Australian actress Zoe Ventoura has been spotted for the first time since her shock split with her husband of five years, Daniel MacPherson.
The Packed to the Rafters star was seen out and about in Sydney on Tuesday with their young son, Austin, one, looking downcast.
Zoe and Dan, both 40, announced their break up last month, insisting the split was mutual and vowing to co-parent their boy.
Downcast: Packed to the Rafters star Zoe Ventoura looked downcast as she stepped out in Sydney with her son Austin, one, on Tuesday… as she was spotted for the first time since her shock split with husband Daniel MacPherson
Zoe kept low-key on outing, covering her face with a pair of aviator shades and a navy LA cap.
She wore a casual grey T-shirt and a pair of denim shorts.
Austin looked adorable in a teddy bear T-shirt as Zoe carried him around in her arms.
Low-key: Zoe kept low-key on outing, covering her face with a pair of aviator shades and a navy LA cap
Casual: She wore a casual grey T-shirt and a pair of denim shorts
Sweet: Austin looked adorable in a teddy bear T-shirt as Zoe carried him around in her arms
Last month, Zoe and actor Dan announced their shock split, after five years of marriage.
The couple shared almost identically worded posts to Instagram at the time, revealing they had mutually decided to separate.
Alongside a photo of the pair with their backs turned to the camera at sunset, Daniel, 40, wrote: ‘With the greatest respect for each other, Zoë and I have separated.’
Over: Last month, Zoe and actor Dan announced their shock split, after five years of marriage
Mutual: The couple shared almost identically worded posts to Instagram at the time, revealing they had mutually decided to separate
Sad: Alongside a photo of the pair with their backs turned to the camera at sunset, Daniel, 40, wrote: ‘With the greatest respect for each other, Zoë and I have separated’
‘Together, we will continue wholeheartedly to raise our beautiful boy Austin. He is, and will forever be, our greatest priority.
‘We ask for your respect and will be making no further comment.’
Zoe posted the same photo and caption to Instagram, changing only the first line to read, ‘With the greatest respect for each other, Dan and I have separated.’
Moving on: Zoe posted the same photo and caption to Instagram, changing only the first line to read, ‘With the greatest respect for each other, Dan and I have separated’
‘Together, we will continue wholeheartedly to raise our beautiful boy Austin. He is, and will forever be, our greatest priority,’ they said
They have proven to be notoriously private about their only child, keeping him out of the public eye, as well as keeping the pregnancy and birth a secret.
Earlier last year, Daniel revealed how he had to make the difficult decision to leave his pregnant wife to work in Ireland shortly before she gave birth due to a job offer.
Speaking on the Samantha Gash Podcast, the actor said he landed a major role in a yet-to-be-announced project and was lucky his wife is so supportive.
Separated: Earlier last year, Daniel revealed how he had to make the difficult decision to leave his pregnant wife to work in Ireland shortly before she gave birth due to a job offer
‘That was even a harder conversation to have,’ Dan explained.
‘This is sort of a tricky topic because I’m on hiatus on a job that has not yet been announced and it is a big job. It’s a massive job for a massive company and I’m alongside an incredible cast.’
He added that Home and Away star Zoe took the news well.
‘When I rang up and said ”Hey I think I might have got this job”, having told her that I was going to take at least three months off to come home and recover from seven months away and be there as a husband and as a new father and having absolutely no idea what that was going to take.’
But he said the pair just ‘made it work.’
‘Thankfully I have someone in my life who understands the way I think and is open to that and it’s all working out,’ he added.
‘Thankfully I have someone in my life who understands the way I think and is open to that and it’s all working out,’ he added