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Emmerdale actress Gemma Oaten dumps boyfriend of 12 months Scott Walker for actor Stuart Earp who she met doing panto

Pals say she is 'very happy' after moving on with the 30-year-old just months after ending her year-long romance

EX-Emmerdale actress Gemma Oaten has dumped her boyfriend and moved on with an actor she met doing panto.

Pals say she is "very happy" after getting involved with 30-year-old Stuart Earp - just months after ending her year-long romance with Scott Walker who she lived with.

 Gemma Oaten pictured with new boyfriend Stuart Earp after split with her boyfriend of 12 months
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Gemma Oaten pictured with new boyfriend Stuart Earp after split with her boyfriend of 12 months

The Sun Online's exclusive pictures show the pair enjoying a night out on Monday at the Terrence Higgins Trust's charity bash.

The pair spent the night arm in arm and looked like they only had eyes for each other.

She had taken Stuart as her guest at the annual charity auction, which was raising vital funds to support people living with and affected by HIV.

A source told Mirror Online: “It's very early days bit she is very happy.

 Pals says Gemma has moved on from her ex with a 'charming' new boyfriend
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Pals says Gemma has moved on from her ex with a 'charming' new boyfriend
 The actress linked arms with her new boyfriend at the party
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The actress linked arms with her new boyfriend at the party
 The pair walked up the stairs of the charity bash arm in arm
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The pair walked up the stairs of the charity bash arm in arm
 She stepped out with her new man earlier this week
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She stepped out with her new man earlier this week

"They have been on a couple of dates.

"Stuart is very charming and they are getting on like a house on fire.”

Gemma - who previously dated Nick Knowles - had been living with boyfriend Scott.

Last year she posed for a magazine spread about their relationship.

 The pair looked like they only had eyes for each other
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The pair looked like they only had eyes for each other
 Just months ago Gemma was living with her boyfriend Scott Walker
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Just months ago Gemma was living with her boyfriend Scott Walker

She said of their relationship: "The difference with Scott from anybody I’ve been with in the past is that he loves me for me and sticks by his word."

Before meeting Scott, Gemma vowed to find love again after being cruelly dumped by Nick Knowles by text.

Gemma and Nick's relationship came out in the open when pictures of them cuddling up together outside a restaurant surfaced.

 Gemma posed for a snap alone at the Terrence Higgins Trust annual charity auction
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Gemma posed for a snap alone at the Terrence Higgins Trust annual charity auction
 Gemma had a brief romance with Nick Knowles before he went back to his wife
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Gemma had a brief romance with Nick Knowles before he went back to his wife

Nick had wooed Gemma after the pair met at the TV Choice Awards in September - and then later took her out to dinner.

The 54-year-old TV presenter whisked her for a romantic getaway in Edinburgh, but when photos of them emerged Nick distanced himself.

Nick ended up returning to his estranged wife Jessica Knowles, 28, as she battled cervical cancer, but they later split once again.

 Gemma Oaten is returning to Holby City as fiery Nurse Sydney
Gemma Oaten is returning to Holby City as fiery Nurse Sydney

Gemma played Emmerdale’s Rachel Breckle from 2011 until 2015, during which her character was best known for her relationship with Sam.

Best of Gemma Oaten starring as Rachel Breckle in ITV's Emmerdale

But she swapped Emmerdale for Bristol's famous telly hospital Holby City after wowing fans with her debut last year.

Viewers called for her character Sydney Somers to return - and The Sun Online revealed it is happening.


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