EXCLUSIVE: 'We had a lovely holiday' Kate Ritchie reveals her 'happy' Christmas with her family after rumours of a split with her former rugby player husband Stuart Webb
They have been plagued by rumours of a split for the last couple of years.
But Home and Away star Kate Ritchie and her husband Stuart Webb appear to be happier than ever.
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia at the premiere of the Charlie And The Chocolate Factory musical last Friday, the 40-year-old actress said she had a lovely break with her family over the Christmas break.
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!['We had a lovely holiday' Kate Ritchie revealed her 'happy' Christmas with her family at the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory premiere last Friday after rumours of a split with her former rugby player husband, Stuart Webb](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/01/15/02/8532352-6592155-image-a-8_1547520880541.jpg)
'We had a lovely holiday' Kate Ritchie revealed her 'happy' Christmas with her family at the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory premiere last Friday after rumours of a split with her former rugby player husband, Stuart Webb
'I had six weeks over Christmas with family. That always helps. We've had a lovely holiday,' she said, while posing alongside Stuart, 38, and their daughter Mae, four.
'Having six weeks off from working at Nova has been really lovely, back to work on the 21st,' she added.
Looking like the picture perfect family, Kate was all smiles as her husband kissed her on the head.
Rumours of trouble in the couple's relationship were sparked when New Idea claimed they were living apart back in 2016.
![Picture perfect! Looking like the picture perfect family, Kate was all smiles as her husband kissed her on the head at the premiere as they posed with their daughter, Mae, four](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/01/15/04/8532356-6592155-Looking_like_the_picture_perfect_family_Kate_was_all_smiles_as_h-a-35_1547526115947.jpg)
Picture perfect! Looking like the picture perfect family, Kate was all smiles as her husband kissed her on the head at the premiere as they posed with their daughter, Mae, four
At the time, the magazine alleged that the retired St. George player moved into a newly-purchased home in the NSW Southern Highlands, while Kate stayed with Mae in Randwick.
'It's rare for Kate and Stu not to wear their wedding rings, and they have been spending a bit of time apart as well,' an insider said at the time.
'So we're all naturally worried.'
![Webb proposed to Kate in 2009, the same year he retired from football after playing his final first grade game the year before](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/10/04/05/50C2B74700000578-6238309-image-a-3_1538626231230.jpg)
Rumours: Speculation of trouble in the couple's relationship were sparked when New Idea claimed they were living apart back in 2016. The report turned out to be false
The couple also inadvertently fuelled split speculation when they were pictured without their wedding rings that same year.
And then in 2017, Kate and Stuart looked strained while engaging in awkward PDA in a Sydney park.
Last year in October, Kate told The Australian's Women's Weekly that although at times she is 'not sure' what is going on in her life, she and Stuart are happy and committed to their marriage.
![Kate Ritchie's husband Stuart Webb was allegedly caught drink driving on a Tuesday afternoon near their $1.75 million home](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/10/04/05/50C2B75300000578-6238309-image-a-4_1538626578115.jpg)
Committed to their marriage: Last year in October, Kate told The Australian's Women's Weekly that although at times she is 'not sure' what is going on in her life, she and Stuart are happy and committed to their marriage
'Of course [split rumours] are wrong... it is baseless. But I don't want to say any more about it because it will breathe life into it again,' she explained.
'When you ask me how does that affect me, the truth is I have had to learn how to not let if affect me.'
She continued: 'Firstly, I think good luck to anybody who thinks that they know what is going on in my life because there are times when I am not sure - and I don't mean that in a negative way.'
Kate clarified that she meant she is 'just putting one foot in front of the other' and is focused on enjoying life.
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