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"Courtney Stodden has blamed her young age for the breakdown of her marriage to Doug Hutchison. The Celebrity Big Brother star and the 53-year-old actor caused controversy when they wed in 2011, when Stodden was just 16. They announced their separation last week.  In an interview with E!, Stodden has spoken out about the reasons behind the split. When asked where their relationship went wrong, the 19-year-old answered: &amp;quot;My age, obviously.&amp;quot; Stodden admitted that a turning point in the marriage came when she appeared on Celebrity Big Brother, which marked the first time she had been away from her husband for more than 24 hours. &amp;quot;I was missing him, but not intimately,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;I couldn&amp;#039;t neglect my desires and wanting to embrace my independence and my freedom.&amp;quot;   Stodden also admitted to feeling a lot of pressure after Hutchinson lost many friends and family due to their marriage. She said: &amp;quot;I became his world. I just felt like there was a lot of weight on my shoulders.&amp;quot; On making a fresh start, the reality star added: &amp;quot;I am happy and I am excited. I feel like a little girl again, just being able to start over. At 16, I got my marriage license instead of my driver&amp;#039;s license. Come on.&amp;quot; In a statement confirming their separation after two and half years of marriage, the pair said that they would &amp;quot;continue being the best of friends for life&amp;quot;. Watch Stodden&amp;#039;s interview with E! below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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