Following endless speculation, Ellie Goulding has confirmed her separation from her husband Caspar Jopling.
Releasing a statement, the Lights hitmaker clarified that the couple split ‘some time ago’.
The singer, 37, and the art dealer, 31, shared a joint statement after Ellie confirmed her new romance with surf instructor Armando Perez.
‘I feel (sadly) that I need to say something on mine and Ellie’s relationship that I hope more than anything will make any final tabloid speculation disappear’, Caspar began in his message shared to Instagram Stories.
He wrote: ‘Ellie and I made the decision to separate some time ago. Our immediate family and close friends have known for some time – otherwise, we chose to do what we could to keep this private.
‘Ellie and I remain the closest of friends and, most importantly, “co-parents” to the best kiddo in the world, Arthur.
‘This is the last I want to say on this – and please ask that you respect mine and Ellie’s privacy.’
In her own message, Ellie penned: ‘In light of recent stories, I feel I have been left with no choice but to let you all know that Caspar and I privately separated some time ago.
‘We remain the closest of friends and have been successfully co-parenting with our son’s best interests at heart.’
She continued: ‘We are committed to protecting our family and thank people in advance for respecting our wishes – we won’t be commenting further.’
Prior to her relationship with Caspar, Ellie dated Radio 1 DJ Greg James and McFly’s Dougie Poynter.
She and Caspar publicly announced their engagement in August 2018.
They then married at York Minster on August 31, 2019.
In April 2021, the musician gave birth to their first child. In December 2023, while guest editing the Today programme, she revealed that she had suffered from post-natal depression.
Ellie and Caspar’s marriage has been making headlines for the past few months, with stories first surfacing last June that they were ‘spending time apart’.
An alleged friend of the now former couple claimed they’d experienced ‘ups and downs,’ but wished to stay together for their family.
‘In the end, they’ve tried to find a compromise where they continue to share lots of time together for their son Arthur, but outside of that live separate lives for now,’ they explained.
The source added to The Sun that they haven’t discussed divorce, and ‘they want the best for each other.’
‘Neither of them have been in a new relationship – the priority is to keep good friends and remain amicable whilst they work out their next steps, so they can stay close and enjoy being mum and dad to Arthur.’
They concluded: ‘There will always be a lot of love between them despite some difficult times.’
It then emerged in September that Ellie and Caspar had ‘reunited’, with an insider claiming the Burn hitmaker wanted to ‘give things another go’.
However, following ‘six months of troubles’, Ellie and Caspar finally called it a day, and she is now in a new relationship.
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