“The Crown” star Claire Foy’s sad announcement
Claire Foy, best known for playing the Queen on Netflix’s hit drama The Crown, has split from her husband of four years, actor Stephen Campbell-Moore.
The former couple first met while working together on the set of Season of the Witch in 2011. They were married in 2014 and welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Ivy Rose, a year later.
“We can confirm that we have separated and have been for some time,” they said in a statement released to the media. “We do however continue as great friends with the utmost respect for one another. We ask for our privacy during this time.”
The split comes just months after Stephen underwent lifesaving surgery to remove a brain tumour.
According to the Daily Mail, Foy was seen not wearing her wedding ring on the red carpet at the BAFTAs last week.
Speaking to The Sun, a friend of the pair said the separation came as a “real shock” to their friends and loved ones.
“They’re lovely people and are determined to keep everything civilised,” the friend said. “Obviously it has been a very sad period for both of them, and for their wider families.
“But they are wonderful parents, intelligent and both successful in their own right. They’ve just decided that unfortunately their relationship simply wasn’t working and that this would be for the best.”
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