EastEnders star Jacqueline Jossa and her husband Dan Osborne announced their split today, after trying to overcome their issues with therapy and even considering renewing their vows together
Soap actress Jacqueline Jossa confirmed her separation from husband Dan Osborne today. The former couple, who have been together since 2013, are calling it quits after getting married in 2017 – despite recently planning to renew their wedding vows.
EastEnders star Jacqueline and The Only Way is Essex star Dan released a shared statement announcing their breakup, making it clear they’re over for good but remain focused on their kids. The duo share Ella, nine, and Mia, six, while Dan is also father to son Teddy, 11, from a previous relationship.
Prior to their drastic decision, a resurfaced interview from 2020 shows Jacqueline acknowledging problems in their relationship – particularly concerning plenty of cheating rumours – and deciding to try therapy to overcome the issues.
Jacqueline, 32, shared at the time: “I kept it in for a while, but then over lockdown it was a really good time and place for Daniel and I to go through everything – an opportunity for us to talk through it all. For me, this meant turning to therapy.”
She added to The Sun that she “couldn’t be in the same house as Dan, despite not having a huge falling out. The actress explained: “It was like when you wake up after a bad dream about someone – you need some space. That’s what it was like with therapy.”
Jacqueline shared that therapy helped her address issues even beyond her marriage, and left her feeling stronger in her relationship with lockdown giving them the “perfect timing” to figure things out.
She even divulged: “The thought of it cringes me out slightly, but we might do something like renew our vows when the time is right.”
Jacqueline and Dan’s relationship seems to have had plenty of ups and downs, and even spoke about how she’d given him “two years of hell” prior to entering – and winning – I’m a Celebrity in 2019.
She shared: “At the same time I was really glad in a way. It made me think of stuff in there. I had no choice – no phone or contact. Nothing but time. To be honest I wanted to hit a restart button.
“It’s been two years of me basically giving him hell. It’s not like he got away lightly. He knows he’s done wrong. There’s some stuff that’s not true that I can’t talk about as it’s being done with legal. We’re fine.”
After seemingly overcoming some issues surrounding the alleged cheating, a source has claimed that they know the real reason for Jacqueline and Dan’s decision to go their separate ways now.
“Dan bought a house last year without telling Jacqueline until the final stages,” a source told the Mail Online. They added: “He put the wheels in motion because he believed their relationship was coming to an end and with Jacqueline owning their marital home, he needed to look after his future.
“It caused a blazing row between them and the trust, which was already fragmented, really suffered.” Dan is believed to have already moved out of the family home. The Mirror has contacted representatives for both Dan and Jacqueline.
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