Laura Hamilton is focusing on herself following split from Alex Goward

2023-01-19

‘It’s important to me to feel healthy’: A Place In The Sun’s Laura Hamilton is working out, taking flying lessons and renovating her house following split from Alex Goward

Laura revealed that she has bought a new house which she has completely renovated, ensuring that she made room for her own gym
Laura shares two children, Rocco, nine, and Tahlia, seven with her ex-husband Alex, but they had remained on good terms following their split
Last month, the presenter swapped A Place In The Sun for a chalet in the snow during an amicable festive holiday in the French Alps with ex
The presenteR announced the end of her 13-year marriage in May
She previously confirmed the former couple had pre-arranged the Boxing Day skiing holiday after agreeing to spend Christmas together

A Place In The Sun’s Laura Hamilton has said she’s focusing on herself following her split from husband Alex Goward.

Talking to her fans on social media, she revealed she has been hitting the gym, taking flying lessons and renovating her new house.

Speaking to the Daily Star on Thursday, the presenter, 40, gave an insight into her life 12-months after separating from her husband.

Keeping busy: Laura Hamilton, 40, told her fans she’s focusing on herself following her split from Alex Goward as she hits the gym, takes flying lessons and renovates her house

Laura revealed that she has bought a new house which she has completely renovated, ensuring that she made room for her own gym.

She explained: ‘I put a little gym in for myself and have a fitness regime with my friend, who is living with me at the moment, and we work out. I think having a workout partner keeps you motivated.

‘I don’t think it’s good to get hung up on weight. It’s just how I feel, and to feel healthy is more important to me than what the scales say.’

Working out: Laura revealed that she has bought a new house which she has completely renovated, ensuring that she made room for her own gym but ‘won’t get hung up on weight’

She also added: ‘I’m learning to fly so I can fly myself to my own travel destinations. I’ve done 16-and-a-half hours so far, so I’ve still got away to go, but I’m enjoying it and I’d like to get my licence this year – fingers crossed.’

Laura shares two children, Rocco, nine, and Tahlia, seven with her ex-husband Alex, but they had remained on good terms following their split.

Last month, the presenter swapped A Place In The Sun for a chalet in the snow during an amicable festive holiday in the French Alps with ex.

Exciting: She also added: ‘I’m learning to fly so I can fly myself to my own travel destinations. I’ve done 16-and-a-half hours so far, so I’ve still got away to go’

The presenter, who announced the end of her 13-year marriage in May, previously confirmed the former couple had pre-arranged the Boxing Day skiing holiday after agreeing to spend Christmas together.

Laura – a keen skier – shared a series of photos from the slopes, among them a group shot of herself and Alex, 41, alongside their children and a wider group of family members.

She also posted pictures of herself in salopettes, safety helmet and snow goggles as she showed off her skills on one of the mountainous ski trails.

Captioning the photos, she wrote: ‘Spectacular Scenery, Spectacular Snow and the Spectacular Sarenne (the longest black run in Europe). Today was a good day…

Family: Laura shares two children, Rocco, nine, and Tahlia, seven with her ex-husband Alex, (pictured), but they had remained on good terms following their split

‘I’m always grateful to spend time on the snow, and this time it’s with a great group of friends and our little ones!’

Hamilton announced their shock split in May, taking to Instagram to post a picture of a framed message which read: ‘Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.’

Alongside it, she wrote: ‘This isn’t something I ever thought I’d be saying but, after 13 years of being together Alex and I have separated.

‘Our children are and always will be our number one priority and we would respect privacy for our family at this time.’

Shortly after the split was confirmed, Laura revealed she had moved into a new property in Surrey, close by to their marital home, revealing she was in the midst of a big renovation.

The former couple also owned a coffee shop in Purley called Lord Roberts on The Green but three months after the break-up, it changed ownership to Ghazala Akhtar.

Happy days: Laura (second right) reunited with ex-husband Alex (fifth left) for a luxury ski-break with their children (left and right of Hamilton), 12-months after confirming their split

Tough times: Revealing the split in January Hamilton posted a picture of a framed message the following month which read: ‘Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened’

Earlier this week, Laura said her house renovation was ‘overwhelming’.

She told Metro: ‘I’m short on time. Money short. But it is what it is, and it’s my home, and I’m trying to create something special for myself and my children.’

And in September, Laura gave fans another update on the renovation process of her huge new house which she started working on in March.

A month later, there was a small fire at the home which was put out safely.

In a shared video, Laura showed her 161,000 followers the building progress as she admitted she initially had ‘a bit of a panic’.

Sharing a video of different parts of the house, she showed off the brick structure with scaffolding surrounding the house.

Home sweet home: Back in September, Laura gave fans the latest update on the renovation process of her huge new house

Cosy: She also included a clip of the roof being put on and the layout of rooms inside and a roof beam

New abode: The star revealed the impressive home in a video

She also included a clip of the roof being put on and the layout of rooms inside and a roof beam.

Already fitted into the huge two-storey house were several skylights which were the perfect fitting for the attic area.

The huge house which overlooks a green garden appeared to resemble a building site as work is still clearly in progress.

Updating fans on her renovations, the TV favourite captioned the clip: ‘After almost two months of working abroad, I FINALLY got to see ‘The Rebuild’ (the family home I have been building for myself and the children since March,’ she captioned the post.

All done: Already fitted into the huge two-story house were several skylights which were the perfect fitting for the attic area

Update: Laura posted the latest news about her rebuild to her social media

Moving day: Laura proudly showed off her new home back in January and could be seen smiling as she stood outside the double fronted red brick property

House tour: On her Instagram Stories, the broadcaster shared a snap of the view out the front of the property, captioning the image: ‘Beautiful sash windows that need some (love)

Meanwhile, in November, Laura and her co-stars showed their love to Jonnie Irwin after revealing his terminal cancer diagnosis.

The property expert, who fronts the hit Channel 4 show and BBC’s Escape to the Country, has been given just months to live as the father-of-three has confirmed the cancer in his lung has spread to his brain.

After the 48-year-old confirmed the devastating news, plenty of his colleagues and fellow presenters have thrown their support behind him during such a difficult time.

TV personality Laura shared a snap alongside Jonnie and co-host Jasmine Harman on set.

Sad time: Meanwhile, in November, Laura, (left) and her co-stars showed their love to Jonnie Irwin, (centre), after revealing his terminal cancer diagnosis

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