Groves: 'I'm heartbroken after split'

Ricky Groves has admitted that he is "heartbroken" about the breakdown of his marriage to Hannah Waterman.

The former EastEnders stars announced their decision to split after three years of marriage earlier this week.

In an interview with the News of the World, Groves blamed Waterman's weight loss for the problems in their marriage. He added that she told him she didn't love him any more on Christmas Day, but later invited him to a New Year's Eve party.

"We weren't at the stage of throwing things at each other," he explained. "It gave me hope that she wanted to be with me. But I was blaming myself and wondering if there was somebody else involved. It was good to see her. Part of me still thought she'd come round.

"I had to talk to her, to see if there was another reason for the way she was towards me. All I said was, 'Is there someone else?' I knew from her body language, the way she stiffened, that I didn't need to hear her answer. Then she looked up at me for a couple of seconds, straight in my eyes and said, 'Yes, I have. I'm so, so sorry'.

"I think she'd been desperate to tell me for a while. And I think she was glad when I finally confronted it. She didn't hesitate for a second in responding. And to be fair to her, she hasn't lied to me.

"Her eyes welled up. I knew she was hurting too, having to tell me. We'd been so in love and she'd destroyed our marriage vows. I said, 'That's adultery' and stood up. I remember feeling as though there was nobody else there, like I was in a strange zone. I didn't speak or look at anybody. I just got my coat and walked out."

Groves added that he has been "depressed" recently and said that the breakdown of his marriage has knocked his confidence.

"I am devastated," he said. "I feel like a failure. I'm very down. I never thought it could end. And certainly not like this."

Waterman has recently denied claims that she has met someone else and dismissed reports that her weight loss is to blame for the split.