Hannah Waterman steps out with fellow stage star... but hides when she spots the cameras

With a wide grin on her face, Hannah Waterman looks more than happy as she walks down a London street clasping the hand of a male friend.
Just three weeks later it was revealed that the actress had ended her three-year marriage to Strictly Come Dancing star Ricky Groves.
The pictures show Hannah letting go of her friend, Les Miserables star Simon Bowman, and turning away when she spots the cameras.



An onlooker told the Sun: 'She was walking down the street openly holding hands. She and the guy looked totally relaxed and happy.
'But as soon as they saw they were being photographed, Hannah dropped his hand and they jumped apart.'
Bowman has the lead role of Jean Valjean in musical Les Miserables.


Hannah's spokesman said: 'Simon is an old family friend - he's actually an old friend of Dennis's.
'He has a partner and there is nothing going on.'
Hannah's marriage ended after she lost three stone on an intensive diet and exercise regime.

Hannah Waterman’s family dreams shattered

Heartbroken Ricky Groves has been quick to lay the blame for his split from Hannah Waterman after 10 years together on her radical diet. But the truth he's hiding is that the diet wasn't anything to do with the break-up.

‘Hannah and Ricky had been together for a long time even though they were only married for three years,' a friend tells Now.

‘She desperately wanted 
a family and they'd been trying for a baby, but it just didn't happen. Hannah felt that Ricky wasn't supportive enough.

‘She fell out of love with him about a year ago. Hannah was very hurt that Ricky's talked so much about their marriage breakdown, especially as the reasons he gave don't represent the full picture in her view.'

She's been very vocal herself about her desire for children, publicly declaring: ‘I work to live, not live to work and we did get married for a reason - to have children one day.'

Hannah, 35, went from 10st 4lb to 7st 8lb in five months, prompting Ricky to say: ‘Our marriage was the price.'

He blamed his wife's newfound confidence for the rows that eventually tore them apart, adding: ‘I wish she'd go back to being my Hannah. The girl I met is not the girl we see now.'

But Ricky, 41, did shed some light on the real reason for 
the split, admitting that he hadn't been supportive enough of her desire to get pregnant, and now wishes he'd done things differently. ‘I was scared,' he said.

According to one of Hannah's friends: ‘She wanted to get healthier and out of the rut she was in.

'She'd been unhappy with the way things were for a while and hoped that if they were both fitter, they might be in better shape to conceive, especially as neither of them was getting any younger.

'But Ricky seemed determined to stay in that rut and she felt she was running out of time.'

Hannah Waterman: Split from Ricky Groves is really sad

Hannah Waterman has broken her silence over her separation from husband Ricky Groves.

The actress, who met the 41-year-old while working onEastEnders, says it's been a difficult time.

'It's really sad because we'd been together for ten years,' she said.

But Hannah, 34, has rubbished rumours she's already moved on.

She was snapped hand-in-hand with actor Simon Bowman earlier this week.

'A very good family friend has been dragged into the melee,' she told Loose Women.

'We went out to dinner and were crossing the road holding hands. We didn't leap apart. He is a friend.'

Lisa Scott-Lee and Hannah Waterman strip off after losing 5st between them

With the new year upon us, women everywhere are planning their get fit routines.

But for Lisa Scott-Lee and Hannah Waterman there is no need to diet. Instead the pair are stripping off to reveal their newly svelte figures.

Former Steps star Lisa is keen to show off her figure, after giving birth to daughter Star just three months ago.