Alison Stephenson crosses to Wake Up with the story of a marriage that fell apart after Samantha Lamb gave a kidney to save her husband's life.

'I gave him a kidney, then he dumped me'

SAMANTHA Lamb gave one of her kidneys to her ex-husband Andy to save his life - now she wants it back after he dumped her.

Mr Lamb was suffering from renal failure and was surviving on dialysis, until his wife Samantha convinced him to accept one of her kidneys.

At the time, she said: "He needed a new kidney or he would die. He was on dialysis three times a week. I told Andy he should go through with it [the transplant]."

Mrs Lamb, 41, underwent the kidney transplant operation in October, 2009, after she lost enough weight to be able to have the procedure.

The couple were also filmed for a BBC show which documented their story - but it did not end happily ever after as they first thought.

After Mr Lamb, 45, was given her kidney, he walked out on her nearly three years later in August, 2012.

One night, while she was working at Tesco, Mrs Lamb claims he moved out of their home, and took the TV and stereo before he posted the keys through the letterbox without a note or letter.

Mrs Lamb claims their marriage fell apart because her ex-husband was having an affair with her friend.

But Mr Lamb denies any cheating occurred.

She told Sunday People that if she could turn back the clock, she would give her kidney to another person who was more deserving," she said.

"I would definitely go through the operation again but I wouldn't give the kidney to him.

"I hate him. If I could, then I would take it back and give it to someone else.

"Obviously I don't want people to be put off putting their names on the organ donor list.

"But all I want from him is his name on the divorce papers."

The couple, from Devon, met when they were both drivers for a private ambulance firm in 2004. They later married in 2007.

Mr Lamb said he never wanted her to go through with the kidney transplant as the procedure carried too many medical risks.

"I never wanted her to donate her kidney because it was a big risk. But she insisted and I'll always owe her my life," he said.

"I loved her but our relationship wasn't working. We had big rows and her family never liked me.

"Despite what Samantha believes, I have never been with her friend. I just helped her to train her dog."