EastEnders legend Martine McCutcheon has announced that she has split from husband Jack McManus after 18 years together.
The Tiffany Mitchell star released a statement on Instagram revealing that she accepts Jack’s decision to end their marriage, and thanking her followers for their support.
‘After much thought and consideration, Jack has decided it’s best for us to separate after 18 years together and I accept his decision,’ she began the statement posted to her stories.
‘We are both so very blessed and grateful for our beautiful, 9 years old son Rafferty, who’s happiness and welfare has always been, and will continue to be, our number 1 priority.’
Martine and Jack share son Rafferty, who was born in 2015, and say they will ‘still cherish and look forward to being parents together to our wonderful boy for the rest of our lives.’
She continued: ‘While this decision has evolved over a period of time, we are still finding our new way forward as a family and kindly ask for some privacy at this time. Especially for our little boy.
‘Our love for Rafferty, is something that will never waver, or change and we obviously want to protect him and help him feel as safe and secure as possible.
‘Many thanks in advance for your respect and support at this difficult time…and I continue to send Jack, all the love, luck and happiness for the new chapter of his life.
‘Rafferty and I (as always) are rooting for you!
‘Thank you all, for the love and support, now and always,’ she wrote.
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Singer Jack married Martine in 2012 in a low-key ceremony at Lake Como, four years after they began dating.
Martine played the loveable Tiffany Mitchell in the BBC soap from 1995 until her character was tragically killed off in 1998 after being run over by Frank Butcher.
During her time on the show, Tiffany worked as a barmaid in the Queen Vic. She married Grant Mitchell (Ross Kemp) and together they had a baby, Courtney.
Metro.co.uk has reached out to Martine’s reps for comment.
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