By Jo Scrimshire and Brittany Chain For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 22:41 BST, 7 April 2019 | Updated: 22:42 BST, 7 April 2019
Kate Ritchie's marriage to Stuart Webb may be under strain after he was charged with mid-range drink-driving and driving with a suspended licence last month.
Stuart, 38, a former NRL player who now works as a chef, will front Waverley Local Court on April 16 and faces the possibility of up to 12 months in prison.
And according to New Idea magazine on Monday, Stuart 'has not been seen leaving' the couple's marital home in Randwick, Sydney recently.
The final straw? Home and Away star Kate Ritchie's husband Stuart Webb 'hasn't been seen near the family home recently' amid drink driving charge and rumoured marital woes. Pictured together on January 23, 2015 in Melbourne
The publication reported: 'Last week, an observer... noted that Stuart had not been seen leaving their house. It was Kate, or the family's nanny, who seemed to pick up and drop off [the couple's daughter] Mae at childcare much of the time.'
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Kate's publicist at Nova FM for comment.
It emerged over the weekend that Stuart, who married former Home and Away star Kate in 2010, had been charged with drink-driving with a suspended licence.
The retired rugby league player allegedly