarier? Allowing fear to stop you from growing, evolving and progressing."
Laura continued: "When it feels scary to jump that’s exactly when you jump, otherwise you just end up staying in the same place your whole life, and that I can’t do."
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