Rachel Stevens splits from childhood sweetheart after 12 years of marriage
02.07.2022 - 16:59
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Rachel Stevens has announced her split from husband Alex Bourne just one month before they were due to celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary. The 44-year-old singer shared the news that her marriage to childhood sweetheart Alex, 45, has come to an end on her Instagram Stories, according to the Mirror.
In her social media statement, the former S Club 7 star wrote: "I just wanted to share with you all that after time and consideration the difficult decision has been made for Alex and I to separate. While we are no longer partners in marriage, we will remain partners in parenthood to our beautiful girls and continue with love and respect for each other.
"I feel so incredibly grateful for the life we built together and will now continue to be focused on moving forward united as a family."
Rachel wed Alex in a Jewish ceremony on August 2 2009. They are proud parents to daughters Amelie and Minnie.
The couple had known each other since childhood, with Rachel previously telling the Loose Women panel: "We were boyfriend and girlfriend when we were 12. We were boyfriend and girlfriend on and off during our teens until I got into the band, and he went off and did his stuff.
The couple had known each other since childhood, with Rachel previously telling the Loose Women panel: "We were boyfriend and girlfriend when we were 12. We were boyfriend and girlfriend on and off during our teens until I got into the band, and he went off and did his stuff.
"Then we bumped into each other randomly in our late twenties, and at that point I'd sworn off men, but it was really lovely to see him. But I was going off to LA at the time, so no, but then we reconnected. We obviously had all of that history and now, the rest is history."
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