HOLLYOAKS star James Sutton has broken his silence about the end of his relationship admitting he’s not ready to date again.
The actor – who plays John Paul McQueen in the soap – was until February this year.
Now he’s opened up about it on a podcast.
Asked if he had ever kissed a man in his personal life away from the soap’s cameras, James wouldn’t answer, teasing the host instead.
But he did confirm that he was single while speaking to All Out with Jon Dean.
“Not at the moment, no,”; he said when asked if he had a girlfriend.
“I did have, but I’m newly single. And definitely not ready to mingle.”;
Flying Eze exclusively revealed how James and Tamara had broken up earlier this year.
last February when James shared a photo of them both online along with the caption “Mine”, but a year on they're no longer an item.
James unfollowed Tamara on social media and removed all pictures of her after the break up.
James, 42, and Tamara's went official five months after to wife of five years Rachael Collin was made public.
He released a statement in September 2023, which read: “Rachael and I had a wonderful relationship andmarriage. It was very sad but amicable, and we remain friends.”;
The exes met at when James spotted Rachael struggling with her foot pump.
He chivalrously lent her his electric pump and things quickly escalated from there.
However, during the pandemic their became strained and never fully recovered.
James also recently confirmed he’d signed a new contract to take him into 2026.
He told The Tom's Talks podcast: “I’m still on , which is great. I’ve just signed another year.
“I’m going to be there until January 2026. Yeah. I’m there until January 2026.”;
He temporarily after his relationship with James Nightingale broke down, but .
