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Laura Hamilton has confirmed that she is dating someone again.
The A Place In The Sun presenter, 42, split from husband Alex Goward, 43, with whom she has children Rocco, 10, and Tahlia, eight, in 2022 after a decade of marriage.
She was then thought to have struck up a relationship with a married businessman, but has now insisted she is just “having fun” and has decided dating apps are not for her.
Laura and chief executive James Pettigrew, 43, who has two daughters with Jackie, were pictured smiling together at the Scottish FA Cup final in May as they enjoyed corporate tickets to the match between Old Firm rivals Celtic and Rangers.
She said The sunThe fabulous magazine of: ‘I’m dating people. I’m having fun. No, I don’t have the apps. I’ve tried them for the last three years. I went on Raya and thought, “This isn’t for me.” I like meeting people naturally.’
A Place In The Sun star Laura Hamilton has revealed she is dating someone again, almost three years after her divorce.
She was thought to have struck up a relationship with a married businessman but has now insisted she is just “having fun” and has decided dating apps are not for her.
The TV star also admitted that her fame often sparks conversations with potential suitors.
She said: ‘People look at me and say, ‘I know you from somewhere…’ and that starts a conversation.’
But the TV presenter was shocked when a man she was on a date with started asking her for property advice and had to tell him that was not why he had gone there.
The blonde beauty admitted that the idea of dating could be complicated because she is always abroad filming.
She then joked that she really should have “one man in every country” before insisting that monogamy is the only thing she would settle for.
She said, ‘Really, I should have a man in every country. That would be a more interesting story (laughs).’
“Oh, she has one in Ibiza, she has one in Ibiza, one in Mallorca. No, I’m not like that.”
Laura has been presenting A Place in the Sun since 2012 and regularly posts pictures from her sun-drenched holidays and filming trips on Instagram.
Laura’s nine-year marriage to ex-husband Alex, with whom she has children Rocco and Tahlia, ended in January 2022 (pictured 2021)
Laura has children Rocco, 10, and Tahlia, eight, with her ex-husband (pictured May 2024).
She has been hosting A Place in the Sun since 2012 and regularly posts pictures of her sun-drenched holidays and filming trips on Instagram.
Laura also explained that her time on the Channel 4 show has seen her go through many changes in her life, most notably her engagement, the birth of her children and her divorce.
The former Dancing On Ice star described how she felt like she had “failed” amid their split, which saw Laura move out of the couple’s family home in Surrey.
She said: “We co-parent and it works. But even then, you know, I felt like I had failed.”
In February 2022, Laura purchased a new property and spent two years renovating the house before selling it earlier this year.