After almost nine years of marriage, Step Up stars Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan Tatum have called time on their marriage, according to a joint statement published on the pair's Instagram accounts.
The positive statement reads:
‘Hey world!
So…We have something we would like to share.
First off, it feels odd that we have to share this kind of thing with everyone, but it’s a consequence of the lives we’ve chosen to lead, which we also happen to be deeply grateful for. We’re living in an incredible moment in time, but it’s also a time where truth can easily get distorted into “alternative facts” 😉 So we want to share the truth so you know that if you didn’t read it here then it’s most certainly fiction.
We have lovingly chosen to separate as a couple. We fell deeply in love so many years ago and have had a magical journey together. Absolutely nothing has changed about how much we love one another, but love is a beautiful adventure that is taking us on different paths for now. There are no secrets nor salacious events at the root of our decision — just two best-friends realising it’s time to take some space and help each other live the most joyous, fulfilled lives as possible. We are still a family and will always be loving dedicated parents to Everly. We won’t be commenting beyond this, and we thank you all in advance for respecting our family’s privacy. Sending lots of love to everyone, Chan&Jenna’
The couple met on the set of Step Up in 2006 where they played on-screen dance partners-turned-lovers. Three years later, the couple married and welcomed their four-year-old daughter, Everly, in 2014.
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In February, Dewan told Health that her relationship wasn't as perfect as it may appear.
‘When people say you guys have such a perfect life, I want to scream and tell them no one’s perfect,’ she said.
‘I think there are such things as great fits. It is a great fit as long as you are growing together, and I think up until this point we’ve really grown together. Even if one starts to grow, the other catches up and vice versa.
'But I think a couple needs to be conscious and to want to do the work and be willing to look at the parts of you that need work. Both of us have been pretty aware and willing to do that. We’ve always had the same values. But we’re not perfect! Are you kidding? We fight like other couples, we disagree about things, we have days where we don’t really like each other.’
The announcement of their split comes weeks after the couple shared several photos of themselves with makeovers from their daughter.
Following the news of their break-up, Twitter pretty much had a full-blown emotional meltdown.
Our thoughts go out to the Dewan-Tatum family (and the world) during this difficult time.
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