Ellie Goulding breaks silence on split from husband Caspar Jopling

Ellie Goulding
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Sami Quadri27 February 2024
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Ellie Goulding has confirmed she has split from husband Caspar Jopling.

The 37-year-old singer said they had been separated for "some time".

She married the art dealer in 2019 and gave birth to son Arthur in 2021.

Posting a statement in an Instagram story, Goulding said she had been left with "no choice" but to publicly announce that they’d broken up.

The Hertfordshire-born singer wrote: "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.

"We are committed to protecting our family privacy and thank people in advance for respecting our wishes - we won't be commenting further."

She also reposted a story from Jopling's Instagram account which confirmed their separation.

It read: "Hi people - hope you're having a good day.

"I feel (sadly) that I need to say something on mine and Ellie's current relationship... that I hope more than anything will make any final tabloid speculation disappear.

"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, 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. Thanks a lot. Caspar."

She is due to perform at the Brit Awards next week.

Shortly after her marital difficulties emerged last year, Ellie struck up a close friendship with ex-Tory MP and life peer Zac Goldsmith.

The pair were seen together in London last autumn after apparently bonding over their passion for climate issues.

She boasts four UK number-one albums to her name, with her latest, "Higher Than Heaven," hitting the shelves in 2023.

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