James Stewart is still madly in love with Jessica Marais

It’s been more than a year since they split up, but troubled actor James Stewart is still madly in love with his former fiancee, actress Jessica Marais.

And while he recently started a new relationship with single mum Jessica Nock, we can exclusively reveal he has already called it quits on the new romance – in the hope of getting back
 with his glamorous ex.

‘James has loved Jessica since they met on the set of Packed To The Rafters,’ says a friend. ‘He sees her as his soulmate and that’s never going to change. As much as he has tried, he can’t move on.’

The celebrity duo split in 2015 after a six-year relationship. Remaining on good terms, even spending weekends together with their four-year-old daughter Scout, they always insisted co-parenting would be a priority.

‘It’s moving in the right direction,’ the friend says. ‘They have a lot to work through, but it wouldn’t come as much of a surprise to those closest to them if they gave it another shot.’

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