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Camilla Rut confirms split from partner Valgeir Gunnlaugsson

Camilla Rut confirms split from partner Valgeir Gunnlaugsson

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

Translated from Icelandic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Context piece
  • Camilla Rut Rúnarsdóttir confirmed her separation from restaurateur Valgeir Gunnlaugsson.
  • Rúnarsdóttir has moved to Hellishólar with her sons and described their relationship as remaining good.
  • She plans to spend the next year in the countryside assisting her grandfather, fulfilling a long-held dream.

Camilla Rut Rúnarsdóttir, marketing manager at Hopp, has confirmed that her relationship with Valgeir Gunnlaugsson, co-owner of Pizza 107, has ended.

Yes, that's correct.

— Camilla Rut RúnarsdóttirConfirming her separation from Valgeir Gunnlaugsson.

"Yes, that's correct," Rúnarsdóttir told Smartland when asked if they had gone their separate ways. She has since moved to Hellishólar with her sons.

Of course. We are best friends and sometimes it's better to be friends. We talk regularly and have a lot of contact, so there is no animosity.

— Camilla Rut RúnarsdóttirDescribing her current relationship with her former partner.

Despite the breakup, Rúnarsdóttir emphasized that her relationship with Gunnlaugsson remains amicable. "Of course. We are best friends and sometimes it's better to be friends. We talk regularly and have a lot of contact, so there is no animosity," she stated.

I've come to paradise to help my grandfather a bit here, at least for the next year. That's just how life is sometimes.

— Camilla Rut RúnarsdóttirExplaining her move to the countryside.

Rúnarsdóttir plans to dedicate the upcoming year to assisting her grandfather in the countryside. "I've come to paradise to help my grandfather a bit here, at least for the next year. That's just how life is sometimes," she said. She described the move as fulfilling a lifelong dream to experience rural living, having worked in the area during summers and visited frequently on weekends.

It has been a lifelong dream of mine to try living in the countryside, and the opportunity came at a good time.

— Camilla Rut RúnarsdóttirDiscussing her long-held desire to live in a rural setting.
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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.