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Emmerdale cast member Claire King – who played Kim Tate for a decade – has spoken out about her failed marriage with co-star Peter Amory.
The couple tied the knot back in 1994, but after ten years the pair split due to Peter's gambling problem and an affair with another Emmerdale actress, Samantha Giles.
Starring in Channel 5's In Therapy with Mandy Saligari, the 54-year-old explained: "I knew he always gambled, but not in that way.
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HEARTBREAK: Claire was married to Peter Amory for 10 years
"You lose your house money, lose everything. I was £9,000 off paying my mortgage off.
"It was horrible and it was draining. We split up due to his infidelity."
She continued: "I didn't want it to be a failure.
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SOAP MARRIAGE: Claire married her co-star in 1994
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EMOTIONAL: Claire said she knew about her husband's gambling problem
“It was horrible and it was draining. We split up due to his infidelity”
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"It was a failure of a marriage and a loss of a good friend. I really didn't know it would effect me that badly."
Mandy told her: "You did pick someone who wasn't available for intimacy."
Besides opening up on her heartbreak, she talked about her Emmerdale role.
She spilled: "I was really pleased to get that and I knew it was the part for me.
"I think people loved and hated her.
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SHOCKED: Claire admitted she didn't think the split would affect her like it had
"Kim Tate got away with murder, literally. She in the end got rid of her husband. She battered her step-son over the head with a billiard ball and left in a helicopter."
Claire dominated soap world, subsequently landing a role in Coronation Street for three years as Erica Holroyd, as well as various parts in Hollyoaks.
Catch In Therapy next Friday at 10pm on Channel 5.