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BIG Brother couple Tom McDermott and Claire Strutton are splitting up. The pair , who fell in love on the set of the reality show , have revealed that their four-year romance is over . Tom, 35, has moved out of their home in Marbella, leaving Claire and their son Pierce. 'We were arguing and decided that it was best to have some time apart,' Claire, 29, tells this week's Closer magazine. 'We've both been very upset and it all started around Christmas which made it even more painful.' The couple were thrown together on the first Big Brother when Claire was brought in to replace Nasty Nick. But they didn't date until after the show finished with Craig Phillips the winner. Their romance blossomed and they moved to Spain to start a family and run a property business. Claire, a former florist, has not ruled out reconciliation, adding: 'We're getting on betterwho knows?', so

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