Jeff Brazier has split from his wife Kate Dwyer, whom he wed in 2018.
The pair has been in relationship for almost a decade, and quietly went their separate ways earlier this year after having faced difficulties before lockdown.
Taking to Instagram to share the news, Jeff, 43, penned: "A moment to practice what I preach and start the new week with honesty. One for the smilers and eternally positive individuals who don’t often afford themselves the right to share their own vulnerabilities.
"I have so much to be grateful for and I appreciate facing the lessons I need to grow but this year has been challenging to say the least.
"My 9 year relationship ended earlier in the year and I’ve been working through that on top of supporting someone close to me who is going through something difficult."
His statement continued: "The boys and I have recently moved home to a new area & I spend most of the time alone as the boys obviously have their own things going on.
"It’s been constant change this year and I’m good with adapting but the combination of things have left me low at times and I’ve honestly never felt loneliness like it. Can we put Christmas back a few months?!
"I have lots of great friends and I know they’re a phone call away but sometimes I find it hard to admit I’m struggling with all of the change preferring just to keep working through it myself. I’m a bit too good at that.
"There was always going to come a day when the boys didn’t want or need me so much and I thought I’d be more than ok with having all this time on my hands!"
Jeff, who shares two sons with the late Jade Goody, went on to say that he needs to "resist the life long temptation to deal with everything on my own" as he shared his hopes of having a better balance of giving support and being supported into the new year.
"Well that wasn’t so hard after all. I hope if you need to level with a few people about how things are for you, it encourages you to do the same," he concluded the post.
Jeff's celebrity pals have since sent warm wishes to the star amid the breakdown of his marriage.
"Hey darling. Sending you a big hug and know that I’m here if you wanna have a chat or a boogie," wrote Lisa Snowdon, as Adam Thomas replied with two heart emojis.
Dozens of others sent positive messages to the 43 year old, reassuring him that he's "got this".
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