PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Kate Ritchie and Stuart Webb look VERY tense in a rare public sighting - amid rumours their marriage is 'under stress' after he pleaded guilty to drink driving
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Kate Ritchie appeared to be feeling the strain during a rare public sighting with her husband Stuart Webb in Sydney over the weekend.
The married couple, who have faced persistent split rumours since 2016, looked distant as they ran errands near their family home on Saturday.
The former Home and Away star, 41, seemed tired and withdrawn while visiting a local bakery, where she and Stuart ordered take-away coffee.
![PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Kate Ritchie appeared to be feeling the strain during a rare public sighting with her husband Stuart Webb in Sydney over the weekend](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/09/24/05/18854748-7497357-image-a-8_1569300072705.jpg)
PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Kate Ritchie appeared to be feeling the strain during a rare public sighting with her husband Stuart Webb in Sydney over the weekend
Kate appeared to keep her distance from Stuart, and it was hard not to see the irony in her pink sweater, which featured the word, 'Lover.'
She completed her laid-back look with ripped jeans and tucked a pair of sunglasses into the neckline of her jumper.
The Nova FM radio presenter also pulled her hair back into a tight ponytail.
![Is everything okay? The married couple, who have faced persistent split rumours since 2016, looked distant as they ran errands near their family home on Saturday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/09/24/05/18854764-7497357-image-a-10_1569301108431.jpg)
Is everything okay? The married couple, who have faced persistent split rumours since 2016, looked distant as they ran errands near their family home on Saturday
![Strained? During their walk, Kate looked stressed as she had an animated conversation with her husband](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/09/24/05/18854762-7497357-image-a-12_1569301182832.jpg)
Strained? During their walk, Kate looked stressed as she had an animated conversation with her husband
![Gesture: Later on, as they waited at the counter of the bakery, Stuart tentatively placed a hand on his wife's lower back](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/09/24/05/18854770-7497357-image-a-13_1569301192342.jpg)
Gesture: Later on, as they waited at the counter of the bakery, Stuart tentatively placed a hand on his wife's lower back
During their walk, Kate looked stressed as she had an animated conversation with her husband.
Later on, as they waited at the counter of the bakery, Stuart tentatively placed a hand on his wife's lower back.
The sighting comes after unconfirmed reports the couple's marriage is experiencing 'undue stress'.
![Bare-faced: The Nova FM radio presenter pulled her hair back into a tight ponytail](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/09/24/06/18854758-7497357-Bare_faced_The_Nova_FM_radio_presenter_pulled_her_hair_back_into-m-16_1569301262237.jpg)
Bare-faced: The Nova FM radio presenter pulled her hair back into a tight ponytail
![Tense: Kate appeared to keep her distance from Stuart, and it was hard not to see the irony in her pink sweater, which featured the word, 'Lover'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/09/24/06/18854744-7497357-image-a-18_1569301323836.jpg)
Tense: Kate appeared to keep her distance from Stuart, and it was hard not to see the irony in her pink sweater, which featured the word, 'Lover'
![Daily grind: The former Home and Away star, 41, seemed tired and withdrawn while visiting a local bakery, where she and Stuart ordered take-away coffee](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/09/24/06/18854766-7497357-image-a-17_1569301280189.jpg)
Daily grind: The former Home and Away star, 41, seemed tired and withdrawn while visiting a local bakery, where she and Stuart ordered take-away coffee
In May, Woman's Day reported that Stuart's drink driving arrest in March had left the pair 'exposed', but Kate was trying 'keep their personal life private'.
A source supposedly told the magazine the legal dramas had 'been hard' on the publicity-shy former soap actress.
Kate, who shares four-year-old daughter Mae with her husband, has previously denied rumours her marriage is in trouble, branding them 'baseless'.
![Rumours: The sighting comes after unconfirmed reports that Kate and Stuart's marriage is experiencing 'undue stress'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/09/24/06/18854756-7497357-image-a-19_1569301351008.jpg)
Rumours: The sighting comes after unconfirmed reports that Kate and Stuart's marriage is experiencing 'undue stress'
![Conflict? In May, Woman's Day reported that Stuart's drink driving arrest in March had left the pair 'exposed', but Kate was trying 'keep their personal life private'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/09/24/06/18854752-7497357-image-a-20_1569301394028.jpg)
Conflict? In May, Woman's Day reported that Stuart's drink driving arrest in March had left the pair 'exposed', but Kate was trying 'keep their personal life private'
![Pressure: Stuart's legal dramas have reportedly 'been hard' on the publicity-shy former actress](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/09/24/06/18854776-7497357-image-a-21_1569301435711.jpg)
Pressure: Stuart's legal dramas have reportedly 'been hard' on the publicity-shy former actress
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