Dougray's wife opens her heart

The wife of actor Dougray Scott yesterday admitted she blundered by not being at his side at a movie premiere - sparking speculation he was having an affair with co-star Kate Winslet.

Scots star Dougray turned up with Kate, who had just split from husband Jim Threapleton, at the first screening of their film Enigma in Edinburgh in September.

The incident led to rumours that Dougray's marriage to Sarah Trevis had hit the rocks.

But casting director Sarah said yesterday that she missed the event because she was too busy with her own work.

The 38-year-old added: "We should have been wiser. It was an unfortunate set of circumstances.

"I'm very fond of Kate. I didn't expect her to leave her husband at the same time as the film came out and I didn't think people would put two and two together and make five.

"The trouble was, nobody reported that Dougray's mother was there - they said he was on his own. It was so silly."

The West London home Sarah shares with Dougray and their three-year-old twins, Eden and Gabriel, was besieged by the media.

Sarah said: "I found it hard when people tried to take pictures of me across the park with my children.

"Everything that was said was made up.

"After they finished making the film, I don't think Kate and Dougray saw each other even once.

"On one occasion, it was reported that Dougray had arrived back at the house in the morning - but actually, he was upstairs in bed."

The situation escalated when, 10 days later, Sarah appeared with 38-year-old Dougray at Enigma's London premiere.

The handsome Scot tried to kiss his wife in front of the flashing cameras but she pulled away, embarrassed by the attention.

Sarah said: "I'm just not used to kissing my husband in front of 76 photographers. I don't do a Liz Hurley because I'm not an actress myself and I'd rather the limelight fell on him.

"There's nothing to say about us except that we've always been in love."

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